Biography
Danielle Deadwyler (born May 3, 1982) is an American actress. She began her career appearing on Atlanta stage, notably the 2009 production of For Colored Girls, and made her screen debut in the 2012 drama film A Cross to Bear. She appeared in the primetime series The Haves and the Have Nots (2015–2017), the series P-Valley (2020), the miniseries Station Eleven (2021–2022), and the miniseries From Scratch (2022). Deadwyler garnered critical acclaim for starring in the western film The Harder The...
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40 Acres
2025
as Hailey Freeman
Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decima...
40 Acres
2025
Executive Producer
Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decima...
The Woman in the Yard
2025
as Ramona
In the aftermath of her husband's death, widow Ramona's struggle to raise her two kids is hindered by the arrival of a mysterious woman with supernatu...
The Woman in the Yard
2025
Executive Producer
In the aftermath of her husband's death, widow Ramona's struggle to raise her two kids is hindered by the arrival of a mysterious woman with supernatu...
Carry-On
2024
as Elena Cole
An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
2024
as Self
Join the director, cast and producers of The Piano Lesson for an illuminating, intimate conversation about about bringing August Wilson's play to the ...
The Piano Lesson
2024
as Berniece Charles
A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family legacy...
I Saw the TV Glow
2024
as Brenda
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a su...
Parallel
2024
as Vanessa
Grief-stricken after the loss of her child, Vanessa takes refuge at a lake house only to be met with an aberration of herself from a parallel universe...
Parallel
2024
Executive Producer
Grief-stricken after the loss of her child, Vanessa takes refuge at a lake house only to be met with an aberration of herself from a parallel universe...
Till
2022
as Mamie Till-Mobley
The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his...
The Harder They Fall
2021
as Cuffee
Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.
The Devil to Pay
2020
as Lemon Cassidy
After the disappearance of her husband, a struggling farmer in an isolated Appalachian community fights to save her son when the cold-hearted matriarc...
The Devil to Pay
2020
Producer
After the disappearance of her husband, a struggling farmer in an isolated Appalachian community fights to save her son when the cold-hearted matriarc...
CHOR(E)S
2020
Director
With a Bankhead bounce as clarion call, a single woman choir(us) labors a cacophony of chor(e)s: from the domestic to the limits of being left 'lone.
It's Time
2020
as Karen Phillips
On October 28, 1989, Ole Miss defensive back Chucky Mullins hit Vanderbilt running back Brad Gaines in the back and separated him from the ball. While...
Jane and Emma
2018
as Jane Manning
Two women. One white. The other black. Society mandated they be enemies. The gospel of Jesus Christ required they be friends. On the eve of the death ...
The Leisure Seeker
2018
as Hotel Waitress
A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey from Boston to Key West, recapturing their passion for life and their love for each other on a road tr...
Gifted
2017
as Animal Shelter Worker
Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
A Cross to Bear
2012
as Erica
Mother of a 15-month old daughter and would-be dancer, fighting alcoholism and the hardships of living on the streets gets help from a home for women ...
Otis & Zelma
N/A
as Zelma Redding
Chronicles the life of Otis Redding.
The Saviors
N/A
as Kimberley Harrison
A suburban couple whose life spirals out of control when they rent their garage to mysterious tenants.
The Street
N/A
as Lutie Johnson
A feature adaptation of the 2022 Ann Petry novel about a young Black woman and her spirited struggle to raise her son amid the violence, poverty, and ...
bustitOpen
N/A
Writer, Producer, Director
A foursome of intergenerational black women detail the quotidian nature of mother/womanhood. Transfixed by an historical and surrealistic imagery, bus...
The Saviors
N/A
Executive Producer
A suburban couple whose life spirals out of control when they rent their garage to mysterious tenants.
The Street
N/A
Producer
A feature adaptation of the 2022 Ann Petry novel about a young Black woman and her spirited struggle to raise her son amid the violence, poverty, and ...