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.
Zatanna Zatara is a stage magician in Las Vegas. She performs tricks to small audiences and just barely gets by. Despite the small crowds, one person seems to be in attendance at every one of Zatanna’s shows. One night, Zatanna calls on the Stranger to participate in the show in order to find out why she keeps coming. Their back-and-forth is cut short by a giant monster who destroys the venue. The Stranger encourages Zatanna to use her magic to fight the monster but Zatanna insists that she is just a stage magician. The Stranger defeats the monster just before it kills the two of them, revealing she was sent by the Celestial at the Palace of Casters to arrest Zatanna for the murder of her father Giovanni Zatara. Zatanna convinces the Celestial that she did not inherit her father’s abilities and they send her back to her apartment. Back in Vegas, one of Zatanna’s rabbits turned into a humanoid creature called Bunny. Bunny tells Zatanna that the Casters have been lying about what they know regarding Zatara’s death. Bunny tricks Zatanna into using her powers, which is spotted by Ocularis. At a coffee shop the next night, Zatanna meets with Bunny to discuss her father and his crimes. She learns while fighting the evil sorceress Allura, Zatara committed the worst crime one caster can do to another: he stole her magic. Bunny and Zatanna are attacked by the Stranger, but are protected by Zatanna’s ex-boyfriend John Constantine. Zatanna, Bunny, and Constantine flee to Paris to escape the Casters but are ultimately found again by the Stranger, but this time she wants to join them. The Stranger shows Zatanna a vision of the past where her father brought Zatanna to the house of his most trusted friend, Thomas Wayne, after she was struck by Allura. In order to protect his daughter, Zatara sacrificed himself by bestowing his powers onto Zatanna, keeping Allura away. The true plan was for the Casters to resurrect Allura, but first they need to steal Zatanna’s powers.
