Nedra Marie Taylor

Biography

Nedra Marie Taylor, formerly known as Nidra Sous la Terre and Nedra McClyde, was raised in Mitchellville, Maryland by James and Rose McClyde. A former biology major, she studied theater and dance at the University of Richmond and earned an MFA in Acting at the Actors Studio Drama School. As of 2022, she resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Elementary

Orange Is the New Black

30 Rock

Evil

NCIS: New Orleans

Elsbeth

All Movies (4)

• Materialists2025 · as Audrey
• Paralysis2015 · as Victoria
• Last Night2014 · as Angela
• For Real2003 · as Choreographer

All TV Shows (11)

• Brilliant Minds2024 · as Jessie Williams
• Elsbeth2024 · as Maisie Dampling
• Invasion2021 · as Rose Callaway
• Evil2019 · as Dr. Alexa Ham
• Marvel's Jessica Jones2015 · as Gina
• NCIS: New Orleans2014 · as Jessica Scarborough
• Orange Is the New Black2013 · as Sylvia Guillen
• Elementary2012 · as Quinn
• 30 Rock2006 · as Stripper
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Helen Richardson
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Ilana Benjamin