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Emayatzy Corinealdi
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Corinealdi at the 2015 Comic-Con International in San Diego
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| Born | January 14, 1980 Fort Knox, Kentucky, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Emayatzy Corinealdi (born January 14, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in movies and TV shows. Emayatzy starred in the 2012 film Middle of Nowhere. For this role, she won an award and was nominated for another.
She also appeared in films like Miles Ahead (2016) and The Invitation (2015). On television, she played Belle in the 2016 remake of Roots. She has also been in TV series such as Hand of God (2014–2017) and Ballers (2017–2019). Since 2022, Emayatzy has been the main star of the legal drama Reasonable Doubt on Hulu.
Early life and background
Emayatzy Corinealdi was born on January 14, 1980. Her birthplace was Fort Knox, Kentucky. Her mother, Rosemarie Hilton, is African-American from Ohio. Her father, Edward Corinealdi, is Panamanian.
Because her family was in the military, Emayatzy grew up in many places. She lived in Germany and different U.S. states. These included Ohio, Kansas, and New Jersey. She studied acting in New Jersey, New York City, and at Playhouse West.
Acting career highlights
Emayatzy Corinealdi started her acting journey in independent and short films. She also had a role on the TV show The Young and the Restless. In 2008, she appeared in the TV movie The Nanny Express.
Her big break came in 2012 with the film Middle of Nowhere. She played the main character in this drama. Emayatzy won the Star Project competition at the American Black Film Festival. This competition helps new actors from different backgrounds.
Later that year, she won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor for her work in the film. She was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. This showed her talent as a leading actress.
In 2013, Emayatzy worked again with director Ava DuVernay on the short film The Door. This film was part of a fashion series called Women's Tales. In 2014, she joined the cast of the drama series Hand of God.
She also played Frances Taylor Davis, the wife of famous musician Miles Davis. This was for the movie Miles Ahead. She also starred in the scary movie The Invitation. Another film she was in was the drama Beats.
In 2016, Emayatzy played Belle in the TV series Roots. Belle was the wife of the character Kunta Kinte. From 2017 to 2019, she had a role in the HBO show Ballers. In 2019, she starred in The Red Line, a show produced by Ava DuVernay.
In 2022, Emayatzy got her first main role in a TV series. She plays Jax Stewart in the legal drama Reasonable Doubt. This show is produced by Kerry Washington.
