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Nafessa Williams

Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 12/04/1989 (34) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Nafessa Williams is an American actress. She is most known for her 2011 role as Nicole Gordon in the Meek Mill film Streets, her 2011 role as Deanna Forbes on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, and her 2016 role as Dr. Charlotte Piel on the CBS drama Code Black. From 2018 to 2021, she has played Anissa Pierce in The CW's Black Lightning. Williams portrayed Robyn Crawford in the 2022 Whitney Houston biopic Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Music | Mystery

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Movies with Nafessa Williams as Actress(11)

as Noel2021 A Holiday Chance
as Missy2019 Black and Blue
as Sahirah2017 True to the Game
as Toya2017 Burning Sands
as Angela2016 Asterisk
as Monica Berry2016 Restored Me
as Simone2015 Brotherly Love
as Krystal2015 The Man in 3B
as Kim2015 Whitney
as Nicole Gordon2012 Streets

TV Shows/Series with Nafessa Williams as Actress(6)

2023 Rivals
as Anissa Pierce / Thunder / Blackbird2018 Black Lightning
as Jenny2017 Tales
as Charlotte Piel2015 Code Black
as Adina Parker2014 Survivor's Remorse
as Jade1990 Twin Peaks

Movies with Nafessa Williams as Crew(2)

Production/Producer2021 A Holiday Chance
Writing/Story2021 A Holiday Chance

Additional Information

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Born: Monday, 12/04 1989 (December) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 34 years + 116 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Robert E. Lamberton High School
Nafessa Williams frequently works together with these people:
David Lynch (10x, Crew)
Mark Frost (8x, Crew)
Piper Laurie (5x, Actress)
Sheryl Lee (5x, Actress)
Adam Giaudrone (5x, Crew)
Irv Gotti (5x, Actor)
Al Strobel (4x, Actor)
Salim Akil (4x, Crew)
Oz Scott (4x, Crew)
Jamal Hill (4x, Crew)
Curtis Bryant (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:294080, Added: 08/11/2018, Last updated: 02/29/2024