Jeryl Prescott

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Field	Value
image	Jeryl Prescott on Sidewalks Entertainment.jpg
caption	Prescott interviewed in 2017
name	Jeryl Prescott
birth_date
birth_place	Hartsville, South Carolina, U.S.
other_names	Jeryl Prescott Sales
years_active	2002–present
children	2
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Jeryl Prescott Gallien (also known as Jeryl Prescott Sales) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Jacqui in The Walking Dead (2010-2012; 2016), Madame Xanadu in Swamp Thing (2019), and Aktropaw in Ahsoka (2023).

Life and career

Jeryl Prescott was born Hartsville, South Carolina. At a young age, Prescott and her mother worked for a local group called Willing Workers, a local community organization.

Prior to 2010, Prescott earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Management, and worked as a trucker. She later achieved her PhD in American Literature, and has a Master's Degree in African American Literature. She worked as a professor at Wake Forest University in 1998, and the North Carolina School of the Arts.

Prescott portrayed Jacqui in Season 1 of the television series The Walking Dead, which premiered on AMC in 2010. Prescott, a resident of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, divides her time between that city and Los Angeles. Prescott was originally cast for just two episodes of the premiere season of The Walking Dead. However, her character, Jacqui, was then written into the series cast of the season as well. Prescott reprises her role as Jacqui in the Season 3 episode "Hounded", as one of the voices that speaks to Rick on the phone.

In 2014, Prescott directed, wrote and starred in the drama film Stand Down Soldier. Later, Prescott recurred as Cherry in Ray Donovan on Showtime. Prescott also appeared as a Judge Delilah Nunes in the Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, which debuted on CBS in 2011. She also has appeared in films The Birth of a Nation (2016) and High Flying Bird (2019).

Prescott had a recurring role during the second season of Ray Donovan in 2014, and the following year on the adaptation of the comic book series Powers. She guest starred on NCIS: Los Angeles, Scandal, and Shameless. In 2019, she was cast in her first series regular role, on the DC Universe series Swamp Thing playing the role of Madame Xanadu. The series was canceled after one season. She also appeared in two episodes of HBO drama series, Big Little Lies in 2019 and guest-starred on 9-1-1, Batwoman and Nancy Drew. In 2021 she appeared in the Netflix romantic comedy film Resort to Love and later took the recurring role in the BET+ drama series, All the Queen's Men. In 2023, she appeared in the romantic drama film, To Live and Die and Live.

In May 2023, Prescott was honored with the Sarcoidosis Crystal Spotlight Award by the Foundation of Sarcoidosis Research.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Max	Miss Kurtz	Short film
2003	The Epicureans	Tina Williams
2005	The Skeleton Key	Mama Cecile
2006	Red Autumn	Jasmine	Short film
2008	Vacancy 2: The First Cut	Deputy
2009	The Life I Meant to Live	Narvis
2009	Rx	Principal Simmons	Television film
2011	Under-Tow	Angela
2012	The Wedding	Madame Secretary	Short
2012	H4	Northumberland
2013	Get a Job	Assistant Principal
2015	The Cold Descent	Desdemona Lark
2015	Stand Down Soldier	Stacy Armstrong	Also director, writer and producer
2015	Conflict of Interest	Mrs. Simmons
2016	The Birth of a Nation	Janice
2018	Dead Women Walking	Sarah
2018	West of Hell	Desdemona Lark
2018	Her Only Choice	Denise
2018	Persephone: Pictures at the End of the World	Dr. Rodgers
2019	High Flying Bird	Emera Umber
2019	Bolden	Felicite Lamennais
2020	Unpregnant	Peg
2021	Resort to Love	Naomi King
2023	To Live and Die and Live	Ummi
2023	Deadly DILF	Kendra
2023	A Haitian Wedding
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Surface	Receptionist	1 episode
2006	One Tree Hill	Counselor	Episode: "Nothing Left to Say But Goodbye"
2008	Criminal Minds	Medical Examiner	Episode: "In Heat"
2009	Hawthorne	Nursing Attendant	Episode: "Yielding"
2010	Brothers & Sisters	Waitress	1 episode
2010; 2012, 2016	The Walking Dead	Jacqui	Season 1 (recurring, 5 episodes)
Season 3 (guest star, 1 episode)
2011	Southland	Nina Brown	Episode: "Cop or Not"
2011	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior	Judge Delilah Nunes	Episode: "The Time Is Now"
2011	Parks and Recreation	Bank Teller	Episode: "End of the World"
2013	Revolution	Rosie	Episode: "The Song Remains the Same"
2013	Castle	Nurse	Episode: "The Fast and the Furriest"
2014	Eagleheart	Angry Onlooker	Episode: "Honch"
2014	Modern Family	Shopper	Episode: "The Wedding, Part 1"
2014	Gang Related	Brenda Plemmons	Episode: "Pecados del Padre"
2014	Ray Donovan	Cherry	5 episodes
2015	Powers	Golden	4 episodes
2015	Battle Creek	Tracey	Episode: "Heirlooms"
2015	Kingmakers	Lorraine Bradley	ABC pilot
2016	Game of Silence	Coroner	Episode: "Pilot"
2017	NCIS: Los Angeles	Barbara	Episode: "Battle Scars"
2017	Rebel	Ms. Biden	Episode: "Redemption"
2017	American Koko	Syreena	3 episodes
2017	Scandal	Admiral Bregoli	Episode: "Watch Me"
2018	Shameless	Gabarieo	Episode: "A Gallagher Pedicure"
2018	NCIS	Annie Sullivan	Episode: "A Thousand Words"
2019	Swamp Thing	Madame Xanadu	Series regular
10 episodes
2019	Big Little Lies	Cecilia	Episodes: "Tell-Tale Hearts" and "She Knows"
2019;
2024	9-1-1	Tina Washington	2 episodes
2020	Cherish the Day	Elegant Woman	Episode: "Genesis"
2020	Batwoman	Sophie Moore's mother	Episode: "Grinning From Ear to Ear"
2020;
2021	Nancy Drew	Millicent "Millie" Nickerson, Edith Nickerson	2 episodes
2021-2023	All the Queen's Men	Judge Martha Ross	11 episodes
2023	The Good Doctor	Elaine	Episode: "Second Chances and Past Regrets"
2023	Ahsoka	Aktropaw	3 episodes
2024	General Hospital	Judge Caldwell	3 episodes in May
2024	S.W.A.T.	Judy Kincaid	Episode: "Vanished"
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References

References

1. "FSR's Inaugural Sarcoidosis Crystal Awards Gala".
2. Clodfelter, Tim. (2010-11-14). "AMC gives early renewal to zombie hit The Walking Dead". [[Winston-Salem Journal]].
3. (2010-12-12). "TV Tidbits: Local actress discusses season finale of 'Walking Dead'". [[Winston-Salem Journal]].
4. (2011-04-18). "Q&A – Jeryl Prescott (Jacqui)". AMC.
5. New Jersey. (November 19, 2012). "'The Walking Dead' recap: Seance hotline". NJ.com.
6. (July 2, 2020). "Stand Down Soldier - Rotten Tomatoes".
7. (2014). "Jeryl Prescott Sales - About This Person - Movies & TV". [[The New York Times]].
8. Boucher, Geoff. (October 26, 2018). "'Swamp Thing': Jeryl Prescott of 'Walking Dead' Joins DC Series As Madame Xanadu". Deadline.
9. (June 6, 2019). "'Swamp Thing' Canceled After One Season at DC Universe".
10. (January 20, 2023). "To Live and Die and Live".

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