Danielle Deadwyler

Danielle Deadwyler

Born 1982-05-03 (age 44) Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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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

Gifted
Gifted

2017

as Animal Shelter Worker

I Saw the TV Glow
I Saw the TV Glow

2024

as Brenda

Carry-On
Carry-On

2024

as Elena Cole

The Woman in the Yard
The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall

2021

as Cuffee

40 Acres
40 Acres

2025

as Hailey Freeman

The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson

2024

as Berniece Charles

Till
Till

2022

as Mamie Till-Mobley

The Leisure Seeker
The Leisure Seeker

2018

as Hotel Waitress

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The Saviors

2026

as Kimberley Harrison

Parallel
Parallel

2024

as Vanessa

The Devil to Pay
The Devil to Pay

2020

as Lemon Cassidy

A Cross to Bear
A Cross to Bear

2012

as Erica

Jane and Emma
Jane and Emma

2018

as Jane Manning

It's Time
It's Time

2020

as Karen Phillips

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The Street

as Lutie Johnson

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Otis & Zelma

as Zelma Redding

Sweet, Sweet Country
Sweet, Sweet Country

2013

as Ndizeye