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Quinta Brunson

Quinta Brunson

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 21, 1989 (35)
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Jul 21, 2025
Entry Date Apr 20, 2024
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Quinta Brunson (/ˈkwɪntə/; born December 21, 1989) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing and starring as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues in the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary (2021–present). Brunson gained pro ... minence for her self-produced Instagram series Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date. She went on to produce and act in videos for BuzzFeed Video. She developed two streaming series with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures. At the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, she became the first Black woman to be nominated three times in the comedy category, receiving nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (which she won), Outstanding Comedy Series (as an executive producer), and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. At the 75th ceremony, she became the first Black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy in over 40 years. Brunson was honoured with a 2022 Peabody Award for her work on Abbott Elementary. She was also placed on the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list. Brunson has acted in the series iZombie, Single Parents, and Miracle Workers; provided voice work for Lazor Wulf and Magical Girl Friendship Squad; and starred in the first season of the HBO sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Quinta Brunson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

2026

as Sherri (voice)

Zootopia 2

Zootopia 2

2025

as Dr. Fuzzby (voice)

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

2022

as Oprah Winfrey

As of Yet

As of Yet

2021

as Lyssa

An American Pickle

An American Pickle

2020

as Female Interviewee

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Abbott Elementary

as Janine Teagues

Episodes: 70

First Aired: Dec 07, 2021

Lazor Wulf

as Blazor Wulf / The Youth

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Apr 07, 2019

Broke

as Miloh

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Sep 28, 2016

Miracle Workers

as Trig

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 12, 2019

A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Various Characters

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 02, 2019

Quinta vs. Everything

as Quinta

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Dec 10, 2017

Single Parents

as Bess

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 26, 2018

iZombie

as Dr. Collier

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 17, 2015

Cars on the Road

as Ivy (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 08, 2022

History of the World: Part II

as Martha Magdalene

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 06, 2023

Big Mouth

as Quinta (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 2017

A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Hair Fighter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2019

Miracle Workers

as Administrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 12, 2019

New Girl

as Annabelle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2011

Harley Quinn

as Hawkgirl (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 2019

Party Down

as Jaff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 2009

Big Mouth

as Girl (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 2017

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

100 Years of Warner Bros.

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 25, 2023

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

Worth It

as Herself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2016

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2019

That's My Jam

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 2021

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

The Shop

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 28, 2018

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

Hot Ones

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 2015

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 31, 2023

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2009

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 2010

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