Danielle Brooks
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’ emotional centers and established her as a major presence on television.
She later reached a broader mainstream audience starring as Leota Adebayo in James Gunn’s HBO series Peacemaker, where her performance played a central role in the show’s balance of action, satire, and character-driven storytelling. The series marked a high-profile expansion of her work into genre television tied to DC Comics.
Brooks made her Broadway debut in 2015 as Sofia in the revival of The Color Purple, earning a Tony Award nomination and winning a Grammy Award with the cast. She reprised the role in the 2023 film adaptation, a performance that brought her nominations from the Academy Awards, BAFTA, and Golden Globes, solidifying her transition into major film roles.
Alongside acting, Brooks has taken on producing and hosting work. She portrayed Mahalia Jackson in the television biopic Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021), serving as an executive producer and earning a Primetime Emmy nomination. She later hosted Netflix’s Instant Dream Home, receiving a Daytime Emmy nomination for her work as a program host.
Brooks has continued to balance screen and stage appearances, returning to Broadway in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson and starring in the fantasy adventure comedy A Minecraft Movie, further expanding her range across genres.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 4.6863 |
| Birthday | 1989-09-17 |
| Place of Birth | Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| Also Known As | 丹妮爾·布魯克斯, دانیل بروکس, دانيل بروكس, แดเนียล บรูคส์, |
2008
Fireproof
7.668/831
A heroic fire captain values dedication and service to others above all else, but the most important partnership in his life, his marriage, is about t...
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Fireproof
2023
The Color Purple
7.02/343
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately find...
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The Color Purple
2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
6/3
Exploring how Black actresses, a historically overlooked and under-valued group in Hollywood, have in recent years begun to ascend to the top echelons...
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Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
2025
A Minecraft Movie
6.302/2667
Four misfits find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre...
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A Minecraft Movie
2016
I Dream Too Much
4.8/12
Dora Welles is an imaginative college grad ready to experience all the excitement of life. Instead she finds herself in snowy upstate New York caring...
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I Dream Too Much
2016
The Angry Birds Movie
6.25/3877
An island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and the...
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The Angry Birds Movie
2023
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
3.3/3
A behind-the-scenes look into the making of the new feature film “The Color Purple,” and the impact the story has had on our culture. Oprah Winfrey ta...
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Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2014
Time Out of Mind
5.6/146
Evicted from his squat and suddenly alone on the streets, George is a man without a home. Struggling with his demons and desperately trying to connect...
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Time Out of Mind
2015
The Same Difference
2.7/5
The Same Difference is a documentary about lesbians who discriminate against other lesbians! The Same Difference, through a series of lesbian women st...
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The Same Difference
2025
Oh. What. Fun.
5.569/209
Claire Clauster is the glue that holds her chaotic, lovable family together at the holidays. But this year, after planning a special outing for them,...
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Oh. What. Fun.
2017
Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image
7/1
A documentary about body image and the industry leaders challenging society's unrealistic and dangerous standards of beauty.
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Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image
2019
The Day Shall Come
5.7/119
An impoverished leader of a small religious commune in Miami is offered cash to save his family from eviction. He has no idea his sponsor works for an...
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The Day Shall Come
2018
Sadie
6.765/17
While her father is away serving in the military, Sadie battles to preserve his place on the home front when her mother takes an interest in the newes...
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Sadie
2021
All the Little Things We Kill
4/1
A college professor takes her students hostage to force the passage of a bill that bans semi-automatic weapons.
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All the Little Things We Kill
2019
Clemency
6.3/115
Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine...
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Clemency
2019
The Public's Much Ado About Nothing
7/1
This bold interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece features Danielle Brooks (“Orange is the New Black,” Broadway’s “The Color Purple”) and...
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The Public's Much Ado About Nothing
2021
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
6.727/11
The true story of Mahalia Jackson, who began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history, mel...
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Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
2020
Eat Wheaties!
5.5/27
Sid Straw leads a dull life until he accidentally stalks famous college friend Elizabeth Banks on social media. With each failed attempt to prove he k...
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Eat Wheaties!
2020
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
5.4/41
Comedian and Trump lip-synching sensation Sarah Cooper tackles politics, race and other light topics in a sketch special packed with celebrity guests.
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Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
2025
The Bad Guys 2
7.723/604
The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, mast...
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The Bad Guys 2
2012
Modern Love
0/0
American tv movie with no plot outline available on the imdb
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Modern Love
Bad Day
0/0
A single mom fights to keep one little promise to her daughter on the absolute worst day of her life.
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Bad Day
2026
If I Go Will They Miss Me
0/0
Twelve-year-old Lil Ant struggles to connect with his father when he begins to see surreal, almost spectral visions of boys drifting around his neighb...
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