Yaani King

Yaani King Mondschein (born Yaani King) is an American actress best known for her role as Neely Lloyd in the crime drama series Saving Grace.

Biography
King was born on August 10, 1981, in Brooklyn, New York. The names of her parents and why she wanted to be an actress is not known. What is known is that King enrolled at LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts and at The Actors Centre in London. King got her first on-screen role in 2002, when she was cast as a student in the CBS drama series The Education of Max Bickford. King got her first major recurring role in 2009, when she was cast as drug addict Neely Lloyd for 19 episodes of the TNT crime drama series Saving Grace. Since then, King has appeared in TV shows and movies such as The Last of Us: Left Behind, NCIS, Mad Men, Numbers, The Magicians, Vegas, Ghost Whisperer, The Prince and Me, In the Cut, Major Crimes, and Criminal Minds.

On Criminal Minds
King portrayed Tania Mathis in the Season Two episode Fear and Loathing.

Filmography

 * Caroling Epidemic (2018) - June
 * Rosewood (2016) - Nadine Russell
 * Aquarius - 3 episodes (2016) - Wanda
 * The Magicians (2016) - Kira
 * The Haves and the Have Nots - 10 episodes (2015-2016) - Allyah Delong
 * Blood & Oil - 6 episodes (2015) - Ada Eze
 * Kraft of Revenge: Mousetrap 2 (2015) - Mousetrapketeer
 * NCIS (2015) - Leandra Perkins
 * Roomieloverfriends - 15 episodes (2012-2014) - Cherisse
 * Deliverance Creek (2014) - Kessie
 * Extant (2014) - Mom
 * Yellow - 2 episodes (2014) - Cherrise
 * The Last of Us: Left Behind (2014) - Riley Abel (voice)
 * Major Crimes (2013) - Mrs. Walker
 * Cavemen (2013) - Jasmine
 * Mad Men - 2 episodes (2013) - Phyllis (credited as Ya Ani King)
 * County (2012) - Angela
 * The Number (2012) - Unknown Character
 * Vegas (2012) - Estelle Drew
 * The Last Fall (2012) - Chris
 * Milk & Honey (2012) - Unknown Character
 * Against the Wall (2011) - Tamika
 * Saving Grace - 19 episodes (2009-2010) - Neely Lloyd
 * Ghost Whisperer (2009) - Anne-Marie Ramsey
 * Gospel Hill (2008) - Sarah (uncredited)
 * For Heaven's Sake (2008) - Ashley
 * Numb3rs - 2 episodes (2008) - Laurie Porter (uncredited)
 * CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2007) - Sheila Latham
 * Criminal Minds - Fear and Loathing (2007) TV episode - Tania Mathis
 * Campus Ladies (2007) - Deborah
 * God's Forgotten House (2005) - Crystal
 * The Prince and Me (2004) - Amanda
 * In the Cut (2003) - Frannie's Student
 * Sex and the City (2003) - Marcy
 * Law & Order (2002) - Monique Thomas
 * The Education of Max Bickford (2002) - Student #1

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