Danielle Brooks


    Starbirth:
    September 17, 1989
Birthplace:
Augusta, Georgia, USA
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Danielle Brittany Brooks (born September 17, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as prison inmate Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson on the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019). In 2015, she made her Broadway debut in the musical revival of The Color Purple as Sofia, for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award and won the Grammy Award. In 2023, Brooks reprised her role as Sofia in the film adaptation of The Color Purple and was nominated for an Academy Award, British Academy Film Award, and Golden Globe Award for her performance. After appearing in the HBO series Girls (2014), Netflix's Master of None (2015–2017), and the animated sitcom Close Enough (2020–2022), in 2021, she received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Television Movie as an executive producer on Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia. In 2022, she hosted Netflix's reality series Instant Dream Home and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Program Host. The same year Brooks starred in the superhero series Peacemaker (2022–present), and returned to Broadway in the revival of the August Wilson play The Piano Lesson.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Minecraft Dawn 2025
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey Self 2023
The Color Purple Sofia 2023
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising Self 2022
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Mahalia Jackson 2021
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine Jordana Bachman 2020
Eat Wheaties! Wendy 2020
Clemency Evette Wilkinson 2019
The Public's Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice 2019
The Day Shall Come Venus Al Shabaz 2019
All the Little Things We Kill Claire Soto 2019
Sadie Carla 2018
Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image Herself 2017
I Dream Too Much Abbey 2016
The Angry Birds Movie Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice) 2016
The Same Difference 2015
Time Out of Mind Receptionist 2014
Fireproof Young Catherine (voice) 2008
SHOWCHARACTERYEAR
Orange Is the New Black Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson <mt>
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Ruthless Ruth <mt>
Lip Sync Battle Self <mt>
Close Enough Pearle Watson (voice) <mt>
Peacemaker Leota Adebayo <mt>
Master of None Shannon <mt>
The Daily Show Self <mt>
Karma’s World Dr. Lillie Carter-Grant (voice) <mt>
Get Organized with The Home Edit <blank> <mt>
Project Runway Self <mt>
Project Runway Self - Guest Judge <mt>
Instant Dream Home Self - Host <mt>
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest <mt>
Trailblazer Honors Honoree (Orange is the New Black cast) <mt>
The View Self - Guest <mt>
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest <mt>
Tamron Hall Self - Guest <mt>
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self <mt>
The Jennifer Hudson Show Self <mt>
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest <mt>
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self <mt>
The Oscars Self <mt>
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