Da'Vine Joy Randolph
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  • Born:
    • Birthday: 1986-05-21
    • Born Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Also Known As:

    Да'Він Джой Рендольф, דאווין ג'וי רנדולף

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Da'Vine Joy Randolph is an acclaimed American actress, celebrated for her versatility across theatre, film, and television, and is an Academy Award winner. Born on May 21, 1986, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she initially studied classical vocal performance at Temple University before switching to musical theatre, later earning her Master's degree from the Yale School of Drama in 2011. Her professional breakthrough came on Broadway when she earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for originating the role of the psychic Oda Mae Brown in Ghost: The Musical in 2012. Randolph's film career rose to prominence with her role as Lady Reed in the 2019 biopic Dolemite Is My Name and her subsequent appearances in films like The Lost City and The United States vs. Billie Holiday. She achieved worldwide recognition and swept the 2024 awards season for her poignant and deeply human portrayal of the grieving school cook Mary Lamb in Alexander Payne's film The Holdovers (2023), for which she won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress. On television, she has been a series regular on People of Earth and Selfie, and has held recurring roles on hit shows like Only Murders in the Building and This Is Us. Her upcoming projects include the 2025 A24 film Eternity, where she plays Anna, an Afterlife Coordinator.

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