Danielle Brooks
Birthday: 1989-09-17 | Place of Birth: Augusta, Georgia, USADanielle Brittany Brooks (born September 17, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black and the voice of Officer Pearle Watson on the HBO Max animated series, Close Enough. She received a Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of Sofia in the 2015 Broadway production of The Color Purple.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2025
A Minecraft Movie
as Dawn
2025
The Bad Guys 2
as Kitty Kat (voice)
2023
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
as Self
2023
2023
The Color Purple
as Sofia
2022
Peacemaker
as Leota Adebayo
2022
2022
Instant Dream Home
as Self - Host
2021
All the Little Things We Kill
as Claire Soto
2021
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
as Mahalia Jackson
2020
Close Enough
as Pearle Watson (voice)
2020
Eat Wheaties!
as Wendy
2019
The Public's Much Ado About Nothing
as Beatrice
2019
Clemency
as Evette Wilkinson
2019
The Day Shall Come
as Venus Al Shabaz
2018
Sadie
as Carla
2016
I Dream Too Much
as Abbey
2015
Time Out of Mind
as Receptionist
2013
Orange Is the New Black
as Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson
2008
Fireproof
as Young Catherine (voice)
1
The Color Of Purple
as Sofia
