She received positive reviews from critics for her lead performance in the movie. ĭeadwyler starred as Mamie Till in the biographical film Till (2022) directed by Chinonye Chukwu. She played the role of lead character' older sister, receiving positive reviews. Later in 2021, she played Miranda Carroll in the miniseries Station Eleven Also that year, Deadwyler was in the Netflix miniseries From Scratch, based on Tembi Locke's memoir. Deadwyler received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her performance and well as number of Best Ensemble awards. The film and her performance received positive reviews from film critics. The character was inspired by Cathay Williams. In 2021, Deadwyler played the role of Cuffee in the Netflix western film The Harder They Fall. President Joe Biden greets cast members Jalyn Hall and Deadwyler before a screening of the movie Till on February 16, 2023, in the Blue Room of the White House That same year, Deadwyler guest-starred on FBI: Most Wanted and had a recurring role as Yoli in the series P-Valley. The series was not renewed for a second season. In 2020, Deadwyler was cast in a series regular role in the series Paradise Lost, with Josh Hartnett, Bridget Regan and Barbara Hershey. Cath Clarke from The Guardian wrote in her review: "Deadwyler’s soulful performance really grounds The Devil to Pay even as it cranks into revenge-movie mode." The film and Deadwyler's performance received positive reviews from critics. She played a leading role and produced the 2019 thriller film The Devil To Pay. In 2018, Deadwyler played the title role of Jane Manning James in the period drama film Jane and Emma. On Atlanta stage, she appeared in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Clybourne Park at Aurora Theater, portrayed an actress injured doing Shakespeare in Smart People at True Colors Theater, and played multiple roles in The Temple Bombing at the Alliance Theater. Eventually, Deadwyler had secondary roles in the films Gifted and The Leisure Seeker, and appeared in the television series Greenleaf, Atlanta and Watchmen. Later that year, she joined the cast of Tyler Perry’s series The Haves and the Have Nots, playing antagonist LaQuita "Quita" Maxwell. In 2015, Deadwyler guest-starred in the second season of BET's drama series Being Mary Jane. Deadwyler later acted in a number of short films, then landed roles on television. Deadwyler made her film debut playing the leading role of a homeless, alcoholic mother in the 2012 drama A Cross to Bear directed by Tandria Potts. She received positive reviews for leading performance in Alliance Theatre's The C.A. Career 2009-2020 ĭeadwyler began her career appearing on stage productions, include Charlotte's Web, The Real Tweenagers of Atlanta, and most notable playing the role of Lady in Yellow in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf at the True Colors Theater in Atlanta in 2009. She received a Master's of Arts in American Studies from Columbia University and another master’s degree in creative writing at Ashland University in 2017. Deadwyler graduated from Grady High School (now Midtown High School) and then Spelman College. She is the daughter of a legal secretary and a railroad supervisor and has three siblings. 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.ĭeadwyler was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Southwest Atlanta. Deadwyler 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).ĭeadwyler garnered critical acclaim for starring in the western film The Harder They Fall (2021) and the biopic Till (2022). She began her career appearing on Atlanta stage, including in the 2009 production of For Colored Girls, and made her screen debut in the 2012 drama film A Cross to Bear. Danielle Deadwyler (born May 3, 1982) is an American actress.
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