Danielle Brooks

Danielle Brooks

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.
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    Acting
    Place of birth
    Augusta, Georgia, USA
    Birthday
    17 September 1989
Fireproof
Fireproof
7.654
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
7.1
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
6
A Minecraft Movie
A Minecraft Movie
0
I Dream Too Much
I Dream Too Much
4.8
The Angry Birds Movie
The Angry Birds Movie
6.2
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
4.5
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind
5.548
The Same Difference
The Same Difference
3.1
Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image
Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image
7
The Day Shall Come
The Day Shall Come
5.7
Sadie
Sadie
6.8
All the Little Things We Kill
All the Little Things We Kill
0
Clemency
Clemency
6.3
The Public's Much Ado About Nothing
The Public's Much Ado About Nothing
7
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
6.5
Eat Wheaties!
Eat Wheaties!
5.6
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
5.566
The Bad Guys 2
The Bad Guys 2
0
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