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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 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.

Filmography

7.663

Fireproof
2008-09-26

The Color Purple

7.1

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

0

A Minecraft Movie
2025-04-02

I Dream Too Much

4.8

I Dream Too Much
2016-06-21

The Angry Birds Movie

6.235

The Angry Birds Movie
2016-05-11

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

5

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023-12-28

Time Out of Mind

5.6

Time Out of Mind
2014-09-07

The Same Difference

3.1

The Same Difference
2015-06-23

0

Oh. What. Fun.

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

6.8

Sadie
2018-10-12

All the Little Things We Kill

0

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

6.7

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
2021-04-03

5.5

Eat Wheaties!
2020-09-25

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

5.6

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

0

The Bad Guys 2
2025-07-30

Orange Is the New Black

7.669

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

5.5

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

Get Organized with The Home Edit

6.5

Get Organized with The Home Edit
2020-09-09

6.2

Project Runway
2004-12-01

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

7.333

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017-03-24

Lip Sync Battle

6.37

Lip Sync Battle
2015-04-02

6.2

Project Runway
2004-12-01

The Jennifer Hudson Show

6.4

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

4.9

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

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

Trailblazer Honors

7.5

Trailblazer Honors
2014-06-27

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.2

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

4.5

The View
1997-08-11

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

5.1

Tamron Hall
2019-09-09

8

Close Enough
2020-07-09

8.279

Peacemaker
2022-01-13

7.467

Master of None
2015-11-06

Finding Your Roots

6.2

Finding Your Roots
2012-03-24

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

0

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020-05-03