Adrienne C. Moore

Adrienne C. Moore is an American actress. She is known for her role as Cindy "Black Cindy" Hayes in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019). Life and career Moore was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and grew up in Nashville and Georgia. Adrienne attended Benjamin Elijah Mays High School and graduated in 1999. She has a fraternal twin sister, Annette Moore, and an older brother, Wayne Moore, Jr. In 2003, Moore graduated with a B.A. from Northwestern University, where she studied psychology, history, and religion. She began her career on stage, appearing in Off-Broadway productions. On television, she had small parts in Blue Bloods and 30 Rock, before her role on Orange Is the New Black. Moore is known for her role as Cindy "Black Cindy" Hayes in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. She was a recurring cast member in the first two seasons and was promoted to series regular for season 3. In 2014, Moore received her first NAACP Image Award nomination for her performance in the series. Moore also co-starred in the film The Lennon Report, about true events concerning the night John Lennon was shot and killed in 1980. In 2021 Moore began starring as Detective Kelly Duff in the CBC Television police comedy-drama series, Pretty Hard Cases. The series ended in 2023, after three seasons. For her performance, she received Canadian Screen Award for Best Leading Performance in a Drama Series nomination in 2023.