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Who is actress Danielle Brooks?

HOLLYWOOD star Danielle Brooks is familiar to audiences for the number of notable roles she played in film and television.

Brooks is highly recognizable to the public and fans are eager to find out more about her career, as well as her personal life.

 Danielle Brooks garners headlines for her Hollywood career and her personal romances
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Danielle Brooks garners headlines for her Hollywood career and her personal romances

Who is actress Danielle Brooks?

Danielle Brooks is an American actress from .

Brooks hails from a Christian upbringing, her father was a deacon and her mother was a minister.

She studied drama at the performing arts college, The Julliard School, and graduated in 2011.

The actress performed in various stage plays before landing her breakout role in the crime-comedy series,

Is Danielle Brooks married?

In February of 2018, Danielle Brooks revealed her relationship with Dennis Gelin.

On July 2, 2019, Brooks announced her pregnancy with her first child.

The actress's baby girl was born on November 16 of that year.

On Thursday, January 13, Danielle Brooks and Dennis Gelin in an elaborate wedding ceremony, which took place at the DuPont Building in .

What movies and television shows did Danielle Brooks star in?

In 2013, Danielle Brooks saw her fame rise for playing the character Taystee on Orange Is The New Black.

Brooks was a series regular until the show's conclusion in 2019.

She guest starred in multiple television programs that include , Girls, and Social Distance.

In 2022, the actress appeared as a main cast member on the superhero series, Peacemaker.

Is Danielle Brooks on social media?

To promote her numerous and , Danielle Brooks is heavily active on such as and .

 

On Instagram, Brooks amassed a following of over 2.4 million followers.

On Thursday, January 13 of 2022, the actress posted a series of pictures from her wedding to Dennis Gelin.

In one shot of her and fashion designer, , she captioned the post: "Words can’t express how grateful I am to have a friend like you."

Brooks stated further: "You’ve held me down from one of my first carpets to the most important day of my life! I love you and appreciate your friendship! Thank you for my 3 in 1 dress!"

On Twitter, the star's follower count is over 376,000.

She tweeted on January 13: "Well it’s bedtime for me you all! Thanks for watching #Peacemaker and thanks for all the wedding love!!"

 

Danielle Brooks raps as Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson in Orange Is The New Black
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