Actor

Nedra Marie Taylor

May 11, 1970 · Mitchellville, Maryland, USA

Nedra Marie Taylor, formerly known as Nidra Sous la Terre and Nedra McClyde, was raised in Mitchellville, Maryland by James and Rose McClyde. A former biology major, she studied theater and dance at the University of Richmond and earned an MFA in Acting at the Actors Studio Drama School. As of 2022, she resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Notable work

8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Ilana Benjamin
7.7
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
as Sylvia Guillen
7.5
Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015)
as Gina
7.6
Elementary (2012)
as Quinn
6.3
Materialists (2025)
as Audrey
7.1
Invasion (2021)
as Rose Callaway
7.8
Evil (2019)
as Dr. Alexa Ham
7.5
30 Rock (2006)
as Stripper
7.3
NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
as Jessica Scarborough
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
as Helen Richardson

Often works with

Mike Colter
2 titles together
Marvel's Jessica Jones, Evil
Michael Emerson
2 titles together
Evil, Elsbeth
Sarah Steele
2 titles together
Elsbeth, Brilliant Minds

Full filmography · 16

Brilliant Minds
as Jessie Williams
20247.4
Elsbeth
as Maisie Dampling
20246.7
Invasion
as Rose Callaway
20217.1
Evil
as Dr. Alexa Ham
20197.8
Marvel's Jessica Jones
as Gina
20157.5
NCIS: New Orleans
as Jessica Scarborough
20147.3
Orange Is the New Black
as Sylvia Guillen
20137.7
Elementary
as Quinn
20127.6
30 Rock
as Stripper
20067.5
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Helen Richardson
20017.6
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Ilana Benjamin
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