Renée Elise Goldsberry
Biography
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.
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Acting History
2025
A House of Dynamite as The First Lady
2025Satisfied as Self
2025Hamilton as Angelica Schuyler
2025Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution as Self
2025Everybody's Live with John Mulaney as Mrs. T
2024Albany Road as Celeste Simmons
2024Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation as Colleen Voyd (voice)
2023Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2023Clone High as Sandra Sandria (voice)
2022Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law as Self
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2022Sherri as Self - Guest
2022She-Hulk: Attorney at Law as Mallory Book
2022Anything's Possible as Selene
2022Eureka! as Roxy (voice)
2021That's My Jam as Self - Guest
2021tick, tick... BOOM! as "Sunday" Legend #3
2021Centaurworld as Waterbaby (voice)
2021Centaurworld as Waterbaby / Medic (voice)
2021Amidst the Chaos – Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl as Self
2021Girls5eva as Wickie
2021Voice of Freedom as Narrator (voice)
2021Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
2020Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing as Melodia (voice)
2020Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth as Self
2020Some Good News as Self
2020Stars in the House as Elvira
2020Stars in the House as Self
2020Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist as Ava Price
2019Fast & Furious Spy Racers as Ms. Nowhere (voice)
2019Waves as Catharine
2019On Broadway as Self (archive footage)
2019Evil as Renée Harris
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2018The House with a Clock in Its Walls as Selena Izard
2018Altered Carbon as Quellcrist Falconer
2017Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
2017Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks as Henrietta Lacks
2016Hamilton's America as Self
2016The Get Down as Misty Holloway
2015Sisters as Kim
2015Documentary Now! as Dee Dee
2015Younger as Courtney Ostin
2014Every Secret Thing as Cynthia Barnes
2013Masters of Sex as Morgan Hogue
2013The Following as Olivia Warren
2010Running Wilde
2009White Collar as Ellen Samuel
2009The Good Wife as Geneva Pine
2009Royal Pains as Mrs. Phillips
2008Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway as Mimi Marquez
2008Life on Mars as Denise Watkins
2008Pistol Whipped as Drea
2002That '80s Show as Spokesmodel #2
2002Truth Be Told as Rachel
2001Star Trek: Enterprise as Crewman Kelly
2001One on One as Paulette
2001All About You
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Martha Marron
1997Ally McBeal as Back-up Singer
1997Ally McBeal as Renee
1997Ally McBeal as Go-Go Dancer #1
1997The View as Self
1996The Daily Show as Self
1988American Experience as Narrator
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter / Self - Performer
1956Tony Awards as Self - Host
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
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