Danielle Brooks
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
Credits
- 2025 ·The Bad Guys 2as Kitty Kat (voice)
- 2025 ·A Minecraft Movieas Dawn
- 2023 ·Oprah & The Color Purple Journeyas Self
- 2023 ·The Color Purpleas Sofia
- 2022 ·The Jennifer Hudson Showas Self
- 2022 ·Instant Dream Homeas Self - Host
- 2022 ·Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Risingas Self
- 2022 ·Peacemakeras Leota Adebayo
- 2021 ·Karma’s Worldas Dr. Lillie Carter-Grant (voice)
- 2021 ·Robin Roberts Presents: Mahaliaas Mahalia Jackson
- 2021 ·All the Little Things We Killas Claire Soto
- 2020 ·Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fineas Jordana Bachman
- 2020 ·Eat Wheaties!as Wendy
- 2020 ·Get Organized with The Home Editas
- 2020 ·Close Enoughas Pearle Watson (voice)
- 2020 ·Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sas Self
- 2019 ·Clemencyas Evette Wilkinson
- 2019 ·The Public's Much Ado About Nothingas Beatrice
- 2019 ·The Day Shall Comeas Venus Al Shabaz
- 2019 ·Tamron Hallas Self - Guest
- 2018 ·Sadieas Carla
- 2017 ·Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Imageas Herself
- 2017 ·Rapunzel's Tangled Adventureas Ruthless Ruth
- 2016 ·I Dream Too Muchas Abbey
- 2016 ·The Angry Birds Movieas Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice)
- 2015 ·Master of Noneas Shannon
- 2015 ·The Same Differenceas
- 2015 ·Lip Sync Battleas Self
- 2014 ·Time Out of Mindas Receptionist
- 2014 ·Trailblazer Honorsas Self - Honoree
- 2014 ·Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self
- 2014 ·The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self - Guest
- 2013 ·Orange Is the New Blackas Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson
- 2012 ·Finding Your Rootsas
- 2009 ·Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest
- 2008 ·Fireproofas Young Catherine (voice)
- 2004 ·Project Runwayas Self
- 2004 ·Project Runwayas Self - Guest Judge
- 2003 ·Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self
- 1997 ·The Viewas Self - Guest
- 1996 ·The Daily Showas Self
- 1988 ·LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest
- 1953 ·The Oscarsas Self
- Future ·Oh. What. Fun.as