Danielle Brooks - Age, Family, Bio

Rose to fame for playing Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson on the hit Netflix comedy series Orange Is the New Black. 

Before Fame

She grew up in a Christian family in Greenville, South Carolina and acted in a nativity play when she was six years old.

Trivia

She played roles in the stage productions of Servant of Two Masters and Blacken the Bubble.

Family Life

Her mother worked as a deacon and her father worked as a minister. She grew up with a younger brother. She gave birth to her daughter Freeya on November 16, 2019. She married Dennis Gelin on January 13th, 2022.

Associated With

She played an inmate who wore Taylor Schilling's character's blonde weave in Orange is the New Black.

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