Danielle Deadwyler

Danielle Deadwyler (born 1982)[1] is an American actress and writer. She starred as LaQuita "Quita" Maxwell in the Oprah Winfrey Network primetime soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots from 2015 to 2017, and later appeared in Paradise Lost and Station Eleven. Deadwyler garnered critical acclaim for her performance as Cuffee in the 2021 western film The Harder They Fall. In 2022, she will star as Mamie Till-Mobley in the biographical drama film, Till.

Danielle Deadwyler
Born (1982-05-03) May 3, 1982
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Websitewww.danielledeadwyler.com

Early life

Deadwyler was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Southwest Atlanta.[2] She graduated from Spelman College[3] before receiving a Master's of Arts in American Studies from Columbia University.[4][5]

Career

Deadwyler began her career appearing on stage productions, include Charlotte's Web, The Real Tweenagers of Atlanta, and For Colored Girls.[6][7][8] She received positive reviews for leading performance in Alliance Theatre’s The C.A. Lyons Project.[9] She made her film debut playing the leading role in the 2012 drama A Cross to Bear directed by Travon Potts.[10][11]

In 2015, Deadwyler had guest starring role in the second season of BET drama series, Being Mary Jane. Later that year, she joined the cast of Tyler Perry’s primetime soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots playing LaQuita "Quita" Maxwell.[4] She left the soap during Season 4. Later she had secondary roles in films Gifted and The Leisure Seeker, and also appeared in television series including Greenleaf, Atlanta and Watchmen. She played a leading role and produced 2019 thriller film The Devil To Pay. The film and her performance received positive reviews from critics.[12][13][14]

In 2020, Deadwyler was cast in a series regular role on the Paramount Network drama series, Paradise Lost, opposite Josh Hartnett, Bridget Regan and Barbara Hershey.[15] The series not was renewed for a second season. Also that year, she was cast in a recurring role in the HBO Max miniseries Station Eleven, and had a recurring role in starz drama series P-Valley.[16]

In 2021, Deadwyler played the role of Cuffee in the Netflix western film The Harder They Fall. The character was inspired by Cathay Williams.[17] The film and her performance received positive reviews from film critics.[18][19] She received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her performance.[20] She later was cast as Mamie Till-Mobley in the biographical drama film, Till directed by Chinonye Chukwu.[21] Also that year, she was cast opposite Zoe Saldana in the Netflix miniseries From Scratch, based on Tembi Locke’s bestselling memoir.[22]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Cyburbia Cyburbia Short film
2012 A Cross to Bear Erica Moses
2013 Sweet, Sweet Country Ndizeye Short film
2014 Ir/Reconcilable Maria Also producer
2015 The Youth Hoda
2017 Gifted Animal Shelter Worker
2017 The Leisure Seeker Hotel Waitress
2018 Jane and Emma Jane Manning
2019 The Devil to Pay Lemon Cassidy Also producer
2020 It's Time Karen Phillips
2020 Bygone Billy Trudy Wake
2021 The Harder They Fall Cuffee
TBA Till Mamie Till-Mobley Post-production [23]
TBA Parallel Forest

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Being Mary Jane Naima Episode: "Signing Off"
2015–2017 The Haves and the Have Nots LaQuita "Quita" Maxwell Series regular
2016 Greenleaf Stacy Episodes: "Good Morning, Calvary" and "What Are You Doing Here?"
2018 Hap and Leonard Woman Episode: "T-Bone Mambo"
2018 Atlanta Tami Episode: "Champagne Papi"
2019 Watchmen June Episodes: "This Extraordinary Being" and "- An Almost Religious Awe"
2020 FBI: Most Wanted Cleo Wilkens Episode: "Caesar"
2020 Paradise Lost Nique Green Series regular
2020 P-Valley Yoli Recurring role, 3 episodes
2021-2022 Station Eleven Miranda Carroll Miniseries, recurring role
2022 From Scratch Zora Miniseries
TBA Demimonde Olive Reed Upcoming series, lead role

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Nightmares Film Festival Best Actress Feature The Devil to Pay Nominated [24]
2020 GenreBlast Film Festival Best Actress - Feature Film Won [25]
2021 Princess Grace Award "For her filmmaking, which is decidedly more experimental" RIP Won [1]
Gotham Awards Ensemble Tribute The Harder They Fall Won [26]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Ensemble Nominated [27]
National Board of Review Awards Best Cast Won [28]
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Performance by an Ensemble Nominated [29]
Women Film Critics Circle Awards The Invisible Woman Award Won [30]
2022 African-American Film Critics Association Best Ensemble Won [31]
Austin Film Critics Association Best Ensemble Nominated [32]
Hollywood Critics Association Awards Best Cast Ensemble Nominated [33]
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated [20]
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture Won
Black Reel Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female Nominated [34]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Acting Ensemble Nominated [35]

References
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  14. "The Devil to Pay review – revenge is a dish served tepid in hillbilly thriller". the Guardian. January 10, 2022.
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  17. "The Harder They Fall Fails to Make Enough Room for Each Star Among Its Stellar Cast". Time.
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  22. Andreeva, Nellie (April 7, 2021). "'From Scratch': Eugenio Mastrandrea, Keith David, Danielle Deadwyler & Kellita Smith Among 8 Joining Zoe Saldana In Netflix Series".
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