Actor
Danielle Deadwyler
May 3, 1982 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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.
Notable work
8Gifted (2017)
as Animal Shelter Worker
6.9Carry-On (2024)
as Elena Cole
8.1The Bear (2022)
as Chantel
7.6Watchmen (2019)
as June
6.6The Harder They Fall (2021)
as Cuffee
7.3MacGyver (2016)
as Brunette Agent
6.2I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
as Brenda
7.1The Leisure Seeker (2018)
as Hotel Waitress
5.6The Woman in the Yard (2025)
as Ramona
7.6FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
as Cleo Wilkens
7.1Station Eleven (2021)
as Miranda Carroll
5.8The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
as Self
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