Renée Elise Goldsberry
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as Selena Izard The House with a Clock in Its Walls Renée Elise Goldsberry (born January 2, 1971) is an American actress, singer and songwriter, known for originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in the Broadway musical Hamilton, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Her other Broadway credits include Nettie Harris in the original Broadway cast of The Color Purple, Mimi Márquez in Rent, and Nala in The Lion King. She has portrayed many roles on television, including Geneva Pine on The Good Wife, and Evangeline Williamson on One Life to Live, for which she received two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominations.
Filmography
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
as Selena Izard
tick, tick... BOOM!
as "Sunday" Legend #3
Sisters
as Kim
A House of Dynamite
as The First Lady
Waves
as Catharine
Every Secret Thing
as Cynthia Barnes
Pistol Whipped
as Drea
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
as Henrietta Lacks
Hamilton
as Angelica Schuyler
Anything's Possible
as Selene
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
as Mimi Marquez
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
as Colleen Voyd (voice)
Hamilton's America
as Self
Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing
as Melodia (voice)
Albany Road
as Celeste Simmons
All About You
as Nicole Taylor
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)