Sonequa Martin-Green
After playing minor parts as teenagers on various television series and independent films, actress Sonequa Martin-Green successfully moved into more mature roles, often with an intense or fiery streak, on "The Good Wife" (CBS, 2009-16), "The Walking Dead" (AMC, 2010- ) and "Once Upon a Time" (ABC, 2011- ). Born Sonequa Martin on March 21, 1985 in Russellville, Alabama, she initially wanted to pursue a career as a psychologist, but fell in love with acting after appearing in a play in the tenth grade. She made her screen debut in a comedy short, "Not Quite Right (2005) while attending the University of Alabama, and after graduating in 2007, Martin-Green moved to the East Coast, where she appeared in theater productions. There, she met her husband, Kenric Green, while both were performing in a play; the couple remained in New York for the next five years, during which Martin-Green enjoyed guest roles as teenagers on "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" (NBC, 2001-2011) and in independent features. After relocating to Los Angeles, Martin-Green landed recurring roles on two major television series: she played Army trainee Kanessa Jones on "Army Wives" (Lifetime, 2007-2013) before moving to "The Good Wife" as Courtney Wells, who briefly served as assistant to Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies). In 2012, Martin-Green's profile enjoyed a significant boost when she joined the cast of "The Walking Dead." Her character, Sasha Williams, was one of the toughest in the show's sprawling cast: a former firefighter, she became a top sharpshooter among the survivors, but also displayed a fragile side when tremendous losses - the deaths of her brother, Tyreese (Chad Coleman), and significant other, Bob (Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.) - leave her with post-traumatic stress disorder. Following her character's debut in the third season of "Walking Dead," Martin-Green was cast as Tamara, a woman determined to rid the world of magic, in the second season of "Once Upon a Time." She reprised the role briefly in the third season of the fantasy-drama before returning for the fourth season of "Walking Dead," after which she was promoted from a recurring role to series regular.
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Filmography
Movies
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100% | No Score Yet | My Dead Friend Zoe |
Merit (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2024 |
25% |
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Space Jam: A New Legacy | Kamiyah James (Character) | $70.5M | 2021 |
88% |
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The Outside Story | Isha (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet |
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Holiday Rush | Roxy Richardson (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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Shockwave Darkside | Private Lang (Character) | - | 2014 |
36% |
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Yelling to the Sky | Jojo Parker (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet |
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Rivers Wash Over Me | Shawna King (Character) | - | 2009 |
62% |
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Toe to Toe | Tosha (Character) | $21.3K | 2009 |
TV
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61% | 62% | Accused | Megan (Guest Star) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My 600-Lb. Life | Unknown (Character) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Accused | Unknown (Character) | 2024 |
84% | 33% | Star Trek: Discovery |
Michael Burnham (Character), Executive Producer |
2017-2022 2024 |
No Score Yet | 48% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2017 2019 2024 |
No Score Yet | 11% | The View | Guest | 2021 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2017 2019-2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Friday Night In with The Morgans | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 51% | Busy Tonight | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Music Performer | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2017 2019 |
79% | 78% | The Walking Dead |
Sasha (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2013-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call With Carson Daly | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2017 |
95% | 85% | New Girl | Rhonda (Guest Star) | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lip Sync Battle | Contestant | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2014 |
78% | 78% | Once Upon a Time | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
43% | No Score Yet | NYC 22 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
93% | 90% | The Good Wife | Courtney Wells (Guest Star) | 2009-2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Army Wives |
Kanessa Jones (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2009 |
No Score Yet | 76% | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Kiana Richmond (Guest Star) | 2008 |