Quinta Brunson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 21, 1989 (age 36)
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Quinta Brunson (/ˈkwɪntə/; born December 21, 1989) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing and starring as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues in the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary (2021–present). Brunson gained prominence for her self-produced Instagram series Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date. She went on to produce and act in videos for BuzzFeed Video. She developed two streaming series with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures. At the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, she became the first Black woman to be nominated three times in the comedy category, receiving nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (which she won), Outstanding Comedy Series (as an executive producer), and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. At the 75th ceremony, she became the first Black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy in over 40 years. Brunson was honoured with a 2022 Peabody Award for her work on Abbott Elementary. She was also placed on the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list. Brunson has acted in the series iZombie, Single Parents, and Miracle Workers; provided voice work for Lazor Wulf and Magical Girl Friendship Squad; and starred in the first season of the HBO sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Quinta Brunson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Par for the Course
Movie
Golden
Movie
Untitled Betty Boop Movie
Movie · as Betty Boop (voice)
The Cat in the Hat
Movie · as Sherrie from HR (voice)
Kevin
TV · as Franny (voice) · 6 eps
FireAid Benefit Concert
Movie · as Self
Zootopia 2
Movie · as Dr. Fuzzby (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
TV · as Self - Actress, Executive Producer and Writer · 1 ep
The Studio
TV · as Quinta Brunson · 1 ep
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter
Movie · as Self
100 Years of Warner Bros.
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
History of the World: Part II
TV · as Martha Magdalene · 2 eps
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Movie · as Oprah Winfrey
2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
Movie · as Self
Oprah and Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary
Movie · as Herself
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cars on the Road
TV · as Ivy (voice) · 3 eps
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
As of Yet
Movie · as Lyssa
Abbott Elementary
TV · as Janine Teagues · 101 eps
That's My Jam
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
An American Pickle
Movie · as Female Interviewee
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV · as Various Characters, Hair Fighter · 6 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Miracle Workers
TV · as Trig, Administrator · 7 eps
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Harley Quinn
TV · as Hawkgirl (voice) · 1 ep
Lazor Wulf
TV · as Blazor Wulf / The Youth · 20 eps
The Shop
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Single Parents
TV · as Bess · 3 eps
Quinta vs. Everything
TV · as Quinta · 5 eps
Big Mouth
TV · as Girl (voice), Quinta (voice) · 1 ep
Worth It
TV · as Herself · 1 ep
Broke
TV · as Miloh · 11 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hot Ones
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
iZombie
TV · as Dr. Collier · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 2 eps
New Girl
TV · as Annabelle · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Party Down
TV · as Jaff · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV · as Janine Teagues · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Adrienne (voice) · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps
Sesame Street
TV · 1 ep
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 2 eps