Idara Victor

Idara Victor is a Nigerian-American actress best known for her lead roles in Rizzoli & Isles and Turn: Washington's Spies. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Barbara and Stan Victor, both from Akwa Ibom State in southern Nigeria. Victor grew up in Brooklyn and Long Island and started dancing and playing piano at a young age. She won the Miss New York Junior Teen contest at the age of 13. Although she was discovered by an agent for modeling, Victor intended to pursue an acting career. She graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied entrepreneurial management and marketing.