Aja Naomi King | |
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 King in December 2014 | |
| Born | January 11, 1985 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (BFA) Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Spouse | Dan King |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Full list |
Aja Naomi King (/ˈeɪdʒə/;[1] born January 11, 1985)[2] is an American actress. King began her career in guest-starring roles on television, and starred in the short-lived CW medical comedy-drama series Emily Owens, M.D. (2012–2013). She also has starred in the films Four (2012) and Reversion (2015). After her breakthrough as Michaela Pratt in the ABC legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020), she received praise for portraying Cherry Turner in the historical film The Birth of a Nation (2016).
Alongside leading roles in the biographical drama A Girl from Mogadishu (2019) and the romantic comedy Boxing Day (2021), King also had supporting roles in the comedy dramas The Upside (2017) and Sylvie's Love (2020), and the historical drama The 24th (2020). For her performance in the Apple TV+ miniseries Lessons in Chemistry (2023), King was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
- ^ "Aja Naomi King Shows You How to Be a Cheerleader | Secret Talent Theatre". Vanity Fair. February 20, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "UPI Almanac for Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020". United Press International. January 11, 2020. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
…actor Aja Naomi King in 1985 (age 35)