Renée Elise 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 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
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as "Sunday" Legend #3
2021
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
as Mimi Marquez
2008
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
as Self
2022
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
2019
All About You
as Nicole Taylor
2001
Every Secret Thing
as Cynthia Barnes
2014
Pistol Whipped
as Drea
2008
Satisfied
as Self
2025
Sisters
as Kim
2015
Albany Road
as Celeste Simmons
2024
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
as Colleen Voyd (voice)
2024
Truth Be Told
as Rachel
2002
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
as Henrietta Lacks
2017
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
as Selena Izard
2018
Waves
as Catharine
2019
Hamilton
as Angelica Schuyler
2025
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020
Hamilton's America
as Self
2016
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
as Self
2020
TV Appearances
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Crewman Kelly
2001
Ally McBeal
as Back-up Singer
1997
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
as Mallory Book
2022
That's My Jam
as Self - Guest
2021
The Following
as Olivia Warren
2013
White Collar
as Ellen Samuel
2009
Centaurworld
as Waterbaby (voice)
2021
Younger
as Courtney Ostin
2015
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Martha Marron
1999
Centaurworld
as Waterbaby / Medic (voice)
2021
Eureka!
as Roxy (voice)
2022
Altered Carbon
as Quellcrist Falconer
2018