Da'Vine Joy Randolph

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Da'Vine Joy Randolph (* 21st May 1986 in Philadelphia ) is an American musical actress , singer and film and television actress , through their role as Oda Mae Brown in the Broadway production Ghost - The Musical was known for she was nominated for the Tony Award .

Life

Da'Vine Joy Randolph was born in Philadelphia in 1986 and grew up in Pennsylvania . After attending Temple University and graduating from Yale School of Drama in 2011, she devoted herself to singing and focused on musical theater. After an audition for an understudy for the Broadway production of Ghost - The Musical , which was currently playing in London's West End, Randolph was given the lead role by Oda Mae Brown and, after injuring actual actress Sharon D. Clarke , replaced her in her role in London . The newcomer was nominated for a Tony Award in 2012 for best supporting actress in a musical.

Randolph played the role of Charmonique in the comedy series Selfie . Randolph is the voice of Christine on the Netflix series The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show . In the film Dolemite Is My Name by director Craig Brewer , Randolph got a bigger role and played Lady Reed and also sang a song for the soundtrack with leading actor Eddie Murphy .

Filmography (selection)

  • 2013: Mother of George
  • 2014: The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
  • 2014: Selfie (TV series, 13 episodes)
  • 2016: The Secrets of Emily Blair
  • 2016: Dirty Office Party
  • 2016–17: People of Earth (TV series, 20 episodes)
  • 2017-18: Empire (TV series, 7 episodes)
  • 2019: Dolemite Is My Name
  • since 2019: On Becoming a God in Central Florida (TV series)
  • 2020: The Last Shift
  • 2020: Kajillionaire
  • 2020: Trolls World Tour (voice)

Awards

African-American Film Critics Association Award

Black Film Critics Circle Award

  • 2019: Award for Best Supporting Actress (Dolemite Is My Name)

Black Reel Award

  • 2020: Nomination for Best Supporting Actress (Dolemite Is My Name)
  • 2020: Nomination for Best Young Actress (Dolemite Is My Name)

Tony Award

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Da'Vine Joy Randolph. In: primalinformation.com. Accessed December 30, 2019.
  2. ↑ Da'Vine Joy Randolph. In: broadwayworld.com. Accessed December 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-11-12/davine-joy-randolph-dolemite-eddie-murphy
  4. ↑ https://filmmusicreporter.com/2019/10/03/dolemite-is-my-name-soundtrack-details/
  5. ↑ Abid Rahman: Jordan Peele's 'Us' Named Best Film by the African-American Film Critics Association. In: The Hollywood Reporter, December 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ Erik Anderson: Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC): 'Dolemite Is My Name' is Best Film, Actor, Supporting Actress. In: awardswatch.com, December 20, 2019.
  7. ^ Wilson Morales: 20th Annual Black Reel Awards - Nominees Announced. In: blackfilm.com, December 11, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Randolph, Da'Vine Joy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musical actress, singer, and film and television actress
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States