Danielle Deadwyler born May 3 1982 is an American actress She began her career appearing on Atlanta stage notably the 2009 production of For Colored Girls and made her screen debut in the 2012 drama film A Cross to Bear She appeared in the primetime series The Haves and the Have Nots 20152017 the series PValley 2020 the miniseries Station Eleven 20212022 and the miniseries From Scratch 2022 Deadwyler garnered critical acclaim for starring in the western film The Harder They Fall 2021 and the biopic Till 2022 Her portrayal of Mamie Till in the latter earned her many accolades garnering the Gotham Independent Film Award for Outstanding Lead Performance and earning BAFTA Award Critics Choice Movie Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations Description above from the Wikipedia article Danielle Deadwyler licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia