Danielle Brooks (born September 17, 1989) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as prison inmate Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019).
In 2015, Brooks made her Broadway debut in the musical revival of The Color Purple as Sofia, for which she received a nomination for a Tony Award and won a Grammy Award. In 2023, Brooks reprised her role as Sofia in the film adaptation of The...
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Fireproof
As Young Catherine (voice)
The Color Purple
As Sofia
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
As Self
A Minecraft Movie
As Dawn
I Dream Too Much
As Abbey
The Angry Birds Movie
As Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice)
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
As Self
Time Out of Mind
As Receptionist
The Same Difference
Oh. What. Fun.
Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image
As Herself
The Day Shall Come
As Venus Al Shabaz
Sadie
As Carla
All the Little Things We Kill
As Claire Soto
Clemency
As Evette Wilkinson
The Public's Much Ado About Nothing
As Beatrice
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
As Mahalia Jackson
Eat Wheaties!
As Wendy
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
As Jordana Bachman
The Bad Guys 2
As Kitty Kat (voice)
Orange Is the New Black
As Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson
The Daily Show
As Self
Karma’s World
As Dr. Lillie Carter-Grant (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
As Self
Get Organized with The Home Edit
Project Runway
As Self
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
As Ruthless Ruth
Lip Sync Battle
As Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
As Self
Instant Dream Home
As Self - Host
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
As Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
As Self
Trailblazer Honors
As Self - Honoree
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
As Self - Guest
The View
As Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
As Self - Guest
The Oscars
As Self
Tamron Hall
As Self - Guest
Close Enough
As Pearle Watson (voice)
Peacemaker
As Leota Adebayo
Master of None
As Shannon
Finding Your Roots
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
As Self
Social Distance
As Imani
Sherri
As Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The One Show
As Self
