Danielle Deadwyler
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Danielle Deadwyler (born 1981 or 1982)[1] is an American actress. She began her career appearing on Atlanta stage, including in the 2009 production of For Colored Girls, and made her screen debut in the 2012 drama film A Cross to Bear. Deadwyler 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).
Danielle Deadwyler | |
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Born | 1981 or 1982 (age 41–42)) |
Education | Spelman College (BA) Columbia University (MA) Ashland University (MFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2008–present |
Children | 1 |
Website | danielledeadwyler |
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.