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Quinta Brunson

Acting
Known For

35 Years Old

Quinta Brunson (/ˈkwɪntə/; born December 21, 1989) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing and starring as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues in the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary (2021–present). Brunson gained prominence for her self-produced Instagram series Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date. She went on to produce and act in videos for BuzzFeed Video. She developed two streaming series with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures. At the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, she became the first Black woman to be nominated three times in the comedy category, receiving nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (which she won), Outstanding Comedy Series (as an executive producer), and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. At the 75th ceremony, she became the first Black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy in over 40 years. Brunson was honoured with a 2022 Peabody Award for her work on Abbott Elementary. She was also placed on the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list. Brunson has acted in the series iZombie, Single Parents, and Miracle Workers; provided voice work for Lazor Wulf and Magical Girl Friendship Squad; and starred in the first season of the HBO sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Quinta Brunson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on 21st December 1989

All Credits

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
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The Daily Show
Self
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Image
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show Image
The Kelly Clarkson Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Image
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Sherri Image
Sherri
Self - Guest
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh Image
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Janine Teagues
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
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RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
The Studio Image
The Studio
Quinta Brunson
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Harley Quinn
Hawkgirl (voice)
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Big Mouth
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Big Mouth
Quinta (voice)
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Big Mouth
Girl (voice)
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New Girl
Annabelle
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iZombie
Dr. Collier
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
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Abbott Elementary
Janine Teagues
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Saturday Night Live
Self
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Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Image
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest Judge
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
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Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
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Hot Ones
Self
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Cars on the Road
Ivy (voice)
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Miracle Workers
Administrator
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Miracle Workers
Trig
Single Parents Image
Single Parents
Bess
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Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Actress, Executive Producer and Writer
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History of the World: Part II
Martha Magdalene
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Party Down
Jaff
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A Black Lady Sketch Show
Hair Fighter
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A Black Lady Sketch Show
Various Characters
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Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
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Zootopia 2
Dr. Fuzzby (voice)
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The Shop
Self
Worth It Image
Worth It
Herself
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100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
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The Cat in the Hat
Sherri (voice)
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Quinta vs. Everything
Quinta
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Good Hang with Amy Poehler
That's My Jam Image
That's My Jam
Self
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An American Pickle
Female Interviewee
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Lazor Wulf
Blazor Wulf / The Youth
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Image
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Oprah Winfrey
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Broke
Miloh
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A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter
Self
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FireAid Benefit Concert
Self
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2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
Self
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Golden
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As of Yet
Lyssa
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Par for the Course
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Oprah and Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary
Herself