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Danielle Brooks
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Danielle Brooks
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1989-09-17,Augusta, Georgia, USA
Gender
Female
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danielle Brooks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

7.7

Fireproof
2008-09-26

The Color Purple

7.021

The Color Purple
2023-12-25

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

6

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
2022-02-03

A Minecraft Movie

6.348

A Minecraft Movie
2025-03-31

I Dream Too Much

4.8

I Dream Too Much
2016-06-21

The Angry Birds Movie

6.248

The Angry Birds Movie
2016-05-11

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

3.3

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023-12-28

Time Out of Mind

5.6

Time Out of Mind
2014-09-07

The Same Difference

2.7

The Same Difference
2015-06-23

6

Oh. What. Fun.
2025-12-02

Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image

7

Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image
2017-06-22

The Day Shall Come

5.7

The Day Shall Come
2019-10-11

6.765

Sadie
2018-10-12

All the Little Things We Kill

4

All the Little Things We Kill
2021-01-22

6.3

Clemency
2019-12-27

The Public's Much Ado About Nothing

7

The Public's Much Ado About Nothing
2019-11-22

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

6.8

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
2021-04-03

5.5

Eat Wheaties!
2020-09-25

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

5.4

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
2020-10-27

7.8

The Bad Guys 2
2025-07-24

0

Modern Love
2012-10-10

0

Bad Day

Orange Is the New Black

7.658

Orange Is the New Black
2013-07-11

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

7.2

Karma’s World
2021-10-15

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.261

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

Get Organized with The Home Edit

6.6

Get Organized with The Home Edit
2020-09-09

6.212

Project Runway
2004-12-01

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

7.3

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017-03-24

Lip Sync Battle

6.4

Lip Sync Battle
2015-04-02

6.212

Project Runway
2004-12-01

The Jennifer Hudson Show

5.603

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022-09-12

Instant Dream Home

6.4

Instant Dream Home
2022-08-10

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.056

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.461

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

Trailblazer Honors

7.5

Trailblazer Honors
2014-06-27

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.4

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

4.3

The View
1997-08-11

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.9

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

6.961

The Oscars
1953-03-19

4.9

Tamron Hall
2019-09-09

7.9

Close Enough
2020-07-09

8.214

Peacemaker
2022-01-13

7.397

Master of None
2015-11-06

Finding Your Roots

6.4

Finding Your Roots
2012-03-24

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

10

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020-05-03

Social Distance

6.2

Social Distance
2020-10-15

3.045

Sherri
2022-09-12

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09

4.4

The One Show
2006-08-14

Family Recipe Showdown

10

Family Recipe Showdown
2025-07-17

6.6

Top Chef VIP
2022-08-09

0

Checkmate

5.9

Tony Awards
1956-04-01