Yaani King

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Yaani King Mondschein
Born (1981-08-10) August 10, 1981 (age 42)
OccupationActress
Spouse
Adam Mondschein
(m. 2012)

Yaani King Mondschein (born August 10, 1981) is an American actress, best known for portraying Neely Lloyd in the crime drama series Saving Grace (2007–2010) and providing the voice and motion capture for Riley Abel in the action-adventure video game The Last of Us: Left Behind (2014).

Early life[edit]

King was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on August 10, 1981.[1] Her mother, a retired NYPD officer, also performed in theater.[2] She is of Guyanese and West Indian descent,[2] and grew up in New York's Queens borough.[1] She attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and later studied acting at The Actors Centre in London.[1]

Career[edit]

King began her acting career appearing in a number of off-Broadway productions, and had guest roles on television series including Law & Order and Sex and The City. She made her film debut in a small part in the 2003 erotic thriller In the Cut, before a supporting turn in the 2004 romantic comedy The Prince & Me.[1] In 2007, she moved to Los Angeles and had guest starring roles on Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Ghost Whisperer.

From 2009 to 2010, King was a regular cast member on the TNT crime drama series Saving Grace as Neely Lloyd, a young drug addict. During this time, she also guest starred on Mad Men, Major Crimes, and NCIS.

King provided the voice and motion capture for Riley Abel in the 2014 action-adventure video game The Last of Us: Left Behind.[3] Later that year, she played a plantation slave in the Civil War western film Deliverance Creek.[4][5] In 2015, she was cast in a recurring role as Ada Eze on the ABC prime time television soap opera Blood & Oil,[6] and had a role on The Magicians in 2016. She appeared in the 2020 horror comedy film Bad Hair.

In 2022, King was cast as one of leads in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, The Kings of Napa.[7]

Personal life[edit]

Yaani married actor Adam Mondschein on July 25, 2012.[2]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2003 In the Cut Frannie's Student
2004 The Prince and Me Amanda
2005 God's Forgotten House Crystal
2008 For Heaven's Sake Ashley
2008 Gospel Hill Sarah Uncredited[citation needed]
2012 The Last Fall Chris
2013 Cavemen Jasmine
2015 Kraft of Revenge: Mousetrap 2 Mousetrapketeer Short film
2020 Bad Hair Sista Soul
2023 Steadfast - The Thornton Chase Story

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2002 The Education of Max Bickford Student Episode: "I Never Schlunged My Father"
2002 Law & Order Monique Thomas Episode: "Access Nation"
2003 Sex and the City Marcy Episode: "Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little"
2007 Campus Ladies Deborah Episode: "Barri & Joan Rush a Black Sorority"
2007 Criminal Minds Deborah Lewis Episode: "Fear & Loathing"
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sheila Latham Episode: "Fallen Idols"
2008 Numb3rs Laurie Porter Episodes: "End Game", "Atomic No. 33"
2009 Ghost Whisperer Anne-Marie Ramsey Episode: "Excessive Forces"
2009–2010 Saving Grace Neely Lloyd Main role (season 3), 19 episodes
2011 Against the Wall Tamika Episode: "Second Chances"
2012 Vegas Estelle Drew Episode: "Legitimate"
2012 County Angela Unsold television pilot
2013 Mad Men Phyllis Episodes: "Collaborators", "The Flood"
2013 Major Crimes Mrs. Walker Episode: "Risk Assessment"
2014 Extant Mom Episode: "Extinct"
2014 Deliverance Creek Cassie Television film
2015 NCIS Leandra Perkins Episode: "Status Update"
2015 The Haves and the Have Nots Alliyah Delong Recurring role
2015 Blood & Oil Ada Eze Recurring role
2016 The Magicians Kira Episode: "The Writing Room"
2022 The Kings of Napa Bridgette Peele Series regular, 8 episodes
2022 Quantum Leap Frankie Episode: "Salvation or Bust"
2023 Party Down Maggie Episode: "Jack Botty's Delayed Post-Pandemic Surprise Party"

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Last of Us: Left Behind Riley Abel Voice and motion capture

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Yaani King". myLifetime.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Yaani King Mondschein". IMDb.
  3. ^ Justin Alderman (November 15, 2013). "First Details For The Last Of Us: Left Behind DLC Announced". We Got This Covered. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  4. ^ Tambay A. Obenson (October 31, 2013). "Yaani King Books Regular Role On Lifetime's Post-Civil Wa - Shadow and Act". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  5. ^ Nellie Andreeva (October 31, 2013). "Pilots 'Eye Candy' & 'Deliverance Creek' Cast Regulars - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  6. ^ Denise Petski (August 21, 2015). "Wilson Bethel Cast In ABC's 'Blood & Oil' - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  7. ^ ‘The Kings Of Napa’: Ebonee Noel, Rance Nix, Karen LeBlanc, Yaani King Mondschein To Star In OWN Drama

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