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Danielle Brooks
Born · September 17, 1989 (35 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Augusta, Georgia, USA
Bio
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.
The Bad Guys 2
Kitty Kat (voice)
0.0
2025
A Minecraft Movie
Dawn
0.0
2025
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self
4.5
2023
The Color Purple
Sofia
7.1
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
2022
Instant Dream Home
Self - Host · (8 episodes)
6.4
2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Self
6.0
2022
Peacemaker
Leota Adebayo · (8 episodes)
8.3
2022
Karma’s World
Dr. Lillie Carter-Grant (voice) · (15 episodes)
7.2
2021
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Mahalia Jackson
6.5
2021
All the Little Things We Kill
Claire Soto
0.0
2021
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Jordana Bachman
5.6
2020
Eat Wheaties!
Wendy
5.6
2020
Get Organized with The Home Edit
(1 episode)
6.5
2020
Close Enough
Pearle Watson (voice) · (46 episodes)
8.0
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2020
Clemency
Evette Wilkinson
6.3
2019
The Public's Much Ado About Nothing
Beatrice
7.0
2019
The Day Shall Come
Venus Al Shabaz
5.7
2019
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.1
2019
Sadie
Carla
6.8
2018
Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image
Herself
7.0
2017
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Ruthless Ruth · (1 episode)
7.3
2017
I Dream Too Much
Abbey
4.8
2016
The Angry Birds Movie
Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice)
6.2
2016
Master of None
Shannon · (3 episodes)
7.4
2015
The Same Difference
3.1
2015
Lip Sync Battle
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
2015
Time Out of Mind
Receptionist
5.5
2014
Trailblazer Honors
Self - Honoree · (1 episode)
7.5
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
5.5
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.8
2014
Orange Is the New Black
Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson · (89 episodes)
7.7
2013
Finding Your Roots
(1 episode)
6.2
2012
Fireproof
Young Catherine (voice)
7.7
2008
Oh. What. Fun.
0.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
5.0
2009
Project Runway
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2004
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
6.2
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
4.4
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.2
1988
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1953