Adriane Lenox


Adriane Lenox is an American actress, best known for her performances in Broadway theatre. Her performance in the play garnered her the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2005. She received another Tony Award nomination for After Midnight in 2014.

Early life

Lenox, who is from Tennessee, attended Lambuth College in Jackson, Tennessee and has a degree in Drama. She appeared in Ain’t Misbehavin in New York after graduation.

Career

Stage

Lenox appeared in Doubt: A Parable on Broadway in 2005 as Mrs. Muller. She won the Tony Award, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play, for this performance. Other Broadway appearances include Hattie in the Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate in 1999, a revue, The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm in 1999,
Caroline, or Change in 2004 as standby for "Caroline Thibodeaux", and Chicago as the Matron. She appeared on Broadway in After Midnight, in 2013, reprising her role in the New York City Center Encores! staged revue Cotton Club Parade.
She has appeared in many Off-Broadway productions, starting with Beehive in 1986 at the Village Gate. She appeared in the "drama with music", Dinah Was in May 1998 to January 1999 at the Gramercy Theatre in the roles of Maye/Waitress/Violet, and won the Obie Award, Performance.

Film and television

Lenox had a role in the 2009 film The Blind Side, as Denise Oher. Her other film credits include Black Snake Moan, My Blueberry Nights, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and The Butler.
On television, Lenox has appeared in episodes of Law & Order, , Third Watch and Nurse Jackie. She had the recurring roles on Lipstick Jungle, 30 Rock, Damages, Daredevil, The Blacklist, and The Path. She also had a role in the HBO film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks starring Oprah Winfrey.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Double PlatinumTV Movie
1999Law & OrderMyra WarrenEpisode: "Haven"
2000Third WatchMrs. FelderEpisode: "Officer Involved"
2001Alva TateEpisode: "Rooftop"
2001Law & OrderCharlene RoyalEpisode: "3 Dawg Night"
2003Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSharon TasslerEpisode: "Perfect"
2004Third WatchDoctorEpisode: "Higher Calling"
2005Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJudy CarltonEpisode: "Rockabye"
2007SharkMary DraperEpisode: "Porn Free"
2008–2009Lipstick JungleMarvaRecurring
2009Royal PainsHospital AdministratorEpisode: "Pilot"
2010Law & OrderDolores MartinEpisode: "Four Cops Shot"
2010Detroit 1-8-7Eva GibbonsEpisode: "Lost Child/Murder 101"
2011–201230 RockSherry4 episodes
2011–2012DamagesAngel Auroro5 episodes
2012NYC 22Sheila GordonEpisode: "Turf War"
2014UnforgettableRhondaEpisode: "Manhunt"
2014Black BoxRuby GibsonEpisode: "Kodachrome"
2014–2017The BlacklistReven WrightRecurring
2015Marvel's DaredevilDoris UrichRecurring
2015Nurse JackieEpisode: "Jackie and the Wolf"
2015The Mysteries of LauraMs. ParkerEpisode: "The Mystery of the Cure for Loneliness"
2016BillionsMrs. SacherEpisode: "Boasts and Rails"
2016–2018The PathFeliciaRecurring
2017The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksBarbara LacksTV Movie
2017Blue BloodsJudgeEpisode: "The Enemy Of My Enemy"
2019It's Bruno!JizzelRecurring role