Dominique Fishback
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Born | New York City, U.S. | March 22, 1991
Alma mater | Pace University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2013–present |
Dominique Fishback (born March 22, 1991) is an American actress and playwright who is best known for having played Billie Rowan on Show Me a Hero,[1] Darlene on The Deuce,[2][3] and Deborah Johnson in Judas and the Black Messiah, the latter of which earned her a nomination for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[4]
Early life[]
Fishback first became interested in acting at about the age of 10.[5] She graduated from Pace University with a B.A. in Theater in 2013.[6]
Career[]
In 2014, Fishback premiered her Off-Off-Broadway play Subverted where she played 22 characters.[7][8][9] Subverted was nominated for a 2015 Innovative Theater Award for Outstanding Solo Performance.[10][11] In 2016, Abingdon Theatre Company announced Fishback as one of its recipients of its inaugural Residency Program.[12][13]
The actress's first major recurring role was in the Yonkers housing drama Show Me a Hero as single mother Billie Rowan.[14]
Her first series regular role is in the 1970s Times Square drama The Deuce.[15] Fishback has been noted as one of the standouts in the show due to her performance as the "sweetly vulnerable" prostitute Darlene.[16][17] Co-creator David Simon has noted her strengths as an actress in playing Darlene.[18] For her role on The Deuce, Fishback was listed by USA Today as one of five new faces that people should be watching on fall 2017 television.[19]
Her first film is Night Comes On, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.[20]
She played the part of Kenya in the film The Hate U Give (2018), which is based on the popular young adult book.[21] Also in 2018, Fishback appeared as a younger version of Jay-Z’s mother, Gloria Carter, in his music video for "Smile."[22]
Fishback plays a street-smart teenager in Project Power, directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, opposite Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, which was released on August 14, 2020, by Netflix.[23][24]
In 2021, she starred in Judas and the Black Messiah alongside Daniel Kaluuya, as Deborah Johnson, the partner of Fred Hampton and the expectant mother of Fred Hampton Jr.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Night Comes On | Angel Lamere | |
The Hate U Give | Kenya | ||
2020 | Project Power | Robin | |
2021 | Judas and the Black Messiah | Deborah Johnson | |
2022 | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Elena | Filming |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2013 | The Knick[25] | Woman | Episode: "The Busy Flea" | |
2014 | The Affair | Keisha | Episode "8" | |
2015 | The Americans | Nicole | Episode: "Dimebag" | |
2015 | Blue Bloods[26] | Charelle Tyler | Episode: "Through the Looking Glass" | |
2015 | Royal Pains[27] | Elan | Episodes: "Lending a Shoulder" and "The Prince of Nucleotides" | |
2015 | Show Me a Hero[28] | Billie Rowan | Recurring character; 4 episodes | |
2017–19 | The Deuce | Darlene | Series regular | |
2018 | Random Acts of Flyness | Najja | Recurring character; 4 episodes | |
2021 | Modern Love | Lilian "Lil" Parker | Episode: A Life Plan for Two, Followed By One | Miniseries |
TBA | The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | Robyn | Main role, upcoming miniseries |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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2021
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British Academy Film Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Judas and the Black Messiah | Nominated | [4] |
Critics' Choice Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated | |||
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture | Project Power | Nominated | [29] |
References[]
- ^ Stuever, Hank (August 14, 2015). "'Show Me a Hero': How one mayor won (and lost) the ugliest fight in Yonkers". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ Vejvoda, Jim (August 29, 2017). "The Deuce - Season One Pilot Review". IGN. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ Saraiya, Sonia (August 31, 2017). "TV Review: David Simon's 'The Deuce,' Starring James Franco". Variety. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Bafta Film Awards 2021: Hugely diverse nominations list unveiled". BBC News. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ Cubit, Brea (August 13, 2020). "10 Facts About Dominique Fishback, the Multitalented Star of Netflix's Project Power". Yahoo!. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Dominique Fishback CV" (PDF). Dominique Fishback. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ^ Marinaccio, Ashley (July 17, 2013). "Rethinking Black Reality: An Interview with Dominique Fishback". The Indypendent. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ^ BWWW News (June 18, 2014). "Dominique Fishback Presents SUBVERTED, 7/2-14". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ^ Cohen, Anne (October 9, 2017). "The Real Story Behind Darlene's Big Return On The Deuce". Refinery29. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ Coakley, Jacob (September 23, 2015). "NYIT Awards Honor Off-Off-Broadway Theatre". Stage Directions. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ^ BWWW News (September 21, 2015). "2015 Innovative Theater Award Winners Announced!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ^ BWWW News (October 20, 2016). "Playwrights Dominique Fishback & Amy E. Witting Tapped for Abingdon's Inaugural Residency Program". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ "Darling Dominique Fishback: A Triple Threat For Change". Impact Magazine. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ Cutler, Jacqueline (August 9, 2015). "'Show Me a Hero' miniseries shows Yonkers' fierce battle over housing". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 1, 2015). "Margarita Levieva To Star In HBO Drama Pilot 'The Deuce'; Two Others Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ^ Fienberg, Daniel (August 25, 2017). "'The Deuce': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ^ Nussbaum, Emily (September 25, 2017). ""The Deuce" and the Birth of Porn". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ Sepinwall, Alan (August 25, 2017). "'The Deuce' Creators Don't Want Their Fictional Porn To Turn You On". Uproxx. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ^ Lawler, Kelly (October 18, 2017). "5 faces you should be watching on fall TV". USA Today. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Jamie Broadnax (January 11, 2018). "Where Are All of The Black Films At Sundance? We Got You Covered". Black Girl Nerds. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 9, 2017). "Patrick Fugit Joins Damien Chazelle's 'First Man'; 'The Hate U Give' Casts Dominique Fishback". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Shiffman, Allyson (March 16, 2018). "Dominique Fishback Is Dominating The Screen". V Magazine. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ Staff, EW. "The 25 must-watch movies of the strangest summer ever". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 20, 2018). "Jamie Foxx & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Netflix's Untitled Henry Joost-Ariel Schulman Sci-Fi Feature". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (October 27, 2017). "Memories From the Set: Dominique Fishback (The Knick)". TVLine. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (October 27, 2017). "Memories From the Set: Dominique Fishback (Blue Bloods)". TVLine. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (October 27, 2017). "Memories From the Set: Dominique Fishback (Royal Pains)". TVLine. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (October 27, 2017). "Memories From the Set: Dominique Fishback (Show Me a Hero)". TVLine. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ "THE NOMINEES". NAACP Image Awards. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
External links[]
- African-American actresses
- American television actresses
- Living people
- Pace University alumni
- 1990s births