
Danielle Deadwyler
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1982-05-03 (43 years old)
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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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Acting
The Saviors
as Kimberley Harrison
The Street
as Lutie Johnson
Otis & Zelma
as Zelma Redding
(2025)
The Woman in the Yard
as Ramona
(2025)
40 Acres
as Hailey Freeman
(2024)
Carry-On
as Elena Cole
(2024)
I Saw the TV Glow
as Brenda
(2024)
The Piano Lesson
as Berniece Charles
(2024)
Parallel
as Vanessa
(2024)
(2022)
Till
as Mamie Till-Mobley
(2021)
The Harder They Fall
as Cuffee
(2020)
The Devil to Pay
as Lemon Cassidy
(2020)
It's Time
as Karen Phillips
(2018)
The Leisure Seeker
as Hotel Waitress
(2018)
Jane and Emma
as Jane Manning
(2017)
Gifted
as Animal Shelter Worker
(2012)
A Cross to Bear
as Erica
Crew
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Writer, Producer, Director
The Saviors
Executive Producer
The Street
Producer
(2025)
The Woman in the Yard
Executive Producer
(2025)
40 Acres
Executive Producer
(2024)
Parallel
Executive Producer
(2020)
The Devil to Pay
Producer
(2020)
CHOR(E)S
Director