
Cast
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Acting
Cast
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Known for
Acting
Born
1971-01-02
From
San Jose, California, USA
Also known as Renee E. Goldsberry, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Renee Goldsberry
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 Mårquez 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.

A House of Dynamite
as The First Lady

Waves
as Catharine

Hamilton
as Angelica Schuyler

The House with a Clock in Its Walls
as Selena Izard

Sisters
as Kim

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
as Colleen Voyd (voice)

tick, tick... BOOM!
as "Sunday" Legend #3

Pistol Whipped
as Drea

Every Secret Thing
as Cynthia Barnes

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
as Henrietta Lacks

Satisfied
as Self

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
as Self

Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing
as Melodia (voice)

Anything's Possible
as Selene

On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
as Mimi Marquez

Hamilton's America
as Self

The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
as Self

Albany Road
as Celeste Simmons

Truth Be Told
as Rachel

All About You
as Nicole Taylor

Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway

Bloom

Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
as Self

Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You

Voice of Freedom
as Narrator (voice)

Amidst the Chaos â Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl
as Self

Keep My Brother
as Ava