Biography
A series regular on the hit Netflix series, “Ozark”. Earlier, she recurred in numerous episodes of Marvel's “Jessica Jones” series for Netflix and guest starred on NCIS: New Orleans, The Good Wife and New Amsterdam. On stage, she was nominated for a Drama League Award for playing the title character in By The Way, Meet Vera Stark at Signature Theatre. Written by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, the role earned her an Audelco Award. The New Yorker raved about her "crackling central performance” and described her work as "wily and fierce.” Previously, Ms. Dukes received an Obie Award for her performance in BootyCandy at New York’s renowned Playwrights Horizons, directed by Robert O'Hara. She also performed to critical acclaim in Dracula at Classic Stage, Is God Is at Soho Rep and Yellowman at The Billie Holiday Theatre (Audelco nomination). Other appearances include Chicago’s Second City, Yale Rep, Princeton’s McCarter, DC’s Arena Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville and Kennedy Center. Born and based for years in Washington, DC, she now lives in New York City.
