About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1989-09-17
Place of birth:
Augusta, Georgia, USA
Website:
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Danielle Brooks

Overview

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-television biographical film Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie as an executive producer.

In 2022, Brooks 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, for which she received a Drama Desk Award nomination. She has since starred in the fantasy adventure comedy A Minecraft Movie.

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Known for

Acting

2025 Oh. What. Fun. Actor N/A
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2025 The Bad Guys 2 Actor Kitty Kat (voice) 65
Fair
2025 A Minecraft Movie Actor Dawn 62
Fair
2023 Oprah & The Color Purple Journey Actor Self 58
Average
2023 The Color Purple Actor Sofia 63
Fair
2022 Instant Dream Home Actor Self - Host 68
Fair
2022 Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising Actor Self 59
Average
2022 Peacemaker: Opening Credits Behind The Scenes Actor Self 59
Average
2022 Peacemaker Actor Leota Adebayo 81
Very good
2021 Karma’s World Actor Dr. Lillie Carter-Grant (voice) 70
Good
2021 Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Actor Mahalia Jackson 59
Average
2021 All the Little Things We Kill Actor Claire Soto N/A
N/A
2020 Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine Actor Jordana Bachman 58
Average
2020 Eat Wheaties! Actor Wendy 58
Average
2020 Close Enough Actor Pearle Watson (voice) 78
Good
2019 Clemency Actor Evette Wilkinson 59
Average
2019 The Public's Much Ado About Nothing Actor Beatrice 59
Average
2019 The Day Shall Come Actor Venus Al Shabaz 58
Average
2018 Sadie Actor Carla 59
Average
2017 Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image Actor Herself 58
Average
2016 I Dream Too Much Actor Abbey 58
Average
2016 The Angry Birds Movie Actor Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice) 61
Fair
2015 The Same Difference Actor 58
Average
2014 Time Out of Mind Actor Receptionist 58
Average
2013 Orange Is the New Black Actor Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson 76
Good
2008 Fireproof Actor Young Catherine (voice) 69
Fair
Peacemaker Actor Leota Adebayo N/A
N/A

Production

2021 Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Production Co-Executive Producer 59
Average