Orange Is the New Black
2013
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Danielle Brooks (born September 17, 1989) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role as prison inmate Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019) gained her three Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and three NAACP Image Awards nominations.
Danielle Brooks was born on 17 September 1989 in Augusta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Peacemaker (2022), Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021).
This week on Dinner’s On Me, Oscar and Tony nominated star of “The Color Purple” Danielle Brooks joins the show. Over tuna melts and Thai steak salad, Danielle tells me what it was like to inherit a role from Oprah Winfrey herself and losing her anonymity overnight with the success of Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black.”
Aug 5, 2019 · Taystee, the character played by Danielle Brooks, serves as a prison introduction for both Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling) and the audience when, in the very first episode of the Netflix series,...
Dec 24, 2023 · Danielle Brooks Comes Full Circle. The actor, who played Sofia in the revival of “The Color Purple” musical on Broadway, reprises the role in a new film adaptation of the musical. Although ...
Feb 21, 2024 · Danielle Brooks Has an Oscar Nomination. So Why Is She in Mourning? As she tries to find her place in Hollywood, the “Color Purple” stage and screen star bids an emotional goodbye to a ...
Danielle Brooks was born on 17 September 1989 in Augusta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Peacemaker (2022), Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021). She has been married to Dennis Gelin since 13 January 2022.
Jan 23, 2024 · Brooks, a past Emmy nominee, Tony nominee and Grammy winner who broke out in “Orange Is the New Black,” is nominated for her supporting actress work in the movie musical “The Color Purple.”
Jan 23, 2024 · The Color Purple star Danielle Brooks shares her thoughts on her Oscar nomination for best supporting actress and how Sofia taught her to own her power.
Nov 19, 2015 · Danielle Brooks is beloved by binge-watching Orange Is the New Black devotees as Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson, the heart and soul of Litchfield Penitentiary. But beneath the standard-issue prison...
