ZURI ADELE
With collective liberation at the forefront of her passions, Zuri Adele is most known for her portrayal of series regular ‘Malika’ on the multi award-nominated Freeform series “Good Trouble.”
Her character Malika is a millennial activist and former foster kid living in a communal space in downtown Los Angeles with her chosen family, balancing her personal life with her abolition practice.
Zuri grew up co-parented from the Bay Area to Brooklyn, in a family dedicated to artistic expression, spirituality, and education. She studied acting at Spelman College, the British American Drama Academy, and UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television (TFT).
Zuri took her studies to the stage with the SITI Company of New York and BADA in London. She has taught acting at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa and at UCLA's TFT.
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ABOLITIONIST
Inspired by the unique and transformative impact of studying theater at Spelman before pursuing her Master of Fine Arts in acting at UCLA, Zuri established the Zuri Adele Fellowship for Historically Black College and University Alumni at UCLA's TFT.
Zuri was motivated to start the fellowship by the lack of scholarships offered to HBCU graduates, despite the students’ heightened interest in attending. Zuri’s intention is to make MFA training accessible to more HBCU alumni, and to embolden MFA programs with the perspectives and skillsets that are uniquely shaped by the HBCU experience.
