Juliette Jeffers


Juliette Jeffers is a Caribbean–American actress of St. Kitts and Nevis descent. Her work spans television, film, national commercial campaigns, and theater. She currently stars in recurring guest roles on The Residence, portraying White House painter Angie Huggins, and on Tulsa King, playing Angie Mitchell, the mother of Tyson.

Early life

Juliette Jeffers began her artistic training at the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan. She later earned a degree in Languages from Hofstra University, which included academic programs in both Spain and France. After graduating, Jeffers moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting and has since worked extensively in theatre, television, and film for over twenty-five years.

Career

Jeffers moved to Los Angeles in the early 1990s and guest-starred on several TV shows such as Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Martin, Murder She Wrote and Silk Stalkings. She also appeared on ER and Grey's Anatomy. In film, Jeffers appeared in The Surgeon, starring Malcolm McDowell and more recently played Geoffrey Owens' wife in Play the Game starring Andy Griffith and Doris Roberts. She was nominated alongside John Leguizamo and Colin Quinn for a Drama Desk Award for the Off Broadway performance of her solo show Batman and Robin in the Boogie Down. Jeffers has appeared in over 50 TV commercials.

Films

Television

Voice work

Theater

  • 2010 – Batman and Robin in the Boogie Down – Solo Show – Stage Left Studio – Off Broadway
  • 2010 – Train to 2010 – Paulina – Crossroads Theatre – New Brunswick, NJ
  • 2008 – Chocolate Match.com – Solo Show – Elephant Theatre Hollywood
  • 2005 – Ah Ha Moments; Butterscotch & Fudge – Isa – Complex Theatre – Hollywood
  • 2002 – What I Did for Love – Journalist – McCadden Place Theater, Hollywood
  • 1995 – Cementville – Lessa – Theatre Geo – Hollywood
  • 1993 – High Hopes and Heavy Sweatshirts – Theatre Geo – Hollywood

    Awards and honors

  • 2013 – The Bronx Council on the Arts – Batman and Robin in the Boogie Down – Excellence in Acting – Result – Won
  • 2011 – Drama Desk Award – Batman and Robin in the Boogie Down – Outstanding Solo Performance – Result – Nominated
  • 2006 – NAACP Theatre Award – Ah Ha Moments; Butterscotch and Fudge – Best Lead Female –Local – Result – Nominated
  • 2004 – NAACP Theatre Awards – Batman and Robin in the Boogie Down – Best Play – Local – Result – Nominated

    Writer

  • 2025 – Pan Gyul – Pre-production, Short film
  • 2010 – Batman and Robin in the Boogie Down
  • 2008 – Chocolate Match.com
  • 2005 – Ah Ha Moments; Legacy of Love – Complex Theatre, Hollywood