8.0
Movie
Acting
Danielle Deadwyler
- Born
- (age 44)
- Birthplace
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Credits
- 42 titles
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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Signature work
Known For
8.0
Movie
6.9
Movie
Carry-On
8.2
TV
The Bear
7.6
TV
Watchmen
6.6
Movie
The Harder They Fall
7.3
TV
MacGyver
6.2
Movie
I Saw the TV Glow
7.1
Movie
The Leisure Seeker
5.6
Movie
The Woman in the Yard
7.0
TV
Station Eleven
7.6
TV
FBI: Most Wanted
7.3
Movie
Till
7.6
TV
P-Valley
7.6
TV
From Scratch
5.3
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
6.6
Movie
40 Acres
7.4
TV
Rooster
7.1
TV
Greenleaf
Acting credits 40
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Otis & Zelma Film | Zelma Redding |
| TBA | The Street Film | Lutie Johnson |
| TBA | The Chaperones Film | |
| TBA | The Bell Jar Film | Dr. Nolan |
| TBA | Untitled The X-Files Project TV | (1 ep) |
| 2027 | The Saviors Film | Kimberley Harrison |
| 2026 | Rooster TV | Dylan Shepard (10 ep) |
| 2025 | 40 Acres Film | Hailey Freeman |
| 2025 | The Woman in the Yard Film | Ramona |
| 2024 | Carry-On Film | Elena Cole |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision Film | Self |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson Film | Berniece Charles |
| 2024 | I Saw the TV Glow Film | Brenda |
| 2024 | Parallel Film | Vanessa |
| 2022 | From Scratch TV | Zora Wheeler (8 ep) |
| 2022 | Till Film | Mamie Till-Mobley |
| 2022 | Sherri TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2022 | The Bear TV | Chantel (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Station Eleven TV | Miranda Carroll (5 ep) |
| 2021 | The Harder They Fall Film | Cuffee |
| 2020 | The Devil to Pay Film | Lemon Cassidy |
| 2020 | P-Valley TV | Yoli (3 ep) |
| 2020 | Paradise Lost TV | Nicque Green (10 ep) |
| 2020 | It's Time Film | Karen Phillips |
| 2020 | FBI: Most Wanted TV | Cleo Wilkens (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Black Dispatch Film | Sable |
| 2019 | Watchmen TV | June (2 ep) |
| 2019 | The Tamron Hall Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Jane and Emma Film | Jane Manning |
| 2018 | The Leisure Seeker Film | Hotel Waitress |
| 2017 | Gifted Film | Animal Shelter Worker |
| 2016 | MacGyver TV | Brunette Agent (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Greenleaf TV | Stacy (2 ep) |
| 2015 | The Youth Film | Hoda |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Sweet, Sweet Country Film | Ndizeye |
| 2012 | A Cross to Bear Film | Erica |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV | Self - Guest (2 ep) |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
Crew credits 9
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | bustitOpen Film | Writer, Producer, Director |
| TBA | The Street Film | Producer |
| TBA | Untitled The X-Files Project TV | Co-Executive Producer (1 ep) |
| 2027 | The Saviors Film | Executive Producer |
| 2025 | 40 Acres Film | Executive Producer |
| 2025 | The Woman in the Yard Film | Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Parallel Film | Executive Producer |
| 2020 | The Devil to Pay Film | Producer |
| 2020 | CHOR(E)S Film | Director |