Nadège August (also credited as Nadège Auguste) is an American actress and podcaster.
Biography August was born in Brooklyn, New York, but was raised in Haiti from the ages of eight to fourteen. In 2001, she made her feature film debut in role of Ursula, the French-speaking girlfriend of Clifton Powell, in The Brothers. Since then she has appeared in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and the female lead in the award-winning independent film Runt. She also starred in and produced the short film Solus, which was screened at several film festivals. She has appeared on episodes of the television series Criminal Minds, 1600 Penn, Dexter, ER, The Unit, and Accidentally on Purpose. She is the creator, writer, executive producer, and star actress of the web series Bougie Dilemma on YouTube. She also appears as Joan in Tyler Perry's Ruthless on BET+ and plays Darlene Wilson in Nickelodeon's Young Dylan
August has also performed on stage, and is a member of the Actors Studio organization. In 2019, She won Desert Theatre League Outstanding Supporting Actress Award for playing in David Lindsay-Abaire Good People Coachella Valley Repertory. In 2008, she received an NAACP Theatre Award nomination for her role of Abbie Putnam in a production of Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms.
August hosts the weekly podcast What the Fockery?
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 The Brothers Ursula Focus Anisa 2004 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Princess Nadege Silver Lake Marla Rowan TV movie 2005 Runt Cynthia Davis Break a Leg Crying Actress in Class 2006 Solus Claudine Vincent Short 2007 Talk to Me Caller (voice) Murdering Mama's Boy Eugenia Short 2009 Carla Carla Williamson Short 2011 Bosco's Guitar Faty Short 2012 Undercover Bridesmaid Kimmy TV movie 2013 The Last Letter Cheryl 2014 Friend Request Ms. Marlow TV movie Get on Up Additional Voice 2015 Baby Steps Tekisha Raven's Touch Angela 2021 Out of Time Lisa
Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 Malcolm & Eddie Sameedra Hill Episode: "Your Number's Up" City Guys Mariah Episode: "Makin' Up Is Hard to Do" 2001 First Years Marie Episode: "The First Thing You Do..." 18 Wheels of Justice Elise Betrie Episode: "A Family Upside Down" 2004 ER Mrs. Lemonier Episode: "Get Carter" 2006 The Unit Elsabet Episode: "Unannounced" 2009 Accidentally on Purpose Beautiful Woman Episode: "Pilot" 2011 Mr. Sunshine Tanya Episode: "The Assistant" 2012 Make It or Break It Nina Episode: "It Takes Two" The Mentalist Female Cyclist Episode: "If It Bleeds, It Leads" 2013 1600 Penn Vanessa Episode: "Skip the Tour" Happy Endings Leslie Gruff Episode: "The Straight Dope" Criminal Minds Sheila Goode Episode: "Restoration" Dexter Receptionist Episode: "A Beautiful Day" & "Are We There Yet?" 2014 Castle Leslie Episode: "Dressed to Kill" Key & Peele Girl in Club Episode: "Old Ladies and Satan" 2015 Bougie Dilemma Nadège Bourgeoise Main cast 2016 The Millionaires Salah Recurring cast 2018 Alex, Inc. Rebecca Episode: "The Wax Museum" & "The Internet Trolls" 2020-21 Tyler Perry's Young Dylan Darlene Wilson Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 2 2020- Ruthless Joan Recurring cast
Awards and recognition 2019: DTL Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama- Professional Winner 2008: NAACP Theatre Award nomination, Best Supporting Female - Local, Desire Under the Elms 2016 NAACP Theatre Award for Best Lead Female- Local Nomination for "Sunset Baby" by Dominique Morisseau
References
External links
Bougie Dilemma on YouTube Short film, "Solus" on Famecast.com