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Danielle Brooks(IV)

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Danielle Brooks
A team of rapid-fire renovators takes big risks and makes painstaking plans to transform families' homes from top to bottom in just 12 hours.
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Instant Dream Home (2022– )
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Danielle Brooks was born on 17 September 1989 in Augusta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Peacemaker (2022), Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021). She has been married to Dennis Gelin since 13 January 2022. They have one child.
BornSeptember 17, 1989
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BornSeptember 17, 1989
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 6 wins & 13 nominations total

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Danielle Brooks in Peacemaker (2022)
Steve Agee, Chukwudi Iwuji, John Cena, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, and Danielle Brooks in Peacemaker (2022)
Danielle Brooks
Danielle Brooks at an event for 32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2017)
Adrienne C. Moore and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Uzo Aduba, Adrienne C. Moore, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Danielle Brooks in Peacemaker (2022)
Danielle Brooks in The Art of Giving (2022)
Danielle Brooks in Flowers in Bloom (2022)
Danielle Brooks in A Room with a View (2022)
Ike Barinholtz and Danielle Brooks in Ike Barinholtz & Danielle Brooks (2022)
Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)

Known for

Steve Agee, Dee Bradley Baker, Chukwudi Iwuji, John Cena, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, and Danielle Brooks in Peacemaker (2022)
Peacemaker
8.3
TV Series
  • Leota Adebayo
Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Orange Is the New Black
8.1
TV Series
  • Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson
Danielle Brooks in Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021)
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
7.1
TV Movie
  • Mahalia Jackson
  • 2021
Jessica DiCicco, Jason Mantzoukas, James Adomian, J.G. Quintel, Gabrielle Walsh, Kimiko Glenn, and Danielle Brooks in Close Enough (2020)
Close Enough
7.8
TV Series
  • Pearle(voice)

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Actress

  • Peacemaker
    • Leota Adebayo
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • The Color Purple
    • Sofia
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Karma's World (2021)
    Karma's World
    • Dr. Lillie Carter-Grant
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Jessica DiCicco, Jason Mantzoukas, James Adomian, J.G. Quintel, Gabrielle Walsh, Kimiko Glenn, and Danielle Brooks in Close Enough (2020)
    Close Enough
    • Pearle (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2022
  • Steve Agee, Dee Bradley Baker, Chukwudi Iwuji, John Cena, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, and Danielle Brooks in Peacemaker (2022)
    Peacemaker
    • Leota Adebayo
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Danielle Brooks in Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021)
    Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
    • Mahalia Jackson
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Sarah Cooper in Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020)
    Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
    • Jordana Bachman
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Social Distance (2020)
    Social Distance
    • Imani
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Tony Hale in Eat Wheaties! (2020)
    Eat Wheaties!
    • Wendy
    • 2020
  • Love from A Distance (2020)
    Love from A Distance
    • Guest
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Mama Got A Cough (2020)
    Mama Got A Cough
    • Kacy
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Elizabeth Marvel in All the Little Things We Kill (2019)
    All the Little Things We Kill
    • Claire Soto
    • 2019
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    • Beatrice
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • The Public's Much Ado About Nothing (2019)
    The Public's Much Ado About Nothing
    • Beatrice
    • 2019
  • Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
    Orange Is the New Black
    • Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2019
  • Marchánt Davis in The Day Shall Come (2019)
    The Day Shall Come
    • Venus
    • 2019
  • Alfre Woodard in Clemency (2019)
    Clemency
    • Evette Wilkinson
    • 2019

Producer

  • Mama Got A Cough (2020)
    Mama Got A Cough
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2020

Soundtrack

  • The Color Purple
    • performer: "Hell No!", "Uh-Oh!", "Miss Celie's Pants", "Any Little Thing"
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Danielle Brooks in Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021)
    Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
    • performer: "My God is Real (Yes God is Real)", "Elijah Rock", "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child", "Hallelujah, Praise God", "Come On Children, Let's Sing", "Move On Up A Little Higher", "How I Got Over", "His Eye Is On The Sparrow", "Didn't It Rain", "I've Been Buked", "Take My Hand, Precious Lord", "I'm Going to Live the Life I Song About in My Song"
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017)
    Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
    • performer: "Listen Up"
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda at an event for The 70th Annual Tony Awards (2016)
    The 70th Annual Tony Awards
    • performer: "Mysterious Ways"
    • TV Special
    • 2016
  • Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
    Orange Is the New Black
    • performer: "Joy to the World", "Amazing Grace", "I Saw the Light" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2013
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Season 5 Storylines That Tantalize the "Orange Is the New Black" Cast the Most
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Season 5 Storylines That Tantalize the "Orange Is the New Black" Cast the Most
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Trailer 2:48
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Trailer 1:59
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Official Season 7 Trailer
Trailer 2:17
Official Season 7 Trailer
Final Season Trailer
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Final Season Trailer
SADIE Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 1:43
SADIE Theatrical Trailer
Teaser Trailer
Trailer 1:26
Teaser Trailer
Season 5 Trailer
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Season 5 Trailer
Season 4 Trailer
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Season 4 Trailer
International Trailer
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • September 17, 1989
    • Augusta, Georgia, USA
  • Spouse
    • Dennis GelinJanuary 13, 2022 - present (1 child)
  • Children
    • Freeya Carel Gelin
  • Other works
    Play: "Rent", by Jonathan Larson and Billy Aronson. Dir. Devanand Janki. The Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, NY.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Graduated from The Juilliard School.

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