Renée Elise Goldsberry
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1971-01-02
Place of birth: San Jose, California, USA
Biography
Renée Elise Goldsberry (born January 2, 1971) is an American actress, singer and songwriter, known for originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in the Broadway musical Hamilton, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Her other Broadway credits include Nettie Harris in the original Broadway cast of The Color Purple, Mimi Márquez in Rent, and Nala in The Lion King. She has portrayed many roles on television, including Geneva Pine on The Good Wife, and Evangeline Williamson on One Life to Live, for which she received two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominations.
Known for
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2021"Sunday" Legend #3
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
2008Mimi Marquez
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
2022Self
On Broadway
2019Self (archive footage)
All About You
2001Nicole Taylor
Every Secret Thing
2014Cynthia Barnes
Pistol Whipped
2008Drea
Satisfied
2025Self
Sisters
2015Kim
Albany Road
2024Celeste Simmons
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
2024Colleen Voyd (voice)
Truth Be Told
2002Rachel
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017Henrietta Lacks
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018Selena Izard
Waves
2019Catharine
Hamilton
2025Angelica Schuyler
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020
Hamilton's America
2016Self