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Danielle Brooks‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1989-09-17

Popularity

star5.6

Danielle Brooks

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Danielle Brooks

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1989-09-17

Popularity

star5.6

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.

Movie Credits

Fireproof

Fireproof‌
star7.6
calendar 2008

The Color Purple

The Color Purple‌
star7.1
calendar 2023

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising‌
star6.0
calendar 2022

A Minecraft Movie

A Minecraft Movie‌
star0.0
calendar 2025

I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much‌
star4.8
calendar 2016

The Angry Birds Movie

The Angry Birds Movie‌
star6.2
calendar 2016

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey‌
star5.0
calendar 2023

Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind‌
star5.6
calendar 2014

The Same Difference

The Same Difference‌
star3.1
calendar 2015

Oh. What. Fun.

Oh. What. Fun.‌
star0.0
calendar

Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image

Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image‌
star7.0
calendar 2017

The Day Shall Come

The Day Shall Come‌
star5.7
calendar 2019

Sadie

Sadie‌
star6.8
calendar 2018

All the Little Things We Kill

All the Little Things We Kill‌
star0.0
calendar 2021

Clemency

Clemency‌
star6.3
calendar 2019

The Public's Much Ado About Nothing

The Public's Much Ado About Nothing‌
star7.0
calendar 2019

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia‌
star6.7
calendar 2021

Eat Wheaties!

Eat Wheaties!‌
star5.5
calendar 2020

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine‌
star5.6
calendar 2020

Tv Credits

Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black‌
star7.7
calendar 2013

The Daily Show

The Daily Show‌
star6.3
calendar 1996

Karma’s World

Karma’s World‌
star7.2
calendar 2021

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers‌
star5.5
calendar 2014

Get Organized with The Home Edit

Get Organized with The Home Edit‌
star6.5
calendar 2020

Project Runway

Project Runway‌
star6.2
calendar 2004

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure‌
star7.3
calendar 2017

Lip Sync Battle

Lip Sync Battle‌
star6.3
calendar 2015

Project Runway

Project Runway‌
star6.2
calendar 2004

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show‌
star6.4
calendar 2022

Instant Dream Home

Instant Dream Home‌
star6.2
calendar 2022

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen‌
star4.9
calendar 2009

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!‌
star5.6
calendar 2003

Trailblazer Honors

Trailblazer Honors‌
star7.5
calendar 2014

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark‌
star5.4
calendar 1988

The View

The View‌
star4.5
calendar 1997

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon‌
star5.8
calendar 2014

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall‌
star5.1
calendar 2019

Close Enough

Close Enough‌
star8.0
calendar 2020

Peacemaker

Peacemaker‌
star8.3
calendar 2022

Master of None

Master of None‌
star7.5
calendar 2015

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots‌
star6.3
calendar 2012