| Yvonne "Vee" Parker | |
|---|---|
| Orange Is the New Black character | |
 Vee as portrayed by Lorraine Toussaint | |
| First appearance | "Looks Blue, Tastes Red" (2014) |
| Last appearance | "We Have Manners. We're Polite." (2014) |
| Portrayed by | Lorraine Toussaint |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Drug dealer Prison matriarch |
| Family | Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson (adoptive daughter) RJ (adoptive son) |
Yvonne "Vee" Parker is a character in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, played by Lorraine Toussaint. The central antagonist of the second season, Vee is shown to exhibit sociopathic traits, being skilled at manipulation and emotional mimicry. Upon being incarcerated and returning to Litchfield Penitentiary, she works to further promote the race-based tribalistic system of the prison by uniting most of the black women into a gang under her leadership, maintaining power through coercive tactics and physical intimidation inflicted onto the other inmates. Vee is also highly intelligent and resourceful, successfully creating a black market for cigarettes and drugs without being caught by the guards of the penitentiary.[1]
The character of Vee was well received by audiences, being praised as an effective villain for the second season. For her critically-acclaimed performance, Toussaint was successfully nominated for multiple awards in both the comedy and drama categories.
- ^ Fallon, Kevin (June 13, 2014). "OITNB's New Villain Vee, Played By Lorraine Toussaint, Speaks for the First Time". The Daily Beast. Retrieved October 18, 2022.