Haneefah Wood


Haneefah Wood is an American actress. She is known for starring as Candace De La Brix on Nurse Jackie, Vickie/Rafik's Sister in Freedomland, Blanche on , and Wilma Howell on Schooled.

Career

Wood made her debut in an episode of the TV show Strong Medicine. She played Raleena in the episode "The Philadelphia Chromosome". In 2005, she played Ellie Graham on the episode "Prisoner |Prisoner" of .
In 2006, she played Vickie/Rafik's Sister in Freedomland. In 2011, she played Candace De La Brix on 2 episodes of Nurse Jackie. In 2012, Wood played Layla Mislap on an episode of NYC 22. In 2013 and 2014, she had guest roles on White Collar and The Millers, respectively.
In 2015, Wood had a starring role as Pearl in the short-lived Zoe Ever After. Also in 2015, she played Tanya on Life in Pieces. She was in ! playing Blanche. She also played a camp administrator on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in that year.
From 2017-2020, she starred as Ivy in Baskets, Cydie Scoville in Truth be Told, Jill in One Day at a Time, and most notably, Wilma Howell in Schooled.

Filmography

Film
MovieRoleYearNotes
FreedomlandVickie/Rafik's Sister2006
TypecastHaneefah2014Short Film
Blanche2016TV Movie
Hook ManOdessa2015Short Film
Art PrisonWarden Parks2018TV Movie

Television
SeriesRoleYearNotes
Strong MedicineRaleena20021 episode: "The Philadelphia Chromosone"
Ellie Graham20051 episode: "Prisoner"
Nurse JackieCandace De La Brix20112 episodes: "Rat Falls" and "Mitten"
NYC 22Layla Mislap20121 episode: "Schooled"
White CollarWanda20131 episode: "Empire City"
King Bachelor's PadHerself20141 episode: "Obamacare: Healthcare Livin'"
The MillersVicky20141 episode: "Movin' Out: Carol's Song"
The LeagueTeacher20141 episode: "Epi Sexy"
Life in PiecesTanya20151 episode: "Burn Vasectomy Milkshake Pong"
Crazy Ex-GirlfriendCamp Administrator20161 episode: "I'm Back at Camp with Josh!"
Zoe Ever AfterPearl2015-2016Major role, all 8 episodes
S.W.A.TNorah20171 episode: "Homecoming"
BasketsIvy2017-20195 episodes: "Denver", "Thanksgiving","New Year's Eve", "Cat People", and "Denver Revisited"
Truth Be ToldCydie Scoville2019-2020Major role, all 8 episodes
One Day at a TimeJill2017-202011 episodes: "One Lie at a Time", 'The Death of Mrs. Resnick", "Hold, Please", "Hello, Penelope", 'Citizen Lydia", "A Penny and a Nicole", "Nip it in the Bud", "She Drives Me Crazy", "Anxiety", "Checking Boxes", and "Boundaries"
SchooledWilma Howell2019-2020Joined main cast in Season 2, all 20 episodes except for "Kick Like a Girl"