Pernell Walker

Acting

Pernell Walker

Born September 19, 1980 (age 45)

Pernell Walker (born September 19, 1980) is an American actress known for her impactful performances in film, television, and theater. Hailing from the South Bronx, Walker earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theater from City College and a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the Actors Studio Drama School. Walker first garnered attention with her breakout role as Laura in Pariah (2011), an award-winning …

Known For

AnnieAnnie · 2014
Annie
6.22014
MovieComedyDrama
Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her someday, it's been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan. But everything's about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks—advised by his brilliant VP and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor—makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in. Stacks believes he's her guardian angel, but Annie's self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it's the other way around.
The ButlerThe Butler · 2013
The Butler
7.32013
MovieDrama
Cecil Gaines was a sharecropper's son who grew up in the 1920s as a domestic servant for the white family who casually destroyed his. Eventually striking out on his own, Cecil becomes a hotel valet of such efficiency and discreteness in the 1950s that he becomes a butler in the White House itself. There, Cecil would serve numerous US Presidents over the decades as a passive witness of history with the American Civil Rights Movement gaining momentum even as his family has troubles of its own. As his wife, Gloria, struggles with alcoholism and his defiant eldest son, Louis, strives for a just world, Cecil must decide whether he should take action in his own way.
Weekend in TaipeiWeekend in Taipei · 2024
Weekend in Taipei
6.52024
MovieActionAdventure
A former DEA agent and a former undercover operative revisit their romance during a fateful weekend in Taipei, unaware of the dangerous consequences of their past.
PariahPariah · 2011
Pariah
6.92011
MovieDrama
A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
PariahPariah · 2007
Pariah
4.52007
MovieDrama
A lesbian teenager unsuccessfully juggles multiple identities to avoid rejection from her friends and family. Mounting pressure from home, school, and within wears the line between her personas thin with explosive consequences.
Before I GoBefore I Go · 2024
Before I Go
2024
MovieThriller
Emily, a once vibrant and beautiful young woman, confronts her ex-boyfriend for the first time since he sold her into sex trafficking years prior. As their conversation unfolds, we peel back their layers as they wrestle with their fragmented past and the emotional pain Emily has endured. This intense confrontation blurs the line between reality and imagination as Emily grapples with how Tristan has stripped her of her youth, innocence and identity. Will Emily get the revenge and closure that she has longed for?
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.01999
SeriesCrimeDrama
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
The EqualizerThe Equalizer · 2021
The Equalizer
7.32021
SeriesCrimeDrama
Robyn McCall, an enigmatic former CIA operative with a mysterious background, uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.

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