Английская Википедия:Diarra Kilpatrick
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Diarra Kilpatrick (born Шаблон:Circa) is an American actress, writer and producer. She produced, wrote and starred in the ABC web-series, American Koko (2017), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series nomination. From 2020 to 2023, Kilpatrick starred in the HBO period drama series, Perry Mason.[1][2] Kilpatrick created, produced and plays the leading role in the BET+ mystery comedy-drama series, Diarra from Detroit.[3]
Early life and education
Kilpatrick was born around 1983/84,[4] and raised in Detroit.[5] She is the half-sister of Kwame Kilpatrick.[5]
She grew up performing in productions at Meadow Brook Theater. When she turned 12, she joined Mosaic Youth Theatre and starred in her first production.[5][4] Kilpatrick graduated from Detroit Country Day[1] and attended NYU Tisch for her bachelor's degree.[4]
Career
Kilpatrick moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and acted in local theater productions including Three Sisters After Chekhov, The Interlopers, and Tarell Alvin McCraney's In the Red and Brown Water.[1]
In 2015, she wrote, produced, and starred in a satirical web series, American Koko, and launched it on YouTube.[4] The series won the American Black Film Festival’s Best Web Series Award in 2015, after which it caught the attention of Julius Tennon, the husband of Viola Davis.[4] The series was developed through their production company, JuVee Productions,[4] and was purchased by ABC. The original first season was re-shot and a second season was also produced.[2] Both seasons premiered online on ABC Digital on June 19, 2017.[6] It follows Koko (played by Kilpatrick), who "is a Los Angeles race detective at the Everyone’s a Little Racist Agency, which has the daunting mandate of ending racism in America."[7]
Kilpatrick wrote and starred in a pilot for Amazon Studios in fall 2017, The Climb. It is a "Detroit-set comedy about an assistant who ditches her job to find internet fame."[8] The series was not picked up by Amazon.[9]
She appeared in The Twilight Zone reboot, and had supporting roles on Private Practice, The Last O.G., and HBO's Perry Mason.[10][11] In April 2023, she had signed an overall deal with BET Studios.[12]
Personal life
Kilpatrick is married.[11]
Awards and nominations
- 2011 – Nominee, Ovation Awards, Lead Actress in a Play (for The Interlopers)[13]
- 2013 – Nominee, Ovation Awards, Lead Actress in a Play (for In the Red and Brown Water)[14]
- 2018 – Nominee, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series (for American Koko)[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Forbidden Fruits | Lisa | |
| 2007 | Unfinished | Waitress | Short |
| 2008 | Keepin' the Faith: Higher Ground | Asia | |
| 2009 | All Americana | Steph | Short |
| Gang Girl | Bess Roundtree | ||
| Hollywood, je t'aime | Kaleesha | ||
| Surrender | Bess Roundtree | Short | |
| 2011 | Under-Tow | Shar | Short |
| Talking with the Taxman About Poetry | Afton | ||
| 2012 | H4 | Clarice | |
| 2014 | Stand Down Soldier | Billi | |
| Four Women | Sarah | Short | |
| 2015 | Lila & Eve | Maya | |
| The Brink | Jane | Short | |
| 2016 | The Salton Sea | The Hitchhiker | Nordic International Film Festival Award for Best Actress |
| 2020 | Baldwin Beauty | - | Short |
| 2021 | The Goldfish | Maya | Short |
| 14 Days | Faitma | Short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | House | Sally | Episode: "The Itch" |
| 2008–12 | Private Practice | Nurse Danielle | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | The Game | Groupie | Episode: "Take a Bow" |
| The Young and the Restless | Young Maid | Episode: "Episode #1.9195" | |
| 2010–11 | Disaster Date | Herself | Recurring role (season 3); main role (season 4) |
| 2011 | Hart of Dixie | Mother | Episode: "Gumbo & Glory" |
| 2012 | Mike & Molly | Amira | Episode: "Surprise" |
| 2013 | Southland | Yvette | Episode: "Babel" |
| 2014; 2017 | American Koko | Akosua Miller | Main role, producer, writer |
| 2015 | Major Crimes | Peaches Williams | Episode: "The Jumping Off Point" |
| 2017 | The Climb | Nia | TV pilot |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | Didi Scott | Episode: "The Comedian" |
| The Last O.G. | Lisa | Recurring role | |
| 2020–2023 | Perry Mason | Clara Drake | Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2) |
| Nash Bridges | Lena Harris | TV pilot | |
| 2024 | Diarra from Detroit | Diarra Brickland | Lead role, also creator and producer |
References
External links
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