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.
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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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Orange Is the New Black
as Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson
Episodes: 89
First Aired: Jul 11, 2013
Close Enough
as Pearle Watson (voice)
Episodes: 46
First Aired: Jul 09, 2020
Karma’s World
as Dr. Lillie Carter-Grant (voice)
Episodes: 15
First Aired: Oct 15, 2021
Peacemaker
as Leota Adebayo
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jan 13, 2022
Master of None
as Shannon
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 06, 2015
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
as Ruthless Ruth
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 24, 2017
Instant Dream Home
as Self - Host
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Aug 10, 2022
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
Get Organized with The Home Edit
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2020
Project Runway
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 01, 2004
Lip Sync Battle
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 02, 2015
Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 01, 2004
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 2022
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Trailblazer Honors
as Self - Honoree
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 27, 2014
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
The View
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
Finding Your Roots
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 24, 2012
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 03, 2020
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