Renée Elise Goldsberry

Acting · Born 1971-01-02 · San Jose, California, USA

Biography

Renée Elise Goldsberry (born January 2, 1971) is an American actress, singer and songwriter, known for originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in the Broadway musical Hamilton, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Her other Broadway credits include Nettie Harris in the original Broadway cast of The Color Purple, Mimi Márquez in Rent, and Nala in The Lion King. She has portrayed many roles on television, including Geneva Pine on The Good Wife, and Evangeline Williamson on One Life to Live, for which she received two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominations.

Known for

• Satisfied (2025)
• Hamilton (2025)
• A House of Dynamite (2025)
• Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution (2025)
• Albany Road (2024)
• Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
• Anything's Possible (2022)
• tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
• Voice of Freedom (2021)
• Amidst the Chaos – Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl (2021)
• Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You (2020)
• The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth (2020)
• On Broadway (2019)
• Waves (2019)
• The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
• Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway (2017)
• Hamilton's America (2016)
• Sisters (2015)
• Every Secret Thing (2014)
• Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway (2008)
• Pistol Whipped (2008)
• Truth Be Told (2002)
• All About You (2001)