Zelda Harris

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Zelda Harris (born February 17, 1985)in New York City, New York is an American actress.

A self-assured film and TV actress who caught the attention of critics with her central performance in Spike Lee's Crooklyn (1994), Harris began appearing in commercials while still an infant. From there she became a regular on the celebrated children's series Sesame Street.

In 1991 Harris made her episodic TV debut, in an episode of I'll Fly Away. Her talents made her an appealing choice for the role of Troy, the only daughter amidst a swarm of boys, in Lee's loosely autobiographical film Crooklyn. She was next seen as Jessi in The Baby-Sitters Club (1995), Melanie Mayron's adaptation of the popular novels. In 1997 she co-starred in a USA Network movie Clover. In 1998 she reteamed with Spike Lee for the feature He Got Game, with Denzel Washington; in this film, she plays Mary, the younger sister of basketball prospect Jesus Shuttleworth (Ray Allen).

Harris currently attends Princeton University, where she is a member of the Class of 2007. In 2005, she played the Queen in a performance of William Shakespeare's Cymbeline at the Theater Intime.