Danielle Brooks for Universal Standard *Danielle Brooks of “Orange is the New Black” has launched a there-piece capsule collection with plus-size clothing brand Universal Standard. The actress says her Tria Collection, which features an off-the-shoulder knit dress, overalls and a pleated shirt dress, are inspired by pieces that Brooks believed were missing from the plus-size […]
*New York, NY –– Danielle Brooks, who star’s in the critically acclaimed and Award-winning series Orange Is The New Black, today released her debut single, “Black Woman.” The GRAMMY Award-winner from The Color Purple brings her soulful and thoughtful voice to the original song. Playing homage to the power of being a beautiful, strong black […]
Danielle Brooks / Getty *Danielle Brooks says filming the violent arrest scene in “The Color Purple” movie musical “really took a toll” on her physical well-being. “Because I ended up having to do that scene over the course of two days for multiple hours a day, and it pulled my back out,” the 34-year-old […]
Danielle Brooks as Taystee in Season 4 trailer for “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix) *The new Season 4 trailer for “Orange is the New Black” has arrived, and it appears as if Litchfield Penitentiary will spend this season suffering under its new status as a for-profit prison. There are new COs, new rules, 100 […]
Getty *“Orange Is the New Black” alum Danielle Brooks has been tapped by Lifetime to star as gospel legend and civil rights activist Mahalia Jackson. The project is the next original film from “Robin Roberts Presents” and will be directed by Kenny Leon, who previously helmed the all-Black remake of “Steel Magnolias” for the network, […]
Actress Danielle Brooks attends Netflix’s “Orange Is The New Black” For Your Consideration Screening and Q & A at the Directors Guild Of America on May 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California *Danielle Brooks, best known as Taystee in the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black,” will make her Broadway debut alongside Jennifer Hudson […]
Danielle Brooks (top left), Taraji P. Henson (bottom left) and Fantasia (right) *Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks have been tapped to star in the upcoming Warner Bros. movie musical “The Color Purple” directed by Blitz Bazawule. As reported by Variety, the forthcoming Warner Bros. movie musical is an adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical from […]
Danielle Brooks attends the Chromat collection Front Row during, New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Gallery 3, Skylight Clarkson Sq on February 10, 2017 in New York City. *”Orange is the New Black” standout Danielle Brooks joins Tony Hale, Melanie Lynskey, John Gallagher, Jr., and newcomer Sophia Mitri Schloss in the independent family […]
Danielle Brooks (L) and Gabourey Sidibe for Lane Bryant *“Orange Is the New Black’s” Danielle Brooks and “Empire’s” Gabourey Sidibe take on trolls in a new ad campaign for plus-size clothing retailer Lane Bryant. Dubbed #ThisBody Is Made to Shine, the ads aim to “strip away the adversity experienced and show all women that […]
Niecy Nash, Sterling K Brown, and Danielle Brooks (Getty Images-Reuters) *(CNN) — What a family tree Niecy Nash-Betts apparently has! The actress (and recent Emmy winner) took to social media on Tuesday to congratulate her cousins, Sterling K. Brown and Danielle Brooks, on their Oscar nominations. “Both of my COUSINS are OSCAR NOMINATED,” Nash-Betts wrote […]
(L-R): Lupita Nyong’o in Eclipsed, Danielle Brooks and Cynthia Erivo in The Color Purple *While Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway behemoth “Hamilton” snatched all the headlines this morning with its record-setting 16 nominations for the 70th Annual Tony Awards, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Danielle Brooks, George C. Wolfe, Savion Glover and Cynthia Erivo also received some Tony love, […]
[…] Kalukango (Slave Play), Jason Dirden (Fences), Olivia Washington (The Butler) and Rob Demery (Lovecraft Country) join the film which is directed by Tony® Award-winner Kenny Leon and stars Tony Award nominee, SAG and Grammy Award-winning actress Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black) as the gospel legend and civil rights trailblazer. Born in New Orleans, Mahalia Jackson began singing at an early age and went […]
Danielle Brooks (Taystee from Netflix’ ‘Orange Is The New Black’) joins cast of new production of Broadway’s ‘The Color Purple.’ *DANIELLE BROOKS, who plays ‘Taystee’ on the hit TV show, Orange is the New Black, will make her Broadway debut as ‘Sofia’ in the upcoming Broadway musical revival of THE COLOR PURPLE. A graduate […]
*The protests in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray continue to capture the attention of people across the country, including “Orange Is the New Black” actress Danielle Brooks. “It is a really rough world we are living in especially with everything going on in Baltimore,” Brooks said while taping an upcoming episode of TheWrap’s […]
[…] and directed by Blitz Bazawule. The musical drama stars Corey Hawkins (Harpo Johnson), Colman Domingo (Albert “Mister” Johnson), Taraji P. Henson (Shug Avery), Fantasia Barrino (Celie Harris-Johnson), Danielle Brooks (Sofia), and Phylicia Pearl Mpasi (young Celie). We spoke to the star-studded ensemble about their favorite songs from the film. Check out what they had to […]
