Renée Elise Goldsberry

Renée Elise Goldsberry (born January 2, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Known for her roles on stage and screen she has received a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Grammy Award as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.

She gained stardom and acclaim for originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in the original Broadway production of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical ''Hamilton'' (2015–2016), for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. For her performance as Silvia in The Public Theatre revival of the William Shakespeare play ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' (2005) she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Distinguished Performance. Her other Broadway credits include Mimi Marquez in ''Rent'' (1996), Nettie Harris in the original cast of ''The Color Purple'' (2005), and Kate in the David Lindsay-Abaire play ''Good People'' (2011).

On television, she portrayed Evangeline Williamson on ''One Life to Live'', for which she received two nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She also played Geneva Pine on the CBS legal drama ''The Good Wife'' (2010–2016), Wickie Roy in the Netflix musical comedy series ''Girls5eva'' (2021–present), and Mallory Book in Disney+ superhero miniseries ''She-Hulk: Attorney at Law'' (2022). At the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her reprising her role in the Disney+ live stage recording of ''Hamilton'', which was released in 2020.

She played the title role in the HBO television movie ''The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'' (2017) and took roles in films such as fantasy comedy ''The House with a Clock in Its Walls'' (2018), the psychological drama ''Waves'' (2019), and road drama ''Albany Road'' (2024). Provided by Wikipedia