Biography
Danielle Brittany Brooks (born September 17, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson on the comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019) and Leota Adebayo on the superhero series Peacemaker (2022–present). She received a Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of Sofia in the 2015 Broadway production of The Color Purple.
Filmography
All 36
TV Shows 19
Movies 17
Self 12
Voice 3
Sofia

The Color Purple (2023)
Movie
Self - Host

Instant Dream Home (2022)
TV Show
Self

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising (2022)
Movie
Leota Adebayo

Peacemaker (2022)
TV Show
9.25
Dr. Lillie Carter-Grant

Karma’s World (2021)
TV Show
Mahalia Jackson

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021)
Movie
Jordana Bachman

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020)
Movie
Imani

Social Distance (2020)
TV Show
Wendy

Eat Wheaties! (2020)
Movie

Get Organized with The Home Edit (2020)
TV Show
Pearle Watson (voice)

Close Enough (2020)
TV Show
9
Self - Guest Judge

Floored (2020)
TV Show
5.33
Evette Wilkinson

Clemency (2019)
Movie
6.5
Beatrice

The Public's Much Ado About Nothing (2019)
Movie
Venus Al Shabaz

The Day Shall Come (2019)
Movie
4.09
Self - Guest

Tamron Hall (2019)
TV Show
Claire Soto

All the Little Things We Kill (2019)
Movie
Carla

Sadie (2018)
Movie
Herself

Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image (2017)
Movie
Self - Guest

Talking with Chris Hardwick (2017)
TV Show
Ruthless Ruth

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017)
TV Show
8
Abbey

I Dream Too Much (2016)
Movie
Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice)

The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
Movie
6.29
Shannon

Master of None (2015)
TV Show
5.81

The Same Difference (2015)
Movie
Self

Lip Sync Battle (2015)
TV Show
4.2
Receptionist

Time Out of Mind (2014)
Movie
Honoree (Orange is the New Black cast)

Trailblazer Honors (2014)
TV Show
Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
TV Show
6.26
Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson

Orange Is the New Black (2013)
TV Show
5.88
Young Catherine (voice)

Fireproof (2008)
Movie
6
Self - Guest Judge / Self

Project Runway (2004)
TV Show
8
Self - Guest

The View (1997)
TV Show
8
Self

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (1996)
TV Show
6.1
Self - Guest

LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (1988)
TV Show
Berniece

The Piano Lesson
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.47
Based on 751 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1988
2015
2018
2017
2022
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Information
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1989-09-17 (33 years old)
Place of birthAugusta, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsTheatre World Award
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