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Danielle Deadwyler

Danielle Deadwyler

Acting1982Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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 They Fall (2021) and the biopic Till (2022). Her portrayal of Mamie Till in the latter earned her many accolades, garnering the Gotham Independent Film Award for Outstanding Lead Performance and earning BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.

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Acting History

Future
The Street
as Lutie Johnson
Otis & Zelma
as Zelma Redding
The Street
Producer
bustitOpen
Director
bustitOpen
Producer
2026
The Saviors
as Kimberley Harrison
The Saviors
Executive Producer
2025
40 Acres
as Hailey Freeman
The Bear
TVas Chantel1 eps
40 Acres
Executive Producer
The Woman in the Yard
Executive Producer
2024
Parallel
as Vanessa
Carry-On
as Elena Cole
The Piano Lesson
as Berniece Charles
Sherri
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
Parallel
Executive Producer
2022
Till
as Mamie Till-Mobley
Tamron Hall
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
From Scratch
TVas Zora Wheeler8 eps
2021
Station Eleven
TVas Miranda Carroll5 eps
2020
It's Time
as Karen Phillips
The Devil to Pay
as Lemon Cassidy
P-Valley
TVas Yoli3 eps
Paradise Lost
TVas Nicque Green10 eps
CHOR(E)S
Director
2019
Watchmen
TVas June2 eps
2018
Jane and Emma
as Jane Manning
The Leisure Seeker
as Hotel Waitress
2017
Gifted
as Animal Shelter Worker
MacGyver
TVas Brunette Agent1 eps
2016
Greenleaf
TVas Stacy2 eps
2013
2012
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest
1997
The View
TVas Self - Guest

Social Media

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
5/3/1982(43 years old)
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA