Danielle Brooks

Danielle Brooks

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1989-09-17 (35 years old)

Biography

Danielle Brooks (born September 17, 1989) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as prison inmate Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019).


In 2015, Brooks made her Broadway debut in the musical revival of The Color Purple as Sofia, for which she received a nomination for a Tony Award and won a 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. In 2021, she played gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the made-for-television biographical film Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie as an executive producer.


In 2022, Brooks 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, for which she received a Drama Desk Award nomination. She has since starred in the fantasy adventure comedy A Minecraft Movie.


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Filmography

all 49

TV Shows 29

self 21

Movies 20

Voice 5

Producer 1

Self - Guest
Sherri

Sherri (2022)

TV
Dr. Lillie Carter-Grant (voice)
Karma’s World

Karma’s World (2021)

TV
Mahalia Jackson / Co-Executive Producer
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021)

Movie
Pearle Watson (voice)
Close Enough

Close Enough (2020)

TV
9
Self - Guest Judge
Floored

Floored (2020)

TV
5.33
Evette Wilkinson
Clemency

Clemency (2019)

Movie
6.5
Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice)
The Angry Birds Movie

The Angry Birds Movie (2016)

Movie
6.29
Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson
Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black (2013)

TV
6.13
Young Catherine (voice)
Fireproof

Fireproof (2008)

Movie
9.5
Self / Self - Guest Judge
Project Runway

Project Runway (2004)

TV
8
Adebayo
Waller

Waller

TV
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1989-09-17 (35 years old)

Birth Place
Augusta, United States

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
丹妮爾·布魯克斯, دانیل بروکس, دانيل بروكس, แดเนียล บรูคส์

Awards
Theatre World Award

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