Danielle Brooks
Actor · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer
Born Sep 17, 1989 · Augusta, Georgia, USA
Active 2008–present · Awards: Theatre World Award
Danielle Brooks is an American actress whose work spans television, film, and Broadway. She first gained widespread recognition as Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson on Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), a role that became one of the series’…
Filmography
A Minecraft Movie (2025) — DawnThe Bad Guys 2 (2025) — Kitty Kat (voice)Oh. What. Fun. (2025) — MorganA Minecraft Movie Squared (2027) — DawnIf I Go Will They Miss Me (2026) — Lozita · Executive ProducerPeacemaker (2022) — Leota AdebayoOrange Is the New Black (2013) — Tasha 'Taystee' JeffersonThe Angry Birds Movie (2016) — Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice)Fireproof (2008) — Young Catherine (voice)Close Enough (2020) — Pearle Watson (voice)Master of None (2015) — ShannonThe Color Purple (2023) — SofiaRapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017) — Ruthless Ruth (voice)Karma’s World (2021) — Dr. Lillie Carter-Grant (voice)Clemency (2019) — Evette WilkinsonThe Day Shall Come (2019) — Venus Al ShabazTime Out of Mind (2015) — ReceptionistSocial Distance (2020) — ImaniSadie (2018) — CarlaFinding Your Roots (2012)Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020) — Jordana BachmanEat Wheaties! (2020) — WendyRobin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021) — Mahalia Jackson · Co-Executive ProducerThe Public's Much Ado About Nothing (2019) — Beatrice