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Danielle Deadwyler
Born: 3rd May 1982 Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Dept: Acting
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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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 38
Film: 22 (58%)
Television: 16 (42%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Adventure, History, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Western, Science Fiction, Documentary, Fantasy, TV Movie
Filmography
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Three slacker friends are hired to transport a troubled teen across the country. ... view
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A feature adaptation of the 2022 Ann Petry novel about a young Black woman and her spirited struggle to raise her son amid the violence, poverty, and ... view
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Lutie Johnson
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Chronicles the life of Otis Redding. ... view
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Zelma Redding
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The reboot of the 90s series The X-Files by Hulu and Ryan Coogler ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2026
A suburban couple whose life spirals out of control when they rent their garage to mysterious tenants. ... view
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Kimberley Harrison
Mar 2026 (first aired)
On a college campus, an author navigates a complicated relationship with his daughter. ... view
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Dylan Shepard (10 ep.)
2025
Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decima ... view
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Hailey Freeman
2025
In the aftermath of her husband's death, widow Ramona's struggle to raise her two kids is hindered by the arrival of a mysterious woman with supernatu ... view
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Ramona
2024
An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight. ... view
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Elena Cole
2024
Join the director, cast and producers of The Piano Lesson for an illuminating, intimate conversation about about bringing August Wilson's play to the ... view
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Self
2024
A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family lega ... view
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Berniece Charles
2024
In late-90s suburbia, a lonely teenager meets a girl at school who introduces him to a mysterious late-night T.V. show — a vision of a supernatural ... view
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Brenda
2024
Grief-stricken after the loss of her child, Vanessa takes refuge at a lake house only to be met with an aberration of herself from a parallel universe ... view
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Vanessa
Oct 2022 (first aired)
An artist finds romance with a chef in Italy and embarks on a life-changing journey of love, loss, resilience and hope across cultures and continents. ... view
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Zora Wheeler (8 ep.)
2022
The true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his ... view
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Mamie Till-Mobley
Sep 2022 (first aired)
Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily dose of pop cultur ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Jun 2022 (first aired)
Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works along ... view
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Chantel (1 ep.)
Dec 2021 (first aired)
The survivors of a devastating flu attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew – while holding on to the best of what’s been lost. ... view
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Miranda Carroll (5 ep.)
2021
Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison. ... view
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Cuffee
2020
After the disappearance of her husband, a struggling farmer in an isolated Appalachian community fights to save her son when the cold-hearted matriarc ... view
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Lemon Cassidy
Jul 2020 (first aired)
Down deep in the Mississippi Delta, Trap music meets film noir in this kaleidoscopic story of a little-strip-club-that-could and the big characters wh ... view
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Yoli (3 ep.)
Apr 2020 (first aired)
A psychiatrist moves with her family from California to her husband’s hometown in Mississippi only to uncover shameful secrets that irrevocably chan ... view
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Nicque Green (10 ep.)
2020
On October 28, 1989, Ole Miss defensive back Chucky Mullins hit Vanderbilt running back Brad Gaines in the back and separated him from the ball. While ... view
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Karen Phillips
2019
Sable, a Confederate engineer’s house slave, risks everything by aiding the Union Army in hopes of earning her and her family’s freedom. ... view
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Sable
Oct 2019 (first aired)
Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graph ... view
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June (2 ep.)
Sep 2019 (first aired)
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are bea ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
Sep 2019 (first aired)
Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining conv ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
2018
Two women. One white. The other black. Society mandated they be enemies. The gospel of Jesus Christ required they be friends. On the eve of the death ... view
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Jane Manning
2018
A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey from Boston to Key West, recapturing their passion for life and their love for each other on a road tr ... view
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Hotel Waitress
2017
Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother. ... view
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Animal Shelter Worker
Sep 2016 (first aired)
20-something Angus MacGyver creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent dis ... view
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Brunette Agent (1 ep.)
Jun 2016 (first aired)
The unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, where scandalous secrets and lies are as numerous as the faithf ... view
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Stacy (2 ep.)
2015
Said graduated from university two years ago with big ideas. He was going to do things, to change the world. Instead, he’s frustrated that life is g ... view
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Hoda
Feb 2014 (first aired)
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program w ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2013
Living in a small Southern town, 20 year-old refugee Ndizeye, struggles to support not only herself, but the family she left behind in a Kenyan refuge ... view
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Ndizeye
2012
Mother of a 15-month old daughter and would-be dancer, fighting alcoholism and the hardships of living on the streets gets help from a home for women ... view
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Erica
Jan 2003 (first aired)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC. ... view
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Self - Guest (2 ep.)
Aug 1997 (first aired)
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discu ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)