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Biography
Hazel Renee (born March 31, 1986) is an American actress, recording artist, and TV personality.
She has a recurring role on the FOX TV Show, Empire.
Early life
Hazel Renee Joiner was born in Fort Riley, KS on an army base. She is of Puerto Rican and Filipino descent from her mother and African-American descent from her father. She grew up several places but calls Grand Rapids, MI home because she spent the most time there. She worked as a high profile celebrity assistant to a close friend before branching off and starting her own concierge company and pursing her dreams as a recording artist and actress.
Career
Hazel gained notice as an actress in 2013 when she became a cast member for a webisode titled, "The Marriage Tour" by David Tinsley.
In Spring 2017, she landed her first big recurring role in Season 3 of the FOX TV Series Empire in the role of "Kennedy". She first appeared in Episode 12, “Strange Bedfellows”, which was viewed by 6.35 million viewers. She then appeared again in Episode 13, “My Naked Villany”, where she inspires Hakeem's song, "Special".
This same year she was also connected to the Bravo reality show The Real Housewives of Atlanta during Season 9, as the musical friend of Kandi Burruss. She also is a part of the recurring cast of the VH1 reality series Basketball Wives.