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 the British American Drama Academy, Spelman College, and UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television (TFT).
Zuri has taken her studies to the stage with the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, BADA in London, the Georgia Shakespeare Company, Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company, the SITI Company of New York, and more. She has taught acting at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, UCLA's TFT, and beyond.
GRIOT
ABOLITIONIST
Inspired by the unique and transformative impact of studying theater at Spelman before pursuing her Master of Fine Arts in acting at UCLA, she established the Zuri Adele Fellowship for Historically Black College and University Alumni at UCLA's TFT.
Zuri also pioneered the Be Accessible Scholarship at Modo Yoga International, with the intention of making yoga teacher training and the practice of yoga as acessible as possible to BIPOC students.
