Danielle Brooks
Acting
Born 1989-09-17
Augusta, Georgia, USA
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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 Academy Awards, BAFTA, and Golden Globes, solidifying her transition into major film roles.
Alongside acting, Brooks has taken on producing and hosting work. She portrayed Mahalia Jackson in the television biopic Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021), serving as an executive producer and earning a Primetime Emmy nomination. She later hosted Netflix’s Instant Dream Home, receiving a Daytime Emmy nomination for her work as a program host.
Brooks has continued to balance screen and stage appearances, returning to Broadway in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson and starring in the fantasy adventure comedy A Minecraft Movie, further expanding her range across genres.
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Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The View
Project Runway
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Peacemaker
Orange Is the New Black
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The One Show
Sherri
A Minecraft Movie
The Bad Guys 2
Tamron Hall
Steve
The Oscars
Lip Sync Battle
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Close Enough
Oh. What. Fun.
The Angry Birds Movie
Finding Your Roots
Master of None
Top Chef VIP
The Color Purple
Trailblazer Honors
Karma’s World
Fireproof
A Minecraft Movie Squared
Get Organized with The Home Edit
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
If I Go Will They Miss Me
Social Distance
Instant Dream Home
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
The Day Shall Come
Eat Wheaties!
Time Out of Mind
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Family Recipe Showdown
Modern Love
Clemency
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Sadie
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Bad Day
Podly: The Peacemaker Podcast
All the Little Things We Kill
The Public's Much Ado About Nothing
I Dream Too Much
The Same Difference
Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image
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