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Mme Abomah. Ella Grigsby was born in October 1865, just 10 months after the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery.As a teenager, she began working for Elihu and Harriet Williams, and chose to take their surname as her own, possibly because her parents had been slaves owned by the Grigsby family.
Yvonne Anuli Orji // ⓘ [1] (born 2 December 1983) is a Nigerian-American actress and comedian. She is best known for her role in the television series Insecure (2016–2021), for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and three NAACP Image Awards.
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. 20th-century African-American actresses (687 P) 21st-century African-American actresses (903 P)
First Black actress to be nominated after previously winning. 2017: The Shape of Water: Zelda Fuller Nominated First Black actress to be nominated two years in a row (nominated the same years as first Black actor). Mary J. Blige: Mudbound: Florence Jackson Nominated First Black woman to receive multiple Oscar nominations in the same year.
Best Actress – Drama: The Woman King: Nominated Angela Bassett: Best Supporting Actress: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: Won 2024 Fantasia Barrino: Best Actress – Musical or Comedy: The Color Purple: Nominated Danielle Brooks: Best Supporting Actress: Nominated Da’Vine Joy Randolph: The Holdovers: Won 2025 Cynthia Erivo: Best Actress ...
Malaika Kubwa (name changed in 2018; born 17 May 1988), known professionally as Martina Big, [3] is a German model and actress known for her extremely large breast implants, and for undergoing a perma-tanning procedure to give herself a dark skin color, eyebrow color and eye color. [3] [4] [5] Big currently identifies as black. [1] [5] [6] [7]
JoIssa Rae Diop [1] (born January 12, 1985), [2] known professionally as Issa Rae, is an American actress, writer, and producer. [3] [4] Founder of Hoorae Media, she achieved wider recognition as the co-creator, co-writer, and star of the HBO television series Insecure (2016–2021), for which she was nominated for multiple Golden Globes Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards.
Halle Maria Berry (/ ˈ h æ l i / HAL-ee; born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress.She began her career as a model and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant and coming in sixth in the Miss World 1986.