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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danielle Deadwyler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies & TV Shows
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Gifted (2017) — Animal Shelter Worker
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Carry-On (2024) — Elena Cole
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The Bear (2022) — Chantel
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Watchmen (2019) — June
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The Harder They Fall (2021) — Cuffee
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MacGyver (2016) — Brunette Agent
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I Saw the TV Glow (2024) — Brenda
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The Leisure Seeker (2018) — Hotel Waitress
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The Woman in the Yard (2025) — Ramona
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FBI: Most Wanted (2020) — Cleo Wilkens
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Station Eleven (2021) — Miranda Carroll
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self
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Till (2022) — Mamie Till-Mobley
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P-Valley (2020) — Yoli
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From Scratch (2022) — Zora Wheeler
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
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40 Acres (2025) — Hailey Freeman
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Greenleaf (2016) — Stacy
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The View (1997) — Self - Guest
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The Piano Lesson (2024) — Berniece Charles
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Rooster (2026) — Dylan Shepard
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Parallel (2024) — Vanessa
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The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self
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The Devil to Pay (2020) — Lemon Cassidy
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Tamron Hall (2019) — Self - Guest
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Sherri (2022) — Self - Guest
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Jane and Emma (2018) — Jane Manning
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Paradise Lost (2020) — Nicque Green
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A Cross to Bear (2012) — Erica
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It's Time (2020) — Karen Phillips
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Sweet, Sweet Country (2013) — Ndizeye
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The Youth (2015) — Hoda
- Otis & Zelma — Zelma Redding
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The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision (2024) — Self
- The Saviors (2027) — Kimberley Harrison
- The Street — Lutie Johnson
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The Chaperones
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Black Dispatch (2019) — Sable