Actor
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 ...

Known For
Acting
2025 -- The Bad Guys 2 | Kitty Kat (voice)
2025 -- A Minecraft Movie | Dawn
2023 -- Oprah & The Color Purple Journey | Self
2023 -- The Color Purple | Sofia
2022 -- Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising | Self
2021 -- Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia | Mahalia Jackson
2021 -- All the Little Things We Kill | Claire Soto
2020 -- Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine | Jordana Bachman
2020 -- Eat Wheaties! | Wendy
2019 -- Clemency | Evette Wilkinson
2019 -- The Public's Much Ado About Nothing | Beatrice
2019 -- The Day Shall Come | Venus Al Shabaz
2018 -- Sadie | Carla
2017 -- Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image | Herself
2016 -- I Dream Too Much | Abbey
2016 -- The Angry Birds Movie | Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice)
2015 -- The Same Difference |
2014 -- Time Out of Mind | Receptionist
2008 -- Fireproof | Young Catherine (voice)
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