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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 3, 1982
Place of Birth:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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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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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Woman in the Yard | Ramona |
| 2025 | 40 Acres | Hailey Freeman |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson | Berniece Charles |
| 2024 | Parallel | Vanessa |
| 2024 | Carry-On | Elena Cole |
| 2024 | I Saw the TV Glow | Brenda |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision | Self |
| 2022 | Till | Mamie Till-Mobley |
| 2021 | The Harder They Fall | Cuffee |
| 2020 | The Devil to Pay | Lemon Cassidy |
| 2018 | The Leisure Seeker | Hotel Waitress |
| 2018 | Jane and Emma | Jane Manning |
| 2017 | Gifted | Animal Shelter Worker |
| 2014 | It's Time | Karen Phillips |
| 2012 | A Cross to Bear | Erica |
| Otis & Zelma | Zelma Redding | |
| The Saviors | Kimberley Harrison | |
| The Street | Lutie Johnson |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | From Scratch | Zora Wheeler |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Station Eleven | Miranda Carroll |
| 2020 | P-Valley | Yoli |
| 2020 | Paradise Lost | Nicque Green |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Watchmen | June |
| 2016 | MacGyver | Brunette Agent |
| 2016 | Greenleaf | Stacy |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| Untitled Steve Carell Comedy Series |