SHukura the name means "grateful" in the Swahili language and is destined to be a force to be reckoned with in whatever roles she chooses.SHukura recently coveted a co-starring, recurring role in a new 2018 NBC-TV show called New Amsterdam. Her other film looping credits include in HBO's, The Wire and Warner Brothers Pictures, Liberty Heights.SHukura has gone on to star in both films and Web Series including the pilot episode The Trade (2015), the indie feature film Pocket Full of Nickels-Te Adoro (2013), the web TV series 12 Steps to Recovery (2010), the digital TV series The Department of... Ed (2017), and the web TV series _Crow Hill Promo (2017). Her numerous national and international commercials has gained her recognition with the television audiences. Among the many were, Coca Cola, Johnson and Johnson, Mountain Dew, KFC, Nintendo, MCI, Jello, Sony, Kellogg's Pop Tarts, Wrigley Spearmint Gum, Oxy Pads and three consecutive commercials with Wendy's. SHukura has also worked in voice overs for national radio commercials including Burger King.SHukura is also no stranger to the stage. She already knew she wanted to be an actor from winning each annual Story Telling Contest in her elementary school starting at age seven. Her studies in acting began at age eleven due to her being discovered by an acting teacher who insisted she attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Subsequently, her acting studies continued for consecutive years also attending the High School of Performing Arts-the school made famous by the movie Fame. After college SHukura began pursuing a professional career in acting by performing in theater productions at some of New York and Los Angeles' finest theater houses such as Playwrights Horizons and The Ivar theater.SHukura the actor the world is "grateful" for your amazing talent.Union affiliations- SAG/AFTRA Show less «