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Nana Mensah

Acting Born Aug 26, 1988 New Haven, Connecticut, USA 24 credits

Biography

Nana Mensah is a Ghanaian-American stage, film and television actress, writer and director. She's a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, Connecticut, USA.

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Known for

Elementary

as Agent Kerner

Orange Is the New Black

as Hairdresser

New Amsterdam

as Camila Candelario

Evil

as Esther

The Diplomat

as Billie Appiah

Full filmography

  • Elementary (2012) as Agent Kerner
  • Orange Is the New Black (2013) as Hairdresser
  • New Amsterdam (2018) as Camila Candelario
  • 13 Reasons Why (2017) as Amara Achola
  • Evil (2019) as Esther
  • The Good Fight (2017) as Kristen
  • Madam Secretary (2014) as Sally Palermo
  • The Diplomat (2023) as Billie Appiah
  • Presumed Innocent (2024) as Det. Alana 'Rigo' Rodriguez
  • Bonding (2019) as Mistress Mira
  • The Chair (2021) as Yasmin 'Yaz' McKay
  • Big Boys (2022) as Eleanor
  • Beasts of No Nation (2015) as Young Girl
  • The King of Staten Island (2020) as Kindergarten Teacher
  • After Yang (2022) as Nico
  • Like Father (2018) as American Airlines Agent
  • UnicornLand (2017) as Julianne
  • The Man in the Woods (2020) as Ethel McRae
  • Farewell Amor (2020) as Linda
  • Real Talk (2020) as Fanny
  • The Misogynists (2017) as Blake
  • We Win (2018) as Claire
  • Jaja's African Hair Braiding (2023) as Aminata
  • Queen of Glory (2022) as Sarah Obeng