Danielle Brooks

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1989-09-17 (36 years old)

Place of Birth

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Danielle Brooks

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-televisi...

Acting

2008

Fireproof

as Young Catherine (voice)

2023

2016

2016

The Angry Birds Movie

as Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice)

2014

Time Out of Mind

as Receptionist

2019

The Day Shall Come

as Venus Al Shabaz

2018

Sadie

as Carla

2019

Clemency

as Evette Wilkinson

2021

2020

2020

2025

The Bad Guys 2

as Kitty Kat (voice)

Production

2021

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

as Co-Executive Producer

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