Actors from Harlem

The list Actors from Harlem includes Teyana Taylor, Vanessa del Rio, Allen Payne, Cicely Tyson and Mekhi Phifer. The list consists of 62 members.

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Teyana Taylor

American singer and actress

Overview: Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Shumpert (née Taylor; born December 10, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model, dancer, choreographer, and music video director. In 2006, she choreographed the ...

Date of birth: 10 December 1990

Age: 34

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Musicians from Harlem 113T

MTV Video Music Award winners 222T

Basketball players' wives and girlfriends 14T
2.

Damon Wayans

American comedian, actor, producer and writer

Overview: Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (born September 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer, and member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Wayans performed as a comedian and actor ...

Date of birth: 4 September 1960

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

Partner: Charity Duplechan (Dating)

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American male television writers 1,879T

Murry Bergtraum High School alumni 8T

Film producers from New York (state) 581T
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Yaya DaCosta

American actress and model (born 1982)

Overview: Camara DaCosta Johnson (born November 15, 1982), better known as Yaya DaCosta, is an American actress and model. She was the runner-up in Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model. DaCosta eventually went to ...

Date of birth: 15 November 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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20th-century African-American women 4,446T

21st-century African-American women 4,709T

21st-century African-American people 11,031T
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Allen Payne

American actor

Overview: Allen Payne (born Allen Roberts on July 7, 1968) is an American actor best known for his role as Jason Alexander in the 1994 drama film Jason's Lyric, as well as his portrayal of C.J. Payne on the family ...

Date of birth: 7 July 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Pennsauken High School alumni 15T

21st-century African-American people 11,031T

Actors from Camden, New Jersey 16T
5.

Rochelle Aytes

American actress and model

Overview: Rochelle Aytes (born May 17, 1976) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as April Malloy on ABC drama series Mistresses (2013–16). Aytes also starred in the auto-biography story ...

Date of birth: 17 May 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: C.J. Lindsey (Married)

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20th-century African-American women 4,446T

21st-century African-American women 4,710T

21st-century African-American people 11,041T
6.

Keenen Ivory Wayans

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker

Overview: Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans Sr. (born June 8, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and a member of the Wayans family of entertainers. He first came to prominence as the host and the creator ...

Date of birth: 8 June 1958

Age: 66

Nationality: American

Occupation: Film/TV Producer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

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Parody film directors 72T

American parodists 177T

African-American male writers 378T
7.

Diahann Carroll

American actor and singer

Overview: Diahann Carroll (born Carol Diann Johnson; July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019) was an American actress, singer, model, and activist. She rose to prominence in some of the earliest major studio films to feature ...

Date of birth: 17 July 1935

Date of death: 4 October 2019

Age: 84 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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2019 deaths 9,204T

Baptists from New York (state) 133T

2019 deaths 6,613T
8.

Harry Belafonte

American singer and actor (1927–2023)

Overview: Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Caribbean-American pop star, he popularized ...

Date of birth: 1 March 1927

Date of death: 25 April 2023

Age: 96 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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American feminist musicians 278T

American male feminists 109T

Wolmer's Schools alumni 48T
9.

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

Overview: Cicely Tyson (December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) was an American actress and fashion model. In a career spanning more than seven decades, she became known for her portrayal of strong African-American ...

Date of birth: 19 December 1924

Date of death: 28 January 2021

Age: 96 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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2021 deaths 6,887T

American women memoirists 660T

African-American memoirists 21T
10.

Mekhi Phifer

Actor

Overview: Mekhi Phifer (born December 29, 1974) is an American actor. He portrayed Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and had a co-starring role opposite Eminem in the feature film 8 Mile. He ...

Date of birth: 29 December 1974

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Reshelet Barnes (Married)

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Film producers from New York (state) 581T

Male actors from New York City 1,913T

African-American male actors 1,377T
11.

Ving Rhames

Actor

Overview: Irving Rameses Rhames (born May 12, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible film series and his supporting role as gang kingpin ...

Date of birth: 12 May 1959

Age: 65

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Deborah Reed (Married)

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Male actors from New York City 1,913T

African-American male actors 1,377T

20th-century American male actors 8,672T
12.

Donald Faison

American actor

Overview: Donald Adeosun Faison (born June 22, 1974) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his leading role as Dr. Chris Turk in the ABC/NBC comedy-drama Scrubs (2001–2010), and a supporting role as ...

Date of birth: 22 June 1974

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Cacee Cobb (Married)

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21st-century African-American people 11,041T

20th-century African-American people 12,521T

21st-century American comedians 2,226T
13.

Angela Bassett

American actress (born 1958)

Overview: Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the late 1980s, she is the recipient of several accolades, including two Golden Globe ...

Date of birth: 16 August 1958

Age: 66

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Courtney B. Vance (Married)

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Television producers from Florida 36T

American women television producers 831T

Television producers from New York City 469T
14.

Gabourey Sidibe

Actress

Overview: Gabourey Sidibe ( GAB-ə-ray SID-i-bay; born May 6, 1983) is an American actress and author. She made her acting debut in the 2009 film Precious, a role that earned her the Independent Spirit Award for ...

Date of birth: 6 May 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Brandon R. Frankel (Married)

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Borough of Manhattan Community College alumni 6T

Washington Irving High School (New York City) alumni 18T

Actresses from New York City 1,485T
15.

Carl Anthony Payne II

American actor (born 1969)

Overview: Carl Anthony Payne II (born May 24, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Cole Brown on the FOX sitcom Martin and Walter "Cockroach" Bradley on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, Carl on ...

Date of birth: 24 May 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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21st-century African-American people 11,030T

20th-century African-American people 12,519T

African-American male actors 1,522T
16.

Tony Denison

American actor

Overview: Anthony John Sarrero (born September 20, 1949), also known by his stage name Anthony Denison (also credited as Anthony John Denison and Tony Denison), is an American actor.

Date of birth: 20 September 1949

Age: 75

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Male actors from New York City 1,913T

20th-century American male actors 8,672T

21st-century American male actors 5,075T
17.

Anna Maria Horsford

American actress (born 1948)

Overview: Anna Maria Horsford (born March 6, 1948) is an American actress, known for her performances in television comedies.

Date of birth: 6 March 1948

Age: 77

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Actresses from New York City 1,485T

African-American actresses 1,087T

American soap opera actresses 1,052T
18.

Jackée Harry

American, Actress

Overview: Jacqueline Yvonne Harry (born August 14, 1956) is an American actress, singer, comedian, director, and television personality. She is best known for her roles as Sandra Clark, the sexy nemesis of Mary ...

Date of birth: 14 August 1956

Age: 68

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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American sitcom actresses 542T

Comedians from Manhattan 134T

Actresses from Manhattan 336T
19.

Gregory Hines

American dancer, actor, and singer (1946–2003)

Overview: Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer and singer. He is considered one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time.

Date of birth: 14 February 1946

Date of death: 9 August 2003

Age: 57 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Dancer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Broadway actors 482T

20th-century male singers 6,324T

21st-century African-American people 109T
20.

Susan Anspach

Actress

Overview: Susan Florence Anspach (ONS-bok November 23, 1942 – April 2, 2018) was an American stage, film and television actress, who was best known for her roles in films during the 1970s and 1980s such as Five ...

Date of birth: 23 November 1942

Date of death: 2 April 2018

Age: 75 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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William Cullen Bryant High School alumni 2T

2018 deaths 9,212T

Catholics from New York (state) 492T