Saycon Sengbloh facts for kids

Saycon Sengbloh, born on October 23, 1977, is a talented American actress and singer. She has been recognized for her amazing performances on stage and screen. In 2016, she was nominated for a prestigious Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award and an Obie Award for her role in the play Eclipsed.

About Saycon Sengbloh

Saycon Sengbloh was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She started her acting journey early at the Tri-Cities School for the Visual and Performing Arts. Later, she attended Agnes Scott College in Georgia. There, she studied music and Spanish before deciding to focus fully on her acting and music career.

Saycon's Stage Career

Saycon Sengbloh has starred in many popular shows on Broadway, which is a famous theater district in New York City. Some of her roles were in musicals like Aida, Wicked, and The Color Purple. She also performed in Hair, Fela!, Motown: The Musical, and Holler If Ya Hear Me.

Breakthrough Role in Eclipsed

In 2015, Saycon got a very important role in the play Eclipsed. This play was written by Danai Gurira. It tells the story of five women in Liberia and how they survived near the end of the Second Liberian Civil War. Eclipsed made history as the first play on Broadway with an all-black and all-female creative team and cast.

The play first opened in October 2015 at The Public Theater and received great reviews. The next year, it moved to Broadway, opening at the John Golden Theatre on March 6, 2016. Saycon's performance was highly praised by critics. She won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her role in the Off-Broadway production. She was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the Broadway show.

Saycon's Work in TV and Movies

Saycon Sengbloh has also appeared in many television shows and films. Her first screen role was in the 1997 TV movie The Ditchdigger's Daughters. In 1999, she appeared in the movie Funny Valentines, which starred Alfre Woodard.

Notable TV and Film Roles

She had small parts in movies like Across the Universe and American Gangster. She also made guest appearances on popular TV series such as Law & Order and The Good Wife.

In 2017, Saycon joined the cast of the political drama Scandal for its sixth season. She played the role of Angela Webster. In 2018, she was in the historical drama film Ask for Jane, playing Roberta.

A big role for her was in the 2021 biographical drama film Respect. In this movie, she played Erma Franklin, who was the older sister of the famous singer Aretha Franklin. Also in 2021, it was announced that Saycon would play the main character, Lillian Williams, in the new TV series The Wonder Years.

SayconTalks Podcast

In 2019, Saycon Sengbloh started her own personal lifestyle podcast called SayconTalks.

Awards and Recognitions

Saycon Sengbloh has received several awards and nominations for her acting.

• In 2016, for her role in Eclipsed:

* She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. * She was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. * She won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play.

• In 2020, she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her work in The Secret Life of Bees.

See also

In Spanish: Saycon Sengbloh para niños