Shalita Grant
Shalita Grant | |
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Born | Petersburg, Virginia, U.S. | August 28, 1988
Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Spouse |
Sabrina Skau
(m. 2018; div. 2020) |
Partner | Jessica Aguilar |
Shalita Grant (born August 28, 1988) is an American actress best known for portraying NCIS Special Agent Sonja Percy on NCIS: New Orleans. She is also known from her roles on Mercy Street, You, Santa Clarita Diet, and Search Party.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life and education
Grant was born in
Career
Stage
Grant's earlier theater work includes The Public Theater's 2010 productions of Measure for Measure,[7] The Winter's Tale,[8] and The Merchant of Venice.[9]
Grant originated the role of Cassandra in
In 2012, she appeared in The Philanderer for the off-Broadway Pearl Theatre Company[14] and the world-premiere of Kirsten Greenidge's play Luck of the Irish at the Huntington Theatre Company.[15]
Grant was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2013 for her performance as Cassandra in the comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. The play won the Tony for Best Play as well as the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play. She also won the 2013 Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut.[16][17]
She returned to The Public Theater in 2017 for the Shakespeare in the Park production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.[18]
Film
Her film credits include shorts Empire Corner (2010), Invisible (2010), and the Oscar-nominated short documentary, Rehearsing a Dream (2006).[19]
Television
Following her Tony Award nomination, Grant moved to Los Angeles to pursue television where she fondly recalls her struggles in auditioning 54 times within one year for various roles and, at one point, while running out of savings, briefly turned to bartending before landing a series regular role on
In October 2020, it was announced that Grant had been cast in the main role of
Personal life
On August 8, 2018, Grant married commercial director Sabrina Skau in San Francisco, CA.[23][24] They later divorced.[25] Since 2020, she has been in a relationship with MMA fighter Jessica Aguilar.[26]
Awards and nominations
- 2013 - Tony Award, Best Featured Actress in a Play (Nomination), Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike[16]
- 2013 - Theatre World Award, Outstanding Broadway Debut[17]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | The Good Wife | Sergeant Nora Swan | Episode: "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" |
2014–2015 | Bones | Andie Roberts | Episode: "The Putter in the Rough" & "The Mutilation of the Master Manipulator" |
2015–2018 | NCIS: New Orleans | Sonja Percy | (Recurring, Season 1; Main, Seasons 2–4) |
2015 | Melissa & Joey | Evita Freeman | Episode: "Gone Girl" & "Parental Guidance" |
Battle Creek | Olivia | Episode: "Man's Best Friend" | |
2016 | NCIS | Sonja Percy | Episode: "Sister City, Part I" |
Mercy Street | Aurelia Johnson | Recurring role (Season 1) | |
2019 | Santa Clarita Diet | Agent Tess Rogers | Recurring role (Season 3) |
2020 | Search Party | Cassidy Diamond | Recurring role (Season 3) |
2021 | Special | Rae | |
2021 | Haunt the Johnsons | Ava Johnson | |
2021 | You | Sherry Conrad
|
Main cast (Season 3) |
2023 | Abbott Elementary | Janet Elton | 1 episode |
References
- ^ Lewis, Taylor (November 13, 2015). "7 Things to Know About 'NCIS: New Orleans' Star Shalita Grant". Essence. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ "Cast and Characters | Mercy Street". pbs.org.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2018-08-17). "'Santa Clarita Diet': Shalita Grant To Recur In Season 3 Of Netflix Zombie Comedy". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ a b Studarus, Laura (2020-06-24). "Meet 'Search Party' Scene-Stealer Shalita Grant". Shondaland. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- Yahoo News. November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ Small, Leah (June 3, 2013). "Former ARGS student receives Tony nomination". The Progress-Index. Petersburg, VA.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (2010-10-25). "Public Theater's Mobile Unit Will Bring Shakespeare to New Audiences". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Stasio, Marilyn (2010-07-02). "The Winter's Tale". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (2010-06-30). "The Merchant of Venice, With Al Pacino, Lily Rabe, Byron Jennings, Opens in Central Park June 30". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Haun, Harry (2013-03-15). "PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; A Weekend in the Country". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (2012-09-14). "Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia..., With Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce and Kristine Nielsen, Opens in NJ". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Broadway @ John Golden Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Aucoin, Don (April 13, 2012). "'The Luck of the Irish' shines at Huntington - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ a b "Tony Awards 2013 winners and nominees: Complete list". Los Angeles Times. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ a b "Theatre World Awards - Theatre World Awards". www.theatreworldawards.org. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Scheps, Leigh. "BWW Interview: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM's Shalita Grant Talks Return to Theater". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Shalita Grant". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "NCIS: New Orleans' Actress Shalita Grant to Leave Show (EXCLUSIVE)". January 31, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (August 17, 2018). "'Santa Clarita Diet': Shalita Grant To Recur In Season 3 Of Netflix Zombie Comedy". Deadline. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (October 15, 2020). "'You': Travis Van Winkle & Shalita Grant Join Season 3 Of Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ Nahas, Aili (August 8, 2018). "NCIS: New Orleans Star Shalita Grant Marries Her Partner Sabrina Skau". People.
- ^ Palladino, Kirsten (2018-08-22). "Shalita Grant and Sabrina Skau's San Francisco City Hall summer wedding". Equally Wed. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Schultz, Ken (2021-06-02). "Jessica Aguilar and Shalita Grant discuss building their relationship". Outsports. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Rude, Mey (26 April 2021). "How an Actress and an MMA Fighter Found a Lesbian Happy Ending".
External links
- Shalita Grant at IMDb