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Born | Fort Knox, Kentucky, U.S. | January 14, 1980
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2000–present |
Emayatzy Corinealdi (/ˌɛmeɪˈɑːtsi ˌkɒrɪˈnɑːldi/ EM-ay-AHT-see KORR-ih-NAHL-dee; born January 14, 1980) is an American actress. She starred in the Ava DuVernay 2012 drama film Middle of Nowhere for which she won Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer and received Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead nomination. Corinealdi later starred in films Miles Ahead (2016), and The Invitation (2015). On television, she played the role of Belle in the 2016 remake of Roots. She also starred in Hand of God (2014–2017), Ballers (2017–2019), and The Red Line (2019). In 2022, Corinealdi began starring in the Hulu legal drama series, Reasonable Doubt.
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Early life
Corinealdi was born January 14, 1980,[1] in Fort Knox, Kentucky,[2] the daughter of Rosemarie Hilton and Edward Corinealdi. Her father is Panamanian, while her mother is African-American from Ohio.[3][4] As a member of a military family, she was raised between Germany and the U.S. states in Ohio, Kansas, and New Jersey.[4][5] She studied in New Jersey at the Actor's Training Studio, then at the William Esper Studio in New York City, and then at Playhouse West.[5]
Career
In her early career, Corinealdi co-starred in a number of independent and short films, had the recurring role on the CBS daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless, and appeared in the Hallmark television film, The Nanny Express (2008). In 2012, she made her feature film debut as the lead in the drama, Middle of Nowhere. Corinealdi won the 14th Annual American Black Film Festival Star Project,[6] an international acting competition for emerging multicultural artists. Later that year, she won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor for the film.[7] She was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for best female lead.[8]
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In 2013, Corinealdi appeared in the short film The Door, part of Miu Miu's fashion series Women's Tales, which reunited her with her Middle of Nowhere director Ava DuVernay.[9] In 2014, Corinealdi was cast in the drama series Hand of God. Later that year, she won the role of Frances Taylor Davis, the wife of Miles Davis in the biographical film Miles Ahead.[10] She also starred in the horror film The Invitation and the coming-of-age drama Beats.
In 2016, Corinealdi played the role of Kunta Kinte's wife, Belle, in A&E's Roots reboot.[11] From 2017 to 2019, she had a recurring role in the HBO comedy-drama series, Ballers, and in 2019 starred in the Ava DuVernay-produced limited series The Red Line on CBS.[12] In 2022, she was cast in her first series television leading role in the Hulu legal drama Reasonable Doubt produced by Kerry Washington.[13][14]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Mortality | - | Short |
2003 | Pretty Lady | Azizi | |
2004 | A Taste of Us | Audrey Thomas | Short |
Vampz | Eve | Video | |
2005 | Beauty Shop | Client of Ida | |
2006 | Finding the Boom-Bap | Beauty | Short |
My American Nurse | - | ||
2007 | Akira's Hip-Hop Shop | Daphne | |
Cordially Invited | Grace Ingrahm | ||
2008 | Natural Beauty | Virginia | Short |
Wednesday Again | Roberta | ||
2009 | Think Twice | Najah | Short |
After the Storm | Patrice | Short | |
The Chase | Trisha | Short | |
2010 | It Looks Just Like You | - | Short |
2012 | Middle of Nowhere | Ruby | |
The Silent Treatment | Loretta | Short | |
2013 | The Door | V | Short |
Lu | Martha | Short | |
2014 | Teacher in a Box | Mrs Tandon | Short |
In the Morning | Cadence | ||
Addicted | Brina | ||
2015 | The Invitation | Kira | |
Miles Ahead | Frances Taylor Davis | ||
2019 | Beats | Vanessa Robinson |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | The Young and the Restless | Nurse Susan Mehta | Regular cast |
Katrina | Katrina | TV movie | |
Demons | Girl | TV movie | |
2008 | The Nanny Express | Lorraine | TV movie |
2010 | Romantically Challenged | Tiffany | Episode: "Rebecca's One Night Stand" |
2014 | Criminal Minds | Ellen Samsen | Episode: "The Edge of Winter" |
Gun Hill | Janelle Evans | TV movie | |
2014–17 | Hand of God | Tessie Graham | Main cast |
2015 | Rosewood | Gigi Gaston | Episode: "Fashionistas and Fasciitis" |
2016 | Roots | Belle | Episode: "Part 2 & 4" |
2017 | The Get | Noelle | TV movie |
2017–19 | Ballers | Candace Brewer | Recurring cast (season 3–5) |
2019 | The Red Line | Tia Young | Main cast |
2020 | Evil | Sonya | Episode: "Justice x 2" |
2022—present | Reasonable Doubt | Jax Stewart | Main cast |
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ Rose, Mike (January 14, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 14, 2023 includes celebrities Dave Grohl, Carl Weathers". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Emayatzy Corinealdi". BET.com. BET Interactive, LLC. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ THE CAST OF AVA DUVERNAY'S 'MIDDLE OF NOWHERE' at BlackActors.net
- ^ a b Riley, Jenelle (11 September 2012). "Interview: 'Middle of Nowhere' Star Emayatzy Corinealdi on Her Breakout Leading Role". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ a b Sperling, Nicole (13 October 2012). "Emayatzy Corinealdi finds a good role in 'Middle of Nowhere'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Clutch (September 2014). "Look Book: Our Favorite Emayatzy Corinealdi Style and Beauty Looks". Clutch Magazine. Sutton New Media LLC. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Young, Danielle (28 November 2012). "Emayatzy Corinealdi Of 'Middle Of Nowhere' Wins Gotham Film Awards' Best Actor". HelloBeautiful.com. Interactive One. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Bahr, Lindsey (27 November 2012). "Spirit Awards reaction: Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Benh Zeitlin, David O. Russell, more weigh in". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ ""The Door" by Ava DuVernay, Women's Tales #5". MiuMiu.com. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Diaz, Evelyn (25 June 2014). "Middle of Nowhere Star to Replace Zoe Saldana in Miles Davis Biopic". BET.com. BET Interactive, LLC. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "Emayatzy Corinealdi". Interview Magazine. May 27, 2016.
- ^ "'The Red Line' Star Emayatzy Corinealdi on How the Show Influenced Her Real-Life Activism". 30 April 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 29, 2021). "Onyx Collective's 'Reasonable Doubt' Gets Hulu Series Order; Emayatzy Corinealdi To Star, Kerry Washington To Direct".
- ^ "Emayatzy Corinealdi Says 'Reasonable Doubt' Shows the "Complexity" of Black Characters and Storytelling". Shondaland. September 27, 2022.