Zelda Harris

Birthday

Feb 17, 1985

Birthplace

New York, New York

Bio: Harris began appearing in commercials while still an infant. From there she became a regular on the celebrated children's series Sesame Street.In 1991, Harris made her episodic TV debut, in an episode of I'll Fly Away. Her talents made her an appealing choice for the role of Troy, the only daughter amidst a swarm of boys, in Lee's loosely autobiographical film… More Bio: Harris began appearing in commercials while still an infant. From there she became a regular on the celebrated children's series Sesame Street.In 1991, Harris made her episodic TV debut, in an episode of I'll Fly Away. Her talents made her an appealing choice for the role of Troy, the only daughter amidst a swarm of boys, in Lee's loosely autobiographical film Crooklyn.A self-assured child, Harris caught the attention of critics with her central performance in Spike Lee's Crooklyn (1994).She was next seen as Jessi in The Baby-Sitters Club (1995), Melanie Mayron's adaptation of the popular novels. In 1997 she co-starred in a USA Network movie Clover. In 1998 she reteamed with Spike Lee for the feature He Got Game, with Denzel Washington; in this film, she plays Mary, the younger sister of basketball prospect Jesus Shuttleworth (Ray Allen).In 2005, she played the Queen in a performance of William Shakespeare's Cymbeline at the Theater Intime.