Renée Elise Goldsberry
Acting
Biography
Renée Elise Goldsberry (born January 2, 1971) is an American actress, singer and songwriter, known for originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in the Broadway musical Hamilton, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Her other Broadway credits include Nettie Harris in the original Broadway cast of The Color Purple, Mimi Márquez in Rent, and Nala in The Lion King. She has portrayed many roles on television, including Geneva Pine on The Good Wife, and Evangeline Williamson on One Life to Live, for which she received two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominations.
Born: January 2, 1971
Place of Birth: San Jose, California, USA
Known For
On Broadway
An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion and a sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce. Legends of the stage and screen—including Helen Mirren, Christine Baranski, August Wilson, James Corden, Alec Baldwin, John Lithgow, Viola Davis, Hugh Jackman and Ian McKellen—take us behind the scenes of Broadway's most groundbreaking and beloved shows, from A Chorus Line to Hamilton. Iconic performances by Lin Manuel Miranda, Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, James Earl Jones and Mandy Patinkin lead the way on a hurly burly ride through Times Square, once again the main street of American show business in this documentary directed by Academy-Award nominee Oren Jacoby.
All About You
Two people run from the pain of their broken past. When they discover each other, they find themselves at a crossroad where the only thing that stands between them and a second chance is each other.
White Collar
In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.
One on One
A sportscaster becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the country and his teenage daughter, Breanna, moves in with him.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
Evil
Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to assess for a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
When thrill-seeker Cricket tricks his family into taking a "road trip" in space, chaos in the cosmos quickly ensues. Despite growing frustrations between Cricket and his dad, Bill, the two must learn to appreciate each other's unique perspectives in order to prevent Big City from being destroyed by an interstellar disaster.
Altered Carbon
After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.
tick, tick... BOOM!
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
Filmography
as The First Lady
as Self
as Angelica Schuyler
as Mrs. T
as Celeste Simmons
as Colleen Voyd (voice)
as Sandra Sandria (voice)
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Mallory Book
as Selene
as Roxy (voice)
as Self - Guest
as "Sunday" Legend #3
as Waterbaby (voice)
as Waterbaby / Medic (voice)
as Wickie
as Narrator (voice)
as Self - Contestant
as Melodia (voice)
as Self
as Elvira
as Self
as Ava Price
as Ms. Nowhere (voice)
as Catharine
as Self (archive footage)
as Renée Harris
as Self
as Selena Izard
as Quellcrist Falconer
as Self
as Henrietta Lacks
as Self
as Misty Holloway
as Kim
as Dee Dee
as Courtney Ostin
as Cynthia Barnes
as Morgan Hogue
as Olivia Warren
as Ellen Samuel
as Geneva Pine
as Mrs. Phillips
as Mimi Marquez
as Denise Watkins
as Drea
as Spokesmodel #2
as Rachel
as Crewman Kelly
as Paulette
as Nicole Taylor
as Martha Marron
as Back-up Singer
as Renee
as Go-Go Dancer #1
as Self
as Self
as Narrator
as Self - Presenter / Self - Performer
as Self - Host
as Self - Presenter