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DANIELLE DEADWYLER

Actress
BORN May 3, 1982
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HEIGHT 5'2" (1.57 m)
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NATIONALITY American
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YEARS ACTIVE 2008 – Present
DANIELLE DEADWYLER

👤 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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🗉 QUICK FACTS

  • Nick Name Danielle
  • Born May 3, 1982
  • Height 5'2" (1.57 m)
  • Nationality American
  • Citizenship American
  • Education Spelman College (BA), Columbia University (MA), Ashland University (MFA)
  • Current Status Active (Recently in The Piano Lesson, Parallel)
  • Years Active 2008 – Present
  • Occupation Actress
  • Family Background Private Family Background
  • Early Career 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.
  • Partner Private
  • Children 1
  • Social

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