Age: 36
female
Danielle Brooks is an American actress whose work spans television, film, and Broadway. She first gained widespread recognition as Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson on Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), a role that became one of the series’ emotional centers and established her as a major presence on television. She later reached a broader mainstream audience starring as Leota Adebayo in James Gunn’s HBO series Peacemaker, where her performance played a central role in the show’s balance of action, satire, and character-driven storytelling. The series marked a high-profile expansion of her work into genre television tied to DC Comics. Brooks made her Broadway debut in 2015 as Sofia in the revival of The Color Purple, earning a Tony Award nomination and winning a Grammy Award with the cast. She reprised the role in the 2023 film adaptation, a performance that brought her nominations from the Academy Awards, BAFTA, and Golden Globes, solidifying her transition into major film roles. Alongside acting, Brooks has taken on producing and hosting work. She portrayed Mahalia Jackson in the television biopic Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021), serving as an executive producer and earning a Primetime Emmy nomination. She later hosted Netflix’s Instant Dream Home, receiving a Daytime Emmy nomination for her work as a program host. Brooks has continued to balance screen and stage appearances, returning to Broadway in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson and starring in the fantasy adventure comedy A Minecraft Movie, further expanding her range across genres.
Mickey Mouse The Movie is an upcoming live-action/animated hybrid musical fantasy action adventure comedy film and also film adaptation based on the titular popularity franchise Mickey Mouse with some non-canon elements including preschool interactive series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006/2016), both DuckTales show versions (1987/2017), A Goofy Movie film series (1995/2000) and Saludos Amigos (1942)/The Three Caballeros (1944) also based on both universes of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck and its plot is similar to Smurfs (2025) and The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). A reboot movie of Mickey Mouse media. Directed by Akiva Schaffer and Jon Favreau, produced Ryan Coogler and written by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, also the film stars Adam DeVine as titular main protagonist Mickey Mouse, Karen Fukuhara as Minnie Mouse, legendary iconic Donald Duck voice actor Tony Anselmo reprising his role as Donald Duck himself from the animated continuity, Hailee Steinfeld as Daisy Duck, Ron Funches as Goofy and Bill Farmer also reprising his role as Pluto from the animated continuity with original DuckTales (2017) cast members reprising their roles and new recasted voice casts voicing the other characters ft. Sabrina Carpenter as Tinker Bell, Joseph Gordon-Levitt reprising his role as Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio (2022), Tom Hanks reprising his role as the legendary Walt Disney in Saving Mr. Banks (2013) and Bill Hader as Roger Rabbit co-starring in supporting roles alongside newcomers joining the ensemble cast. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
