Acting · Barbados, British West Indies · Born December 22, 1967
Deidrie Nicole Maria Henry is an American award-winning singer and actor, and civil rights activist. She is also known for being "Annie the Popeye's Lady", longtime commercial spokesperson for Popeye's Chicken. Her screen credits include MacGyver, Game of Silence, Criminal Minds, Justified, CSI, Bones, Ghost Whisperer, The Riches, Brothers and Sisters, E.R., Shark, Without A Trace, and NCIS. On stage she has played lead roles in "Raisin in the Sun," "Streetcar Named Desire," "Yellowman," "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill," "The Ballad of Emmett Till," and many others. She has won multiple awards, including the LA Tony for Best Actress and the NAACP Image Award. She has also been honored with an Ovation Award, Backstage Garland Award and the Los Angeles Drama Critic Circle Award.
MovieI Know Catherine, the Log Lady
2026
as Self
TVStar Trek: Starfleet Academy
2026
as Museum Display Computer (voice)
TVCross
2024
as LaDonna
TVThe Rookie
2018
as Dr. Spader
TVMacGyver
2016
as Dr. Falama
TVGame of Silence
2016
as Detective Liz Winters
TVColony
2016
as Heloise
TVChicago Med
2015
as Deb Morgan
TVBosch
2015
as Millie Elias
MovieBeyond the Lights
2014
as Deidrie Henry
TVMom
2013
as Andrea
MovieThe Good Mother
2013
as Nurse Williams
TVTouch
2012
as Maggie Miller
MovieBeautiful Boy
2011
as Bonnie
MovieBeyond the Blackboard
2011
as Patricia
TVHarry's Law
2011
TVShameless
2011
as Fowler
TVRizzoli & Isles
2010
as Mrs. Senna (Mathias' mother)
TVJustified
2010
as Rowena
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Rachel DeMayo
TVLie to Me
2009
as A'isha Walker
TVHeartland
2007
as Diane Simmons
TVBrothers and Sisters
2006
as Dr. Williams
TVShark
2006
as Detective Garland
TVCommander in Chief
2005
as Ms. Clark
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Commander Jumilla Reardon
TVBones
2005
as Elaine Akusta
TVNCIS
2003
as Tracy Taylor
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Emma
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Terri Royce
TVStrong Medicine
2000
as Angela
TVER
1994
as Nichelle Richardson
