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Donzaleigh Abernathy

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Donzaleigh Abernathy won the Tanne Foundation 2012 Artist Award for her work as an actress and for her script, "Birmingham Sunday." She starred for four years in over 60 Episodes as a Series Regular on Lifetime Television's critically acclaimed dramatic series, "Any Day Now." She received recognition from Film Critic Roger Ebert for her performance in the Warner Bros... See full bio »

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Donzaleigh Avis Abernathy
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2013 59 Seconds (post-production)
Katherine
 
2012 Fingerprints (completed)
Delphine Frost
 
2013 Shameless (TV series)
Tawny
– Civil Wrongs (2013) … Tawny
 
2012 The Walking Dead (TV series)
Dr. Stevens
– Made to Suffer (2012) … Dr. Stevens
– Walk with Me (2012) … Dr. Stevens
 
2012 Bad Ass
Mother
 
2008-2009 Lincoln Heights (TV series)
Hazel Glass
– Lucky (2009) … Hazel Glass
– The Price You Pay (2008) … Hazel Glass
 
2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Carolina Bell
– For Gedda (2008) … Carolina Bell
 
2006 Grilled
Karen
 
2006 Red Riding Hood
Newscaster
 
2005-2006 Commander in Chief (TV series)
Reporter Patricia
– Unfinished Business (2006) … Reporter Patricia
– The Elephant in the Room (2006) … Reporter Patricia
– First Scandal (2005) … Reporter Patricia
– First Disaster (2005) … Reporter Patricia
– First... Do No Harm (2005) … Reporter Patricia
See all 6 episodes »
 
2006 House M.D. (TV series)
Brady
– Skin Deep (2006) … Brady
 
2005 The Closer (TV series)
Mistress of Ceremonies
– Fantasy Date (2005) … Mistress of Ceremonies
 
2004 Judging Amy (TV series)
Denise Lawrence
– Conditional Surrender (2004) … Denise Lawrence
 
2003 Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood (video)
Esmeralda
 
2003 Strong Medicine (TV series)
Child Psychologist
– Breathing Lessons (2003) … Child Psychologist (as Donza Leigh)
 
2003 Gods and Generals
Martha
 
2003 24 (TV series)
Barbara Maccabee
– Day 2: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. (2003) … Barbara Maccabee (uncredited)
– Day 2: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (2003) … Barbara Maccabee
 
2002 Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1998-2002 Any Day Now (TV series)
Sara Jackson / Sarah Jackson
– Just the Beginning: Part 2 (2002) … Sara Jackson
– Let the Games Begin (2002) … Sara Jackson
– Boys Will Be Boys (2002) … Sara Jackson
– Truth Hurts (2002) … Sara Jackson
– Call Him Macaroni (2002) … Sara Jackson
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1999 The Sky's on Fire (TV movie)
Dr. Hellstrom
 
1999 Stranger in My House
Nurse
 
1998 The Tempest (TV movie)
Mambo Azaleigh
 
1998 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Porschia Tate
– Absent Without Leave (1998) … Porschia Tate
 
1998 The Pretender (TV series)
Susan Healy
– Hazards (1998) … Susan Healy
 
1997 Don King: Only in America (TV movie)
Henrietta King
 
1997 The Burning Zone (TV series)
Nora Dawson
– Wild Fire (1997) … Nora Dawson
 
1997 EZ Streets (TV series)
City Councilperson / Patricia Wyler / Waylor
– One Acquainted with the Night (1997) … Waylor
– Every Dog Has Its Day (1997) … City Councilperson
– St. Jude Took a Bullet (1997) … Patricia Wyler
 
1997 Miss Evers' Boys (TV movie)
Nurse Betty
 
1996 Dangerous Minds (TV series)
Irene Timmons / Irene
– Need Deep (1996) … Irene Timmons
– Family Ties (1996) … Irene
– Pilot (1996) … Irene Timmons
 
1996 Abducted: A Father's Love (TV movie)
 
1995 Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (TV movie)
Alcina Lewis (as Donzalieigh Avis Abernathy)
 
1995 Amazing Grace (TV series)
D.A. Goodwin
– Family Values (1995) … D.A. Goodwin
 
1995 Awake to Danger (TV movie)
 
1995 Night of the Running Man
Francine, the Hacker
 
1995 Lone Justice 2
Effie Petit
 
1994 Family Album (TV movie)
Lorrie
 
1994 Camp Nowhere
Dorothy Welton, Walter's Mom (as Donzaleigh Avis Abernathy)
 
1994 NYPD Blue (TV series)
Mrs. Danton
– Guns 'n Rosaries (1994) … Mrs. Danton
 
1994 Out of Darkness (TV movie)
MHA
 
1993 Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times (TV series)
Effie Pettit
– Return to Plum Creek (1993) … Effie Pettit
 
1993 Bodies of Evidence (TV series)
Clarissa Watson
– Endangered Species (1993) … Clarissa Watson
 
1993 Sirens (TV series)
Mariah Henry
– Strike Two (1993) … Mariah Henry
 
1990-1992 L.A. Law (TV series)
Jenny Manley / Naomi
– Silence of the Lambskins (1992) … Naomi
– Watts a Matter? (1990) … Jenny Manley
 
1992 Grass Roots (TV movie)
Cora Mae Turner
 
1990 Ghost Dad
E.R. Nurse
 
1990 Murder in Mississippi (TV movie)
Sue
 
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1990 After Dark, My Sweet (extras casting director)
 
1989 In Country (casting assistant)
 
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1990 Ghost Dad (production assistant: second unit)
 
1985 Invasion U.S.A. (promotions manager)
 
1994 Last Time Out (third assistant director)
 
Show ShowCostume and Wardrobe Department (1 title)
1984 Voyage of the Rock Aliens (wardrobe assistant)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2003 Gods and Generals: Journey to the Past (video documentary short)
Herself/Martha
 
1978 King (TV mini-series)
Herself
– Episode #1.2 (1978) … Herself
 

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Personal Details

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Contributing Author for The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition: In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Publisher: Tinwood Books (January 9, 2002) ISBN: 0965376656 See more »

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Alternate Names:

Donzaleigh Avis Abernathy | Donzalieigh Avis Abernathy | Donza Leigh

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Trivia:

Aunt of Ralph David Abernathy IV. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo