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Peacemaker

as Leota Adebayo

2022
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

as Mahalia Jackson

2021
Close Enough

as Pearle Watson (voice)

2020
Eat Wheaties!

as Wendy

2020
The Day Shall Come

as Venus Al Shabaz

2019
Clemency

as Evette Wilkinson

2019
Sadie

as Carla

2018
I Dream Too Much

as Abbey

2016
Time Out of Mind

as Receptionist

2015
Orange Is the New Black

as Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson

2013
Fireproof

as Young Catherine (voice)

2008
All the Little Things We Kill

as Claire Soto

2021
Danielle Brooks Danielle Brooks

Birthday

1989-09-17

Place of Birth

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Biography

Danielle Brittany Brooks (born September 17, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black and the voice of Officer Pearle Watson on the HBO Max animated series, Close Enough. She received a Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of Sofia in the 2015 Broadway production of The Color Purple.
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