When Simpsonville native Danielle Brooks played the character Sofia for the Broadway revival of "The Color Purple" in 2015, she won a Grammy Award.

Danielle Brooks is a multifaceted talent. The actress, hot off her Academy Awards nomination for her role as Sophia in “The Color Purple” (2023), is back on the big screen in the film ...

When Simpsonville native Danielle Brooks played the character Sofia for the Broadway revival of "The Color Purple" in 2015, she won a Grammy Award. In 2023, the South Carolina Governor's School ...

In an interview with The Christian Post, The Bad Guys 2 star Danielle Brooks opens up about her faith and how it guides her ...

Brooks took on the tough Sofia — the role made famous in the film version by Oprah Winfrey — in the 2015 Broadway revival of The Color Purple.

Danielle Brooks is known for playing Tasha ‘Taystee’ Jefferson in Orange is the New Black, Leota Adebayo in Peacemaker, Sofia in The Color Purple (2023) and Mahalia Jackson in Robin Roberts ...