Acting

Brenda Braxton

Born August 7, 1956 · Bronx, New York, USA (age 70)

Brenda Braxton is an American actress, known for her roles in The Good Fight, Smash, and Nurse Jackie.

Known For

The HurricaneThe Hurricane · 1999
The Hurricane
★ 7.41999
MovieDrama
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Girls Getaway Gone Wrong 2Girls Getaway Gone Wrong 2 · 2022
Girls Getaway Gone Wrong 2
★ 8.22022
MovieDramaMystery
While at New York Fashion Week with her best friends, Parker finds trouble following her again when a designer goes missing – and she’s the prime suspect.
When Hell Freezes Over, I'll SkateWhen Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate · 1979
When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate
★ 7.01979
MovieMusicTV Movie
This lively, spirit-lifting musical celebrates the sheer joy -- and survival -- of black music, song and poetry since the days of America's Civil War. With utter grace and ease, the gifted eight-member singing ensemble glides from gospel to disco and from slave-quarter sermons to contemporary black poetry.
Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and StollerSmokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller · 2002
Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller
★ 4.62002
MovieMusic
Smokey Joe's Cafe, Broadway's longest-running musical revue, highlights the best songs by the legendary song-writing duo, Leiber and Stoller. Included numbers are "Neighborhood", "Fools Fall In Love", "Yakety Yak", "Charlie Brown", "Jailhouse Rock", "Hound Dog", "Love Potion #9" and "Stand By Me".
PurliePurlie · 1981
Purlie
★ 6.51981
MovieDramaMusic
Purlie is a musical based on Ossie Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious. In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people. This 1981 television adaptation won a CableACE Award.
Jazztime TaleJazztime Tale · 1991
Jazztime Tale
★ 7.01991
MovieAnimationFamily
Set in Harlem in 1919, two girls - one white, one black - form a lifelong friendship through a chance encounter and the jazztime music of young "Fats" Waller.
Nurse JackieNurse Jackie · 2009
Nurse Jackie
★ 7.12009
SeriesDramaComedy
Every day is a matter of life and death in a hectic New York City hospital, but for Nurse Jackie that's the easiest part. Between chronic back pain that won't quit, and a personal life on the constant edge of collapse, it's going to take a white lie here, a bent rule there, and a handful of secret strategies to relieve the pain, and stay one step ahead of total disaster.
Third WatchThird Watch · 1999
Third Watch
★ 8.01999
SeriesDramaCrime
The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.

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