Danielle Brooks
Danielle Brooks
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.
Known For
Actor
as Kitty Kat (voice)
as Dawn
as Self
as Sofia
as Self
as Self - Host
as Leota Adebayo
as Mahalia Jackson
as Claire Soto
as Dr. Lillie Carter-Grant (voice)
as Jordana Bachman
as Wendy
as Pearle Watson (voice)
as Self
as Evette Wilkinson
as Beatrice
as Venus Al Shabaz
as Self - Guest
as Carla
as Herself
as Ruthless Ruth
as Abbey
as Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice)
as Shannon
as Self
as Receptionist
as Self - Honoree
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson
as Self - Guest
as Young Catherine (voice)
as Self
as Self - Guest Judge
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
Producer
as Co-Executive Producer