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Danielle Brooks

Danielle Brittany Brooks is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black and the voice of Officer Pearle Watson on the HBO Max animated series, Close Enough. She received a Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of Sofia in the 2015 Broadway production of The Color Purple.


Aliases
  • Danielle Brittany Brooks
English עברית Português - Portugal Português - Brasil español

Peacemaker

2022
as Leota Adebayo

Orange Is the New Black

2013
as Tasha “Taystee" Jefferson

Close Enough

2020
as Pearle Watson

The Angry Birds Movie

2016
as Olive Blue / Monica the Crossing Guard (voice)

Instant Dream Home

2022
as Danielle Brooks

Minecraft

2025
as Dawn

Time Out of Mind

2014
as Receptionist

Clemency

2019
as Evette

Karma's World

2021
as Dr. Lillie Carter-Grant

Sadie

2018
as Carla

Guest Star

Episode Conan (2010)
Kumail Nanjiani, Danielle Brooks, Miguel
2015
Episode Get Organized with The Home Edit
Danielle Brooks & A Multi-Purpose Room
2022
Episode Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Amanda Seyfried, Adam Hills, Jason Biggs, Taylor Schilling, Danielle Brooks, Laura Prepon, Foxes
2014
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
John Legend, Danielle Brooks
2022
Episode Podly: The Peacemaker Podcast
Podly: The Peacemaker Podcast | Ep. 3 with Danielle Brooks
2022
Episode The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Chris Pine, Danielle Brooks, Jonah Reider, Baauer
2016
Episode Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Ike Barinholtz and Danielle Brooks
2022
Episode The Daily Show
Danielle Brooks
2016
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Christoph Waltz, Danielle Brooks, Maxwell
2016
Episode High Maintenance (2016)
Namaste
2018
Episode The Daily Show
Danielle Brooks
2021
Episode Today
June 11, 2014
2014
Episode Lip Sync Battle
Uzo Aduba vs. Danielle Brooks
2017
Episode Talking with Chris Hardwick
Orange Is the New Black Cast
2017