Aja Naomi King
Known for Acting
Aja Naomi King is an American actress. She appeared in several short films before landing guest roles on the CBS procedurals Blue Bloods and Person of Interest. Her big break came in 2012 when she was cast as new surgical intern Cassandra Kopelson on the CW drama Emily Owens, M.D. The series was canceled after a single season in 2013. She later starred in the Amazon Studios comedy pilot The Onion Presents: The News. King also played Wendell Pierce's daughter Abigayle in the independent film Four, released on September 13, 2013. Along with her castmates, she won a Los Angeles Film Festival Award for her role in this movie.
Filmography
The Upside
2019
as Latrice
The Birth of a Nation
2016
as Cherry
The Rewrite
2014
as Rosa
Sylvie's Love
2020
as Mona
Boxing Day
2021
as Lisa Dixon
A Little White Lie
2023
as Blythe Brown
Damsels in Distress
2012
as Positive Polly
The 24th
2020
as Marie
The Knife
2025
as Alex
Reversion
2015
as Sophie Clé
Four
2013
as Abigayle
A Girl from Mogadishu
2019
as Ifrah Ahmed
36 Saints
2013
as Joan
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
2021
as Self
Onion News Empire
2013
as Jillian
Boxing Day 2
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as Lisa Dixon