Danielle Brooks

Danielle Brooks

1989-09-17 Augusta, Georgia, USA 22 Credits

Biography

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 Color Purple and was nominated for an Academy Awa...

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Oh. What. Fun.

Oh. What. Fun.

2025

Acting

Claire Clauster organizes a special Christmas outing when her family forgets her in the shuffle. By the time they realize their mistake, she’s gone mi...

The Bad Guys 2

The Bad Guys 2

2025

as Kitty Kat (voice)

Acting

The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, mast...

A Minecraft Movie

A Minecraft Movie

2025

as Dawn

6.5
Acting

Four misfits find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre...

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

2023

as Self

4.5
Acting

A behind-the-scenes look into the making of the new feature film “The Color Purple,” and the impact the story has had on our culture. Oprah Winfrey ta...

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

2023

as Sofia

7.1
Acting

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately find...

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

2022

as Self

6.0
Acting

Exploring how Black actresses, a historically overlooked and under-valued group in Hollywood, have in recent years begun to ascend to the top echelons...

DC Fandome 2021

DC Fandome 2021

2021

Acting

A global live online event uniting DC Comics creations and adaptations with fans around the globe.

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

2021

as Mahalia Jackson

6.9
Acting

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, mel...

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

2021

Co-Executive Producer

6.9
Producing

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, mel...

All the Little Things We Kill

All the Little Things We Kill

2021

as Claire Soto

4.0
Acting

A college professor takes her students hostage to force the passage of a bill that bans semi-automatic weapons.

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

2020

as Jordana Bachman

5.4
Acting

Comedian and Trump lip-synching sensation Sarah Cooper tackles politics, race and other light topics in a sketch special packed with celebrity guests.

Eat Wheaties!

Eat Wheaties!

2020

as Wendy

5.4
Acting

Sid Straw leads a dull life until he accidentally stalks famous college friend, Elizabeth Banks, on social media. With each failed attempt to prove he...

Clemency

Clemency

2019

as Evette Wilkinson

6.3
Acting

Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine...

The Public's Much Ado About Nothing

The Public's Much Ado About Nothing

2019

as Beatrice

7.0
Acting

This bold interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece features Danielle Brooks (“Orange is the New Black,” Broadway’s “The Color Purple”) and ...

The Day Shall Come

The Day Shall Come

2019

as Venus Al Shabaz

5.7
Acting

An impoverished leader of a small religious commune in Miami is offered cash to save his family from eviction. He has no idea his sponsor works for an...

Sadie

Sadie

2018

as Carla

6.7
Acting

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 newes...

Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image

Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image

2017

as Herself

7.0
Acting

A documentary about body image and the industry leaders challenging society's unrealistic and dangerous standards of beauty.

I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much

2016

as Abbey

4.8
Acting

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 ...

The Angry Birds Movie

The Angry Birds Movie

2016

as Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice)

6.2
Acting

An island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and the...

The Same Difference

The Same Difference

2015

3.1
Acting

The Same Difference is a documentary about lesbians who discriminate against other lesbians! The Same Difference, through a series of lesbian women st...

Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

2014

as Receptionist

5.6
Acting

Evicted from his squat and suddenly alone on the streets, George is a man without a home. Struggling with his demons and desperately trying to connect...

Fireproof

Fireproof

2008

as Young Catherine (voice)

7.7
Acting

A heroic fire captain values dedication and service to others above all else, but the most important partnership in his life, his marriage, is about t...