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Renée Elise Goldsberry

Highest Rated: 100% Satisfied (2024)

Lowest Rated: 60% Sisters (2015)

Birthday: Jan 2, 1971

Birthplace: San Jose, California, USA

Actress Renée Elise Goldsberry was a prolific and gifted presence on both the New York stage and network television, where she earned a Tony nomination for "Hamilton" while also appearing in series ranging from "One Life to Live" (ABC, 1968-2012) to "The Good Wife" (CBS, 2009-2016). Born January 21, 1971 in San Jose, California, she earned a bachelor's degree in theater from Carnegie Mellon University before returning to the West Coast to attend graduate school at the University of Southern California. There, she received a master's degree in vocal jazz performance while also launching her screen acting career as a backing vocalist for Vonda Shepherd on "Ally McBeal" (Fox, 1997-2002). Her acting and vocal talents led to steady and diverse work on both television and stage: Goldsberry played Nala in during the 2002-2003 Broadway season of "The Lion King" and appeared in the national tour of "Dreamgirls" while also landing guest roles on "Star Trek: Enterprise" (UPN, 2001-2005) and "Providence" (NBC, 1999-2002). From 2003 to 2007, she also played attorney Evangeline Williamson on the daytime soap opera "One Live to Live" (ABC, 1968-2012), for which she received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations and an NAACP Image Award nomination. During this period, Goldsberry also found time to star in a 2005 Shakespeare in the Park production of "Two Gentlemen of Verona," for which she earned a Drama Desk Award nomination, and originate the role of Nettie in the original Broadway run of "The Color Purple" in 2006. The following year, she played Mimi Marquez in the final year of the original Broadway production of "Rent" as well as "Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway" (2008), which captured the final performance of the show. Goldsberry then returned to her busy balancing act of stage and television, appearing in David Lindsay-Abaire's "Good People" in 2011 while also appearing in recurring roles as lawyers on several major television series, including Martha Marron on "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC, 1999- ), the ill-fated Olivia Warren on "The Following" (Fox, 2013-2015) and Geneva Paige on "The Good Wife" (CBS, 2009-2016). In 2015, she originated the role of the passionate and intelligent Angelica Schuyler in the juggernaut hit musical "Hamilton"; her turn, which was highlighted by the show-stopping hip-hop number "Satisfied," earned a Tony win for Best Featured Actress and a 2016 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album shared with the original Broadway cast, as well as the Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Featured Actress.

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Highest rated movies

100% Satisfied
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98% 89% Hamilton Watchlist 87% 58% Anything's Possible Watchlist
84% 81% Waves
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69% 54% The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Watchlist 65% 45% The House With a Clock in Its Walls Watchlist 60% 52% Sisters Watchlist
81% All About You
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Jump the Broom: A Musical
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94% Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
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Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Albany Road Celeste Simmons (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet 76% Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation Colleen Voyd (Character) - 2024
100% No Score Yet Satisfied Self - 2024
87% 58% Anything's Possible Selene (Character) - 2022
98% 89% Hamilton Angelica Schuyler (Character) - 2020
84% 81% Waves Catherine (Character) $1.7M 2019
65% 45% The House With a Clock in Its Walls Selena Izard (Character) $68.5M 2018
69% 54% The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Henrietta Lacks (Character) - 2017
60% 52% Sisters Kim (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jump the Broom: A Musical Ayana (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 94% Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway Mimi Marquez (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 81% All About You Nicole (Character) - 2001

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Playdate With Winnie the Pooh Roxy (Voice) 2023-2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Jennifer Hudson Show Guest 2024
97% 85% Girls5eva Wickie (Character) 2021-2022 2024
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2021 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Carpool Karaoke: The Series Self 2023
No Score Yet 56% That's My Jam Guest 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Eureka! Roxy (Voice) 2022-2023
79% 32% She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Amelia (Character) 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2021-2022
No Score Yet 69% Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Ms. Nowhere (Voice) 2020-2021
No Score Yet 54% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2020-2021
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2021
81% 81% Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Ava (Guest Star) 2020
75% 65% Altered Carbon Quell (Character) 2018 2020
96% 86% Evil Renée Harris (Guest Star) 2019
95% 86% Documentary Now! Unknown (Guest Star) 2019
No Score Yet 67% The Lion Guard Queen Dhahabu (Guest Voice) 2019
No Score Yet 48% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2017
38% 76% Maya & Marty Music Performer 2016
93% 90% The Good Wife Geneva Pine (Guest Star) 2010-2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2016
No Score Yet 55% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2016
84% 85% Masters of Sex Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Martha Marron (Guest Star) 2013-2014
58% 66% The Following Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
96% 93% White Collar Ellen Samuel (as Renee Elise Goldsberry) (Guest Star) 2010
94% 78% Royal Pains Mrs. Phillips (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Life on Mars Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
13% No Score Yet The Return of Jezebel James Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet One on One Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
56% 79% Star Trek: Enterprise Crewman Kelly (Guest Star) 2002