Renée Elise Goldsberry
Known for Acting
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
A House of Dynamite
2025
as The First Lady
Hamilton
2025
as Angelica Schuyler
Waves
2019
as Catharine
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018
as Selena Izard
Sisters
2015
as Kim
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as "Sunday" Legend #3
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017
as Henrietta Lacks
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
2024
as Colleen Voyd (voice)
Every Secret Thing
2014
as Cynthia Barnes
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
2008
as Mimi Marquez
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
2022
as Self
Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing
2020
as Melodia (voice)
Pistol Whipped
2008
as Drea
Hamilton's America
2016
as Self
On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
2020
as Self
Anything's Possible
2022
as Selene
Truth Be Told
2002
as Rachel
Albany Road
2024
as Celeste Simmons
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017