Nafessa Williams
Nafessa Williams | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Alma mater | West Chester University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–present |
Known for | Black Lightning |
Nafessa Williams is an American actress. She is most known for her 2011 role as Nicole Gordon in the
Early life and education
Williams was raised in West Philadelphia. She attended Robert E. Lamberton High School. Williams studied criminal justice at West Chester University and interned in the homicide unit of the District Attorney's Office.[2]
Career
In 2010, Williams was cast opposite Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill in Streets. The film was released in 2012.[2] In March 2011, it was announced that Williams would join the cast of ABC's One Life to Live in the contract role of Deanna.[3] When Williams auditioned, the character was only supposed to appear in three episodes. However by the time of her debut, Williams had signed a four-year contract.[2] Only a month into her stint, it was announced that ABC had decided to cancel the series.[4] Williams was released from her contract early and last appeared in July 2011.[5]
In March 2012, Williams announced that she would be appearing on the
In May and June 2019, Williams, DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee, writer Tom King, and fellow CW series actresses Candice Patton and Danielle Panabaker toured five U.S. military bases in Kuwait with the United Service Organizations (USO), where they visited the approximately 12,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in that country as part of DC's 80th anniversary of Batman celebration.[12]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Streets | Nicole Gordon | |
2013 | Dumb Girls | Female Co-Ed #1 | TV movie |
2014 | The Dirty 30 | Samantha Kimm | |
2015 | Whitney | Kim | TV movie |
Brotherly Love | Simone | ||
The Man in 3B | Krystal | ||
2016 | Restored Me | Monica Berry | |
Asterisk | Angela | Short | |
2017 | Burning Sands | Toya | |
True to the Game | Sahirah | ||
2019 | Black and Blue | Missy | |
2021 | A Holiday Chance | Noel Chance | |
2022 | Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody | Robyn Crawford |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | One Life to Live | Deanna Forbes | Regular Cast |
2012 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Margo Ivey | Episode: "Episode #1.6316" & "#1.6323" |
2014 | Survivor's Remorse | Adina Parker | Episode: "Six" |
2015 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Eboni | Episode: "Hart Medication" |
2016 | Code Black | Dr. Charlotte Piel | Recurring cast: season 2 |
2017 | Twin Peaks | Jade | Recurring cast: season 3
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Tales | Jenny | Episode: "F*ck the Police" | |
2018–21 | Black Lightning | Anissa Pierce/Thunder | Main cast |
TBA | The Spook Who Sat by the Door
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TBA | |
TBA | Rivals | Cameron Cook | In-production[13] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | NBA 2K17 | Tiffany Rasberry (voice) |
References
- ^ Kroll, Justin (October 4, 2021). "Nafessa Williams Joins Whitney Houston Biopic 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'". Deadline. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- On-Air On-Soaps. Archived from the originalon February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "Interview: Nafessa Williams On One Life To Live Cancellation". Soaps.com. April 18, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "One Life To Live's Nafessa Williams Exits". Soaps.com. August 18, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ Bowe, Jillian (March 14, 2012). "One Life to Live Alum Nafessa Williams to Play a Model on The Bold and The Beautiful". Daytime Confidential. Confidential Media, Inc. (SAY Media). Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "Ex-One Life To Live's Nafessa Williams to the Bold and the Beautiful. (UPDATED.)". Soaps.com. May 7, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ Zumberge, Marianne (April 14, 2015). "Jamie Foxx, Diddy Show Support of 'Brotherly Love' Premiere". Variety. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 25, 2016). "'Twin Peaks': Here Is the Full Cast Of David Lynch's Showtime Reboot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (July 1, 2016). "Code Black Season 2: Heroes Vet Among 3 New Doctors Checking In". TVLine. TVLine Media, LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 2, 2017). "'Black Lightning': Nafessa Williams & China Anne McClain To Star As Jefferson's Daughters in the CW Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ Arrant, Chris (June 2, 2019). "JIM LEE, TOM KING, DC-CW Stars Make Surprise USO Trip To KUWAIT". Newsarama. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "Victoria Smurfit and Aidan Turner star in adaptation of racy Jilly Cooper novel". Independent.ie. March 21, 2023.
Further reading
- Wills, Cortney (January 18, 2018). "Interview with Nafessa Williams on Playing Thunder on Black Lightningn". The Grio.
External links
- Nafessa Williams at IMDb