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Aisha Hinds

Aisha Hinds began her career in the schools, churches, prisons, group homes and on the streets of New York City as a cast member with a local Brooklyn-based group called the Health Watch Players. Hinds was a student at the prestigious LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts. Hinds went on to obtain a BFA in theater at the University of Miami and graduated with honors and acclaim, having starred in “Mame,” “Anything Goes,” “Tartuffe,” “A Piece of My Heart” and “The Colored Museum.” She took home the title of Miss Black University of Miami and the award for “Best Talent” before following the call to Los Angeles. Hinds’ break came when she was offered the opportunity to expose injustice playing Carla Howell on the critically acclaimed drama, “NYPD Blue.” Her other television credits include starring roles in the series “Detroit 187,” “Invasion,” “Hate” and “Conspiracy.” Her recurring roles include “Hawthorne,” “Weeds,” “Dollhouse” and “True Blood.” Her guest-starring roles include “ER,” “Boston Legal,” “The Shield,” “SG-1,” “Lost,” “Lincoln Heights,” “Prison Break,” “Law & Order: SVU,” and “CSI: NY,” “Medium,” “Judging Amy” and “Cold Case,” on the Network. Her feature film credits include “Assault on Precinct 13,” “Mr. Brooks,” “Unstoppable,” “The Next Three Days” and the television movie “Project 5.” Hinds returned to her first love, the stage, in the Barrington Stage Company original production of “The Best of Enemies,” playing the role of civil rights activist Ann Atwater last summer to critical acclaim and encore performances. Hinds lives in Los Angeles and her birthday is Nov. 13. She can be followed on Twitter @AishaHinds.