Nicole Beharie
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Nicole Beharie is an American actress, born in West Palm Beach Florida on January 3, 1985.

Early life

She graduated from South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities
South Carolina Governor's School For The Arts & Humanities
The South Carolina Governor's School For the Arts & Humanities is a public residential high school for the emerging artists of South Carolina located in Greenville, South Carolina...

, where she received a scholarship. She was accepted into the Juilliard School
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...

 performing arts conservatory.

Career

She made her feature film debut in the 2008
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...

 film American Violet
American Violet
American Violet is a 2009 drama directed by Tim Disney and starring Nicole Beharie. The story is based on Regina Kelly, a victim of Texas police drug enforcement tactics.-Plot:...

, where she played the leading role. Also in the same year she played Sarah Ward in the American sports film, The Express
The Express
The Express is a 2008 American sports film produced by John Davis and directed by Gary Fleder. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Charles Leavitt from a book titled Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express, authored by Robert C. Gallagher...

opposite actor Rob Brown
Rob Brown (actor)
Rob Brown is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films Finding Forrester , Coach Carter , Take the Lead , The Express , and currently stars in the HBO series Treme.-Personal life:...

. In the Lifetime movie
Lifetime Movie Network
Lifetime Movie Network is a cable channel that is part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, LLC, a subsidiary of A&E Television Networks, LLC. A&E Television Networks is a joint venture of the Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBCUniversal. LMN offers women-oriented movies...

, Sins of the Mother (2010) Beharie portrayed Shay Hunter, a struggling university student who goes on a journey to find her estranged mother Nona played by Jill Scott
Jill Scott
Jill Scott is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter, poet, and actress. In 2007, Scott made her cinematic debut in the films Hounddog and in Tyler Perry's feature film, Why Did I Get Married? That year, her third studio album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3, was released on...

.

In 2011
2011 in film
The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...

 she will play a singer-songwriter opposite German actor Ken Duken
Ken Duken
Ken Duken is a German actor.Ken Duken is the third child of film and stage actress Christina Loeb; his father is a doctor. Duken never attended a drama school but took courses in drama, including under James Reynold...

 in the romantic comedy My Last Day Without You
My Last Day Without You
My Last Day Without You is an independent feature film produced by Cicala Filmworks and Silver Shepherd. The film is directed by Stefan Schaefer, co-written by Schaefer and Christoph Silber, and produced by Diane Crespo, Silber and Schaefer....

. In the Russell Leigh Sharman film adaptation of his play Small of Her Back, Behaire will play Piper a troubled young women, who never leaves her apartment. Beharie played Marianne in the Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen (artist)
Steve Rodney McQueen CBE is a British artist and filmmaker. He is a winner of the Golden Camera at the Cannes Film Festival, a Turner Prize and BAFTA.-Early years:...

film Shame
Shame (2011 film)
Shame is an erotic drama film co-written and directed by Steve McQueen, starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan. Shame was co-produced by Film4 and See-Saw Films...

, which was filmed in New York. Shame is about a 30-something, sex addict played by Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender is an Irish-German actor. He is best known for playing Lt. Archie Hicox in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and Magneto in the superhero blockbuster X-Men: First Class...

, his myriad sexual escapades, and what happens when his wayward younger sister (Carey Mulligan
Carey Mulligan
Carey Hannah Mulligan is an English actress. She made her film debut as Kitty Bennet in Pride & Prejudice . She had roles in numerous British programmes and, in 2007, made her Broadway debut in The Seagull to critical acclaim....

) moves in with him.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...

 
American Violet
American Violet
American Violet is a 2009 drama directed by Tim Disney and starring Nicole Beharie. The story is based on Regina Kelly, a victim of Texas police drug enforcement tactics.-Plot:...

Dee Roberts Film Debut
The Express
The Express
The Express is a 2008 American sports film produced by John Davis and directed by Gary Fleder. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Charles Leavitt from a book titled Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express, authored by Robert C. Gallagher...

Sarah Ward
2010
2010 in film
The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and...

 
Sins of the Mother LaShay Glory "Shay" Hunter TV Movie
2011
2011 in film
The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...

 
My Last Day Without You
My Last Day Without You
My Last Day Without You is an independent feature film produced by Cicala Filmworks and Silver Shepherd. The film is directed by Stefan Schaefer, co-written by Schaefer and Christoph Silber, and produced by Diane Crespo, Silber and Schaefer....

Leticia Johnson
2011
2011 in film
The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...

 
Shame
Shame (2011 film)
Shame is an erotic drama film co-written and directed by Steve McQueen, starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan. Shame was co-produced by Film4 and See-Saw Films...

Marianne
2011
2011 in film
The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...

 
Small of Her Back Piper
2012
2012 in film
The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2012...

 
The Last Fall Faith Davis Post-production
2012
2012 in film
The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2012...

 
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Neema Barnette
Neema Barnette is an American film director, and the first African American woman sitcom director. Barnette was the first African American woman to get a three picture deal with Sony....

Beth Hutchins (rumored) Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009  Three Rivers
Three Rivers (TV series)
Three Rivers is a medical drama, which premiered on CBS on October 4, 2009 and aired Sundays at 9 pm Eastern Time/Pacific Time. The series was set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at a fictional hospital specializing in transplants, with Alex O'Loughlin starring as a famous transplant surgeon...

Helen Reed TV Series Debut
Episode: "Win-loss"
2011  The Good Wife Imani Stonehouse Episode: "Feeding the Rat"

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2010-2011  A Free Man of Color (Broadway)
A Free Man of Color
A Free Man of Color is a play by John Guare. It is set in New Orleans in 1801 before the Louisiana Purchase , and follows the story of Jacques Cornet, a "a new world Don Juan" and the wealthiest colored man in New Orleans...

Margery Jolicoeur

Awards and nominations

Year Group Award Result Film/Show
2009 African-American Film Critics Best Actress American Violet
American Violet
American Violet is a 2009 drama directed by Tim Disney and starring Nicole Beharie. The story is based on Regina Kelly, a victim of Texas police drug enforcement tactics.-Plot:...

Women's Film Critics Circle Best Actress
2010 Black Reel Awards
Black Reel Awards
The Black Reel Awards began in 2000 and were designed to annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of black people in feature, independent and television films...

Best Actress
Best Breakthrough Performance
Best Ensemble

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