Danielle Deadwyler
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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Otis & Zelma FutureZelma Redding★ NR
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The Saviors Future★ NR
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The Street FutureLutie Johnson★ NR
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40 Acres 2025Hailey Freeman★ NR
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Ramona★ 6.2
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Carry-On 2024Elena Cole★ 6.9
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Self★ NR
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The Piano Lesson 2024Berniece Charles★ 6.1
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I Saw the TV Glow 2024Brenda★ 6.1
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Parallel 2024Vanessa★ 6.1
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From Scratch 2022Zora Wheeler★ 7.6
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Till 2022Mamie Till-Mobley★ 7.4
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Station Eleven 2021Miranda Carroll★ 7
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The Harder They Fall 2021Cuffee★ 6.6
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The Devil to Pay 2020Lemon Cassidy★ 6.6
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P-Valley 2020Yoli★ 7.7
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Paradise Lost 2020Nicque Green★ 6.8
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Watchmen 2019June★ 7.7
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Jane and Emma 2018Jane Manning★ 6.9
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The Leisure Seeker 2018Hotel Waitress★ 7.1
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Gifted 2017Animal Shelter Worker★ 8
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MacGyver 2016Brunette Agent★ 7.3
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Greenleaf 2016Stacy★ 7.1
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It's Time 2014Karen Phillips★ NR
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A Cross to Bear 2012Erica★ 9.3