Danielle Deadwyler
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Danielle Deadwyler (born May 3, 1982) is an American actress. She earned critical acclaim for her roles in The Harder They Fall (2021), as Mamie Till in Till (2022), and as a conflicted mother in The Piano Lesson (2024). Deadwyler received British Academy Film Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Till, and a second SAG nomination for The Piano Lesson. Deadwyler began her career as a theatre actress in Atlanta, Georgia. Deadwyler then transitioned to film and television roles and made her screen debut in the 2012 drama film A Cross to Bear. She appeared in the primetime soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots (2015–2017), the drama series P-Valley (2020), and the miniseries Station Eleven (2021–2022) and From Scratch (2022). In 2025, Time magazine named Deadwyler one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Career
- 1982Born
- 2025Won Time 100
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Atlanta
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: actor, television actor
What happened recently
The X-Files: Danielle Deadwyler rumoured to be in talks to star in Ryan Coogler’s reboot
The X-Files Casts The Odyssey Star Himesh Patel Opposite Danielle Deadwyler As Reboot's Co
Danielle Deadwyler Talks ‘Rooster,’ ‘The Bear’ and Playing Black Women Who Get to Be Flawed
‘Rooster’ Stars Danielle Deadwyler & Phil Dunster Discuss The Return Of [Spoiler] In Episode 6: “Talk About A Villain”
How Danielle Deadwyler Found the Rhythm and Intellectualism in the College Comedy Chaos of ‘Rooster’
Himesh Patel To Star Opposite Danielle Deadwyler In ‘X-Files’ Reboot From Hulu And Ryan Coogler
‘Rooster’: Steve Carell & Danielle Deadwyler Break Down Their Onscreen Dynamic
How Adam Scott & Danielle Deadwyler's new sci-fi thriller uses their past roles against audiences, teases The Saviors director
Video Danielle Deadwyler on starring alongside Steve Carrell in new series ‘Rooster’ - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Danielle Deadwyler to determine whether or not the truth is out there on Ryan Coogler's X
Danielle Deadwyler Shares Her Post-Apocalyptic ‘Survival’ Strategy as Dystopian Thriller “40 Acres” Hits Theaters (Exclusive)
Source Exclusive: Danielle Deadwyler Talks About Upcoming Action Thriller ’40 Acres’
‘The Woman in the Yard’ Review: Danielle Deadwyler Stars in a Stately and Stylish Blumhouse Horror Flick
‘The Woman in the Yard’ Review: Danielle Deadwyler in a Farmhouse Horror Movie That Just Sits There
Danielle Deadwyler Is Up Against a Strange Spirit in New ‘The Woman in the Yard’ Trailer
‘40 Acres’ Review: Danielle Deadwyler Leads With Strength in Subversive Siege Thriller
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