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Recorded June 7, 2019. Taraji Penda Henson (/ təˈrɑːdʒi / tə-RAH-jee; born September 11, 1970) is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award and six Emmy Awards (including four Primetime Emmy Awards nominations).
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (US: / l uː ˈ p iː t ə ˈ n j ɔː ŋ oʊ / loo-PEE-tə NYAWNG-oh, Swahili: [luˈpitɑ ˈɲɔŋɔ] ⓘ, Spanish: [luˈpita ˈɲoŋɡo]; born 1 March 1983) is an actress who has received an Academy Award and a Daytime Emmy Award, and nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award.
Scarlett Johansson. Scarlett Ingrid Johansson (/ dʒoʊˈhænsən /; [ 1 ] born November 22, 1984) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019, she has been featured multiple times on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021.
Alfre Woodard (/ ˈ æ l f r i ˈ w ʊ d ər d / AL-free WUUD-ərd; [1] born November 8, 1952) is an American actress. Known for portraying strong-willed and dignified roles on stage and screen, she has received various accolades, including four Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and two Grammy Awards.
Zoe Saldaña. Zoë Yadira Saldaña-Perego (/ sɑːlˈdænə / sahl-DAN-ə, [2] Spanish: [ˈsoe salˈdaɲa]; née Saldaña Nazario; born June 19, 1978) is an American actress. Known primarily for her work in science fiction film franchises, she has starred in four of the highest-grossing films of all time (Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water ...
Hadera was born on December 1, 1985, in Harlem, New York. [1] She identifies as half Ethiopian and half white. [2] Her father is a Tigrayan refugee and founder of the African Services Committee, a Harlem-based organization that works with African refugees. [3] She volunteered with the organization prior to beginning her acting career. [3][4]
Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBT advocate. [3] [4] [5] She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category, [6] [7] and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer Angela Morley in 1990. [8]