Actor / Actress

Nilaja Sun

15 credits available

Biography

Nilaja Sun (born Nilaja Sun Gordon) is an actress, playwright, and a teaching artist from the Lower East Side in New York City. Sun has taught theatre in New York City public schools since 1998 and is best known for her award-winning one-person play, No Child... She is half Puerto Rican and half African-American.

Nilaja Sun is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 15 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes The International (2009), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), The Good Wife (2009), 30 Rock (2006), Unforgettable (2011), Madam Secretary (2014), Nurse Jackie (2009), Louie (2010). The recorded credits span 1999 to 2021, including 7 movies and 8 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.