Danielle Brooks’s Movies and TV shows

Danielle Brittany Brooks is an American actress, best known for her role as Taystee in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange is the New Black. Her performance in the series earned her the Screen Actors Guild award for outstanding performance in a comedy series and two NAACP Image awards. She has been nominated at the Oscars 2024, for the film The Color Purple under the category of Best Supporting Actress

When did Danielle Brooks get her breakthrough?

Danielle Brooks got her breakthrough in 2013 when she was cast as Tasha Jefferson, known as Taystee, in the original Netflix series Orange is the New Black. Brooks’s nuanced portrayal of Tasytee impressed the critics and the audience, earning her nominations and awards. She received the Breakthrough Actress Award in 2014. Following the success of Orange is the New Black, Brooks starred in multiple series and films. Some of them are Girls (2014), Master of None (2015-2017), and Close Enough (2020-22). In 2015 she also made her Broadway debut in the iconic musical The Color Purple as Sofia, earning critical acclaim.

Is Danielle Brooks nominated for the Oscars 2024?

Yes, Danielle Brooks is nominated for an Oscar in 2024. She received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Sofia in the film adaptation of The Color Purple. The Oscars will be held on March 10, 2024, so she is currently in contention for the award.

The Color Purple is a 2023 American coming-of-age musical period drama film, based on the musical of the same name, which is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. The film stars Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, HER, Halle Bailey, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, and Fantasia Barrino.

Danielle Brook Movies and TV Shows

Films

• Time Out of Mind (2014)

• I Dream Too Much (2015)

• Phenomenal Woman, a Short Film (2015)

• The Angry Birds Movie (2016)

• Sadie (2018)

• Clemency (2019)

• The Day Shall Come (2019)

• The Public’s Much Ado About Nothing (2019)

• All the Little Things We Kill (2019)

• Eat Wheaties! (2020)

• The Color Purple (2023)

• Minecraft (2025) (Filming)

Television

• Modern Love (2012)

• Black Girls Rock! 2013 (2013)

• Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019)

• Girls (2014)

• Master of None (2015–2017)

• Tangled: The Series (2017)

• Lip Sync Battle (2017)

• Project Runway All Stars (2018)

• High Maintenance (2018)

• Elena of Avalor (2018)

• Close Enough (2020–2022)

• Social Distance (2020)

• Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine (2020)

• Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021)

• Karma’s World (2021–2022)

• Peacemaker (2022–present)

• Instant Dream Home (2022)

Theatre

• The Color Purple (2015–2017)

• Much Ado About Nothing (2019)

• The Piano Lesson (2022–2023)

List of Awards won by Danielle Brooks

Academy Awards

African-American Film Critics Association Awards

Astra Film and Creative Awards

Celebration of Cinema and Television

• 2023: Ensemble Award – Film (Won)

BAFTA Film Awards

Black Reel Awards

Critics Choice Movie Awards

Critics Choice Television Awards

Critics Choice Super Awards

• 2023: Best Actress in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie (Nominated)

• Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association

• 2023: Best Supporting Actress (2nd place)

Daytime Emmy Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Grammy Awards

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Screen Actors Guild Awards

• 2014: Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Won)

• 2015: Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Won)

• 2016: Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Won)

Young Hollywood Award