Danielle Brooks

Actress

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. In 2024, Brooks received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her role as Sofia in Blitz Bazawule's film adaptation.

Born: September 17, 1989 (Age 34) in Augusta, Georgia, USA

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Day Shall Come Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	6	Actress	Venus Al Shabaz	2019
Clemency Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.6	Actress	Evette Wilkinson	2019
The Angry Birds Movie Movie Available on 35 streaming services.	6.1	Actress	Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice)	2016
Time Out of Mind Movie Available on 24 streaming services.	5.6	Actress	Receptionist	2014
The Same Difference Movie	7.2	Actress		2015
Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	7	Actress	Herself	2017
The Public's Much Ado About Nothing Movie	8.4	Actress	Beatrice	2019
I Dream Too Much Movie	5	Actress	Abbey	2016
Sadie Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	6.3	Actress	Carla	2018
Eat Wheaties! Movie Available on 36 streaming services.	6	Actress	Wendy	2020
All the Little Things We Kill Movie	6.9	Actress	Claire Soto	2019
Fireproof Movie Available on 23 streaming services.	6.6	Actress	Young Catherine (voice)	2008
The Color Purple Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7.1	Actress	Sofia	2023
Minecraft: The Movie Movie		Actress	Dawn	2025
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey Movie Available on 1 streaming services.		Actress	Self	2023
Orange Is the New Black TV Show Available on 13 streaming services.	7.9	Actress	Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson 89 Episodes	2013-2019
Karma's World TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Actress	Dr. Lillie Carter-Grant (voice) 15 Episodes	2021-2022
Instant Dream Home TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	6.2	Actress	Self - Host 8 Episodes	2022
Get Organized with the Home Edit TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	5.4	Actress	1 Episode	2020
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	7.6	Actress	Ruthless Ruth 1 Episode	2017-2020
Lip Sync Battle TV Show Available on 12 streaming services.	7	Actress	Self 1 Episode	2015-2019
Master of None TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	8	Actress	Shannon 3 Episodes	2015-2021
Project Runway TV Show Available on 19 streaming services.	7.2	Actress	Self - Guest Judge 1 Episode	2004
Live with Kelly and Mark TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	4.8	Actress	Self - Guest 1 Episode	1988
The View TV Show	2.7	Actress	Self - Guest 1 Episode	1997
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	6.9	Actress	Self - Guest 1 Episode	2014
Tamron Hall TV Show	4.5	Actress	Self - Guest 1 Episode	2019-2024
The Daily Show TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	8.1	Actress	Self 1 Episode	1996
Peacemaker TV Show Available on 7 streaming services.	8.4	Actress	Leota Adebayo 8 Episodes	2022
Project Runway TV Show Available on 19 streaming services.	7.2	Actress	Self 1 Episode	2004
Close Enough TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	8	Actress	Pearle Watson (voice) 46 Episodes	2020-2022
Late Night with Seth Meyers TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	6.1	Actress	Self 2 Episodes	2014
The Jennifer Hudson Show TV Show	4.1	Actress	1 Episode	2022
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	5.8	Actress	Self - Guest 2 Episodes	2009
Trailblazer Honors TV Show		Actress	Honoree (Orange is the New Black cast) 1 Episode	2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	6.3	Actress	Self 1 Episode	2003
The Oscars TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Actress	Self 1 Episode	1953
The Jennifer Hudson Show TV Show	4.1	Actress	Self 1 Episode	2022
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7	Actress	Mahalia Jackson	2021
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine TV Special	5.3	Actress	Jordana Bachman	2020
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising TV Special		Actress	Self	2022
The Color Purple Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7.1	Sound	Songs	2023
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7	Production	Co-Executive Producer	2021
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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