Danielle Deadwyler

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1982-05-03 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Danielle Deadwyler

Biography

Danielle Deadwyler (born May 3, 1982) is an American actress. She began her career appearing on Atlanta stage, notably the 2009 production of For Colored Girls, and made her screen debut in the 2012 drama film A Cross to Bear. She appeared in the primetime series The Haves and the Have Nots (2015–2017), the series P-Valley (2020), the miniseries Station Eleven (2021–2022), and the miniseries From Scratch (2022). Deadwyler garnered critical acclaim for starring in the western film The Harder They Fall (2021) and the biopic Till (2022). Her portrayal of Mamie Till in the latter earned her many accolades, garnering the Gotham Independent Film A...

Acting

2024

The Piano Lesson

as Berniece Charles

2024

Parallel

as Vanessa

2024

Carry-On

as Elena Cole

2024

2018

The Leisure Seeker

as Hotel Waitress

2025

40 Acres

as Hailey Freeman

2012

2017

Gifted

as Animal Shelter Worker

2018

Jane and Emma

as Jane Manning

2020

The Devil to Pay

as Lemon Cassidy

2022

Till

as Mamie Till-Mobley

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Otis & Zelma

as Zelma Redding

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The Saviors

as Kimberley Harrison

2020

It's Time

as Karen Phillips

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The Street

as Lutie Johnson

Production

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bustitOpen

as Director

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bustitOpen

as Producer

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bustitOpen

as Writer

2024

Parallel

as Executive Producer

2025

The Woman in the Yard

as Executive Producer

2020

The Devil to Pay

as Producer

2020

CHOR(E)S

as Director

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The Saviors

as Executive Producer

2025

40 Acres

as Executive Producer

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The Street

as Producer

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