Renée Elise Goldsberry
ActingRenée 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.
Known For
A House of Dynamite
The First Lady
Hamilton
Angelica Schuyler
Waves
Catharine
Sisters
Kim
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Selena Izard
tick, tick... BOOM!
"Sunday" Legend #3
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
Colleen Voyd (voice)
Every Secret Thing
Cynthia Barnes
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks
Pistol Whipped
Drea
Filmography — Acting
A House of Dynamite
The First Lady
Hamilton
Angelica Schuyler
Waves
Catharine
Sisters
Kim
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Selena Izard
tick, tick... BOOM!
"Sunday" Legend #3
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
Colleen Voyd (voice)
Every Secret Thing
Cynthia Barnes
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks
Pistol Whipped
Drea
Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing
Melodia (voice)
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
Mimi Marquez
Hamilton's America
Self
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
Anything's Possible
Selene
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Self
All About You
Nicole Taylor
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
Truth Be Told
Rachel
Satisfied
Self
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
Self
Albany Road
Celeste Simmons
Amidst the Chaos – Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl
Self
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
Self
Voice of Freedom
Narrator (voice)
Bloom
Keep My Brother
Ava