Danielle Brooks

Danielle Brooks

Nacimiento : 1989-09-17, Augusta, Georgia, USA

Historia

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.

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Películas

El color púrpura
Sofia
Adaptación musical de la novela de Alice Walker sobre las luchas de toda la vida de una mujer afroamericana que vive en el sur a principios del siglo XX.
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Self
Exploring how Black actresses, a historically overlooked and under-valued group in Hollywood, have in recent years begun to ascend to the top echelons of entertainment and American culture. The special examines how Black actresses of Hollywood have become power brokers and the iconic moments and roles have paved the way for them today.
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Mahalia Jackson
The true story of Mahalia Jackson, who began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history, melding her music with the civil rights movement.
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Jordana Bachman
Sarah Cooper, humorista y virtuosa parodiadora de Trump, habla de política, raza y otras trivialidades en este especial lleno de invitados famosos.
Querida Elizabeth
Wendy
La película cuenta las desventuras de Sid Straw, un hombre con una vida aburrida al que el mundo se le abre cuando es elegido copresidente del comité de planificación de su reunión de antiguos alumnos de la universidad. Cuando se entera de que toda la coordinación del evento se llevará a cabo a través de Facebook, Sid tiene que aventurarse en una red social desconocida para él... y ahí es donde encuentra el perfil de la actriz Elizabeth Banks... y muchos problemas.
Clemency
Evette Wilkinson
Años y años de llevar a cabo ejecuciones en el corredor de la muerte , han pasado factura a la directora de la prisión, Bernadine Williams. Mientras se prepara para ejecutar a otro recluso, Bernadine debe enfrentarse a los demonios psicológicos y emocionales que crea su trabajo y, en última instancia, conectarla con el hombre al que está autorizada a matar.
The Public's Much Ado About Nothing
Beatrice
This bold interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece features Danielle Brooks (“Orange is the New Black,” Broadway’s “The Color Purple”) and Grantham Coleman (“Buzzer,” “The Americans”) as the sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick. Tony Award winner Kenny Leon (“American Son,” “A Raisin in the Sun”) directs with choreography by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown (“Choir Boy”). Set in contemporary Georgia with an election race underway, Great Performances: Much Ado About Nothing finds the community of Messina celebrating a break from an ongoing war, but not all is peaceful amid the merriment. Former rivals battle it out, revenge is sought and trickery runs amok in this timeless comedy of romantic retribution and miscommunication. Earning a New York Times Critic’s Pick, the play was recorded during its final weekend of Free Shakespeare in the Park performances, June 22-23, 2019.
El día llegará
Venus Al Shabaz
Moses Al Shabaz, un predicador de Miami que está al borde de perder el poco dinero que le queda, recibe una oferta económica para salvar a su familia del desahucio. No sabe que tras el dinero se esconde la mano del FBI, que planea emplearle como cabeza de turco por proclamar ideas revolucionarias en las zonas más castigadas por la pobreza de Miami.
All the Little Things We Kill
Claire Soto
A college professor takes her students hostage to force the passage of a bill that bans semi-automatic weapons.
Sadie
Carla
While her father is away serving in the military, Sadie battles to preserve his place on the home front when her mother takes an interest in the newest resident at the Shady Plains Trailer Park.
Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image
Herself
A documentary about body image and the industry leaders challenging society's unrealistic and dangerous standards of beauty.
I Dream Too Much
Abbey
Dora Welles is an imaginative college grad ready to experience all the excitement of life. Instead she finds herself in snowy upstate New York caring for her reclusive great aunt (who has lived a much more exciting life than anyone realizes).
Angry Birds: La película
Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice)
Basada en la saga de videojuegos "Angry Birds", la historia se desarrolla en una isla poblada enteramente por aves felices que no vuelan... o casi enteramente. En este paraíso, Red, un pájaro con problemas de mal genio, el veloz Chuck y el volátil Bomb nunca han terminado de encajar. Pero, cuando la isla recibe la visita de unos misteriosos cerdos verdes, tendrán que ser estos insólitos marginados los que descubran qué traman esos cerdos.
The Same Difference
The Same Difference is a documentary about lesbians who discriminate against other lesbians! The Same Difference, through a series of lesbian women stories, discusses the hypocrisy in terms of gender roles and the per formative expectations.
Invisibles
Receptionist
George (Richard Gere) es un hombre en plena decadencia personal que se ve obligado a acudir a un refugio para los "sin techo" en Nueva York. Allí, sin recursos de ningún tipo y forzado a pedir en la calle, deberá enfrentarse a su nueva situación con la ayuda de Dixon, un veterano que le ayuda a retomar la relación con su hija Maggie, con la que perdió el contacto hace mucho tiempo.
Prueba de fuego
Young Catherine (voice)
Un joven bombero que, tras una valiente acción se convierte en un héroe para toda la ciudad, pasa sin embargo por una grave crisis matrimonial... Los creadores de "Facing the Giants" -una cinta sobre fútbol americano y los valores cristianos que costó apenas 100.000 dólares y recaudó 10 millones- vuelven a conseguir otro sorprendente éxito de taquilla -"Fireproof", con un presupuesto estimado de medio millón de dólares, se puso en su primera semana en el 4º puesto del box office americano recaudando 6,5 millones- con este drama romántico protagonizado por Kirk Cameron, conocido por la serie "Los problemas crecen".
The Piano Lesson
Berniece
In 1936, an ornately carved piano - the Charles family's prized possession - has been gathering dust in the parlor of Berniece Charles' Pittsburgh home. When Boy Willie, Berniece's exuberant brother, bursts into her life with his dream of buying the same Mississippi land that his family had worked as slaves, he plans to sell their antique piano for the cash he needs to stake his future. But Berniece refuses to sell, clinging to the piano as a reminder of the history that is their family legacy.