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
ActingBirthday
September 17, 1989Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
19Place of birth
Augusta, Georgia, USAAlso known as
丹妮爾·布魯克斯Cast credits
Fireproof
Young Catherine (voice)I Dream Too Much
AbbeyTime Out of Mind
ReceptionistThe Same Difference
The Angry Birds Movie
Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice)Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image
HerselfThe Day Shall Come
Venus Al ShabazSadie
CarlaAll the Little Things We Kill
Claire SotoClemency
Evette WilkinsonThe Public's Much Ado About Nothing
BeatriceRobin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Mahalia JacksonEat Wheaties!
WendySarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Jordana BachmanThe Color Purple
SofiaSoul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
SelfMinecraft
DawnOprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self