Biography
Angelena Swords, also credited as Angelena Swords Brocato, is an American actress. She is from Patterson, Louisiana, and graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge before moving to Los Angeles with her husband. She now lives in New Orleans, where she works as an actor and has hosted The Sean Payton Show.
Her screen credits include roles in the television series 24 (2004) as a female CTU agent, NCIS: New Orleans (2021) as Suzanne Boynton, and Leverage: Redemption (2025) as Beatrice. Film appearances encompass Legendary (2010) as Jill, Ticking Clock (2011) as Shelley, Shadow People (2013) as Gabriella London, Revenge of the Bridesmaids (2010) as Ashlie, and The Girl in the River (2026) as Ilsa Otto. She has also appeared in shorts and other features such as Re-Kill (2015).
In addition to acting, Swords is a photographer and co-owns Brocato Photojournalism with her husband, Lyle Brocato, whom she married in 2001.
