SOAP ALUM JOINS EMPIRE
Annie Ilonzeh (ex-Maya, GH) has been cast on EMPIRE as a savvy TV reporter named Harper Scott, reports ew.com, and will appear in the last eight episodes of the season.
The 411
BIRTHDATE: August 23
BIRTHPLACE: Grapevine, TX
STAR SIGN: Virgo
YEARS ON SHOW: 2008-present
MARITAL STATUS: Single
The Texas native was a finance major with an Associates degree who’d transferred to a 4-year college on a basketball scholarship when, in her senior year, she “one day” decided to pursue acting. After visiting Los Angeles, Ilonzeh was hooked and headed west. However, her father insisted, “I’m giving you one year to become a superstar and if you’re not, you’re coming home. Ilonzeh began working almost immediately, nabbing small parts in some big projects. Four years later, she joined the cast of GH as the newest Quartermaine to hit town.
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Random facts
- Shares her birthday with GH alum Rick Springfield (ex-Noah) and basketball superstar Kobe Bryant.
- Her full name is Annette Ngosi Ilonzeh.
- She is the oldest of five girls.
- When she joined the MP reboot, she was originally "Waitress," but the producers kept bringing her back and gave her the name Natasha.
- Took a leave from GH to play one of the three principals in the pilot for the CHARLIE'S ANGELS reboot.
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