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Mercedez McDowell

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  • Producer
  • Screenwriter
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Mercedez McDowell
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Mercedez McDowell is known for Beauty in Black (2024), The Originals (2013) and Wicked City (2022).
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    Known for

    Taylor Polidore Williams and Crystle Stewart in Beauty in Black (2024)
    Beauty in Black
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Quayla
    Daniel Gillies, Joseph Morgan, Charles Michael Davis, and Claire Holt in The Originals (2013)
    The Originals
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Woman
    Vanessa Bell Calloway, Chanel Mack, Taylor Polidore Williams, Chantal Maurice, Shaquita Smith, and Mercedez McDowell in Wicked City (2022)
    Wicked City
    4.4
    TV Series
    • Mona
    Matt Czuchry, Bruce Greenwood, Emily VanCamp, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Manish Dayal, and Anuja Joshi in The Resident (2018)
    The Resident
    7.8
    TV Series
    • MICN (Nurse)
    • Circulating Nurse #2

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Protector of the Gods - Nefertiti
      • Asim
      • Pre-production
    • Taylor Polidore Williams and Crystle Stewart in Beauty in Black (2024)
      Beauty in Black
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Quayla
      • 2025
    • Vanessa Bell Calloway, Chanel Mack, Taylor Polidore Williams, Chantal Maurice, Shaquita Smith, and Mercedez McDowell in Wicked City (2022)
      Wicked City
      4.4
      TV Series
      • Mona
      • 2022–2024
    • Mary McCormack, Chris Bauer, Allen Maldonado, Alexander Ludwig, Stephen Amell, James Harrison Jr., Kelli Berglund, Trey Tucker, Alison Luff, and Robby Ramos in Heels (2021)
      Heels
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Female Reporter #3
      • 2021
    • Allison Tolman in Why Women Kill (2019)
      Why Women Kill
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Waitress
      • 2021
    • Matt Czuchry, Bruce Greenwood, Emily VanCamp, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Manish Dayal, and Anuja Joshi in The Resident (2018)
      The Resident
      7.8
      TV Series
      • MICN (Nurse)
      • Circulating Nurse #2
      • 2019–2021
    • Vivica A. Fox, Jackée Harry, and Morgan Dixon in A Christmas for Mary (2020)
      A Christmas for Mary
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Julie (as Mercedez Ja'Miece)
      • 2020
    • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
      Black-ish
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Nicole (as 'Ja'Miece' Mercedez McDowell)
      • 2020
    • Tonya Bell, Malikha Mallette, and Traciy Curry-Reyes in Fatal Attraction (2013)
      Fatal Attraction
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Maxine (as 'Ja'Miece' Mercedez McDowell)
      • 2019
    • Raney Branch in Black Girls Guide to Fertility (2019)
      Black Girls Guide to Fertility
      TV Series
      • Dreadhead (as 'Ja'Miece' Mercedez McDowell)
      • 2019
    • David Quinn and Vincent Velazquez in ATL Homicide (2018)
      ATL Homicide
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Red (as 'Ja'Miece' Mercedez McDowell)
      • 2018
    • Murder Calls (2017)
      Murder Calls
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Erica Williams
      • 2017
    • Faith Jenkins in Justice: By Any Means (2015)
      Justice: By Any Means
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Eneitra Washington (as 'Ja'Miece' Mercedez McDowell)
      • 2016
    • The Seers
      TV Series
      • Zahara
      • 2015
    • Your Worst Nightmare (2014)
      Your Worst Nightmare
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Renee Klasky
      • 2014
    • Daniel Gillies, Joseph Morgan, Charles Michael Davis, and Claire Holt in The Originals (2013)
      The Originals
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Woman
      • 2013

    Producer

    • The Seers
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015

    Verified affiliations

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    SAG-AFTRA

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    Mercedez McDowell as Quayla on Beauty in Black
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    Mercedez McDowell as Quayla on Beauty in Black
    Mercedez McDowell's TV Drama Reel
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    Mercedez McDowell's TV Drama Reel
    Mercedez McDowell's TV Drama Reel
    Demo Reel 1:01
    Mercedez McDowell's TV Drama Reel

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Official Site, Mercedez McDowell
    • Alternative names
      • Mercedez Ja'Miece
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Interviews
      • 1 Article
      • 2 Pictorials

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