Danielle Brooks

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Danielle Brooks is an American actress whose work spans television, film, and Broadway. She first gained widespread recognition as Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson on Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), a role that became one of the series’ emotional centers and established her as a major presence on television. She later reached a broader mainstream audience starring as Leota Adebayo in James Gunn’s HBO series Peacemaker, where her performance played a central role in the show’s balance of action, satire, and character-driven storytelling. The series marked a high-profile expansion of her work into genre television tied to DC Comics. Brooks made her Broadway debut in 2015 as Sofia in the revival of The Color Purple, earning a Tony Award nomination and winning a Grammy Award with the cast. She reprised the role in the 2023 film adaptation, a performance that brought her nominations from the...

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Orange Is the New BlackSeries • 2013PeacemakerSeries • 2022A Minecraft MovieMovie • 2025Finding Your RootsSeries • 2012If I Go Will They Miss MeMovie • 2026The Bad Guys 2Movie • 2025Close EnoughSeries • 2020Rapunzel's Tangled AdventureSeries • 2017The Angry Birds MovieMovie • 2016Master of NoneSeries • 2015Oh. What. Fun.Movie • 2025The Color PurpleMovie • 2023Get Organized with The Home EditSeries • 2020Social DistanceSeries • 2020Karma’s WorldSeries • 2021FireproofMovie • 2008The Day Shall ComeMovie • 2019Time Out of MindMovie • 2015Eat Wheaties!Movie • 2020ClemencyMovie • 2019Sarah Cooper: Everything's FineMovie • 2020