Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1989-09-17 (36 years old)
Place of Birth
Augusta, Georgia, USA
Also known As
丹妮爾·布魯克斯
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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-televisi...
2008
as Young Catherine (voice)
2023
as Sofia
2025
as Dawn
2016
as Abbey
2016
as Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice)
2023
2014
as Receptionist
2025
2017
as Herself
2019
as Venus Al Shabaz
2018
as Carla
2021
as Claire Soto
2019
as Evette Wilkinson
2019
as Beatrice
2021
as Mahalia Jackson
2020
as Wendy
2020
as Jordana Bachman
2025
as Kitty Kat (voice)
2021
2021
as Co-Executive Producer
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