Joaquina Kalukango
January 1, 1989 (36 years old) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Joaquina Kalukango is an American actor and singer best known for playing Nelly O'Brien in the Broadway musical Paradise Square, for which she won the 2022 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Play in 2020 for portraying Kaneisha in Slave Play. In addition to her theatre work, Kalukango has appeared in One Night in Miami..., When They See Us and Lawmen: Bass Reeves. Kalukango is a 2007 YoungArts alumnus. She graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Juilliard School. Kalukango is of Angolan descent, and her parents arrived in the United States as political refugees. Due to her heritage, Kalukango wants to work on roles that showcase the Black experience.
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- 2025 · Robin Roberts Presents: I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story as Gloria Gaynor
- 2023 · Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Celebration as Self
- 2023 · Lawmen: Bass Reeves as Esme
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2021 · Bring Me to Light as Herself
- 2021 · Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia as Mildred Falls
- 2020 · One Night in Miami... as Betty X
- 2020 · Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens as Nonkosi
- 2020 · Lovecraft Country as Hanna
- 2019 · Chained for Life as Michelle
- 2019 · When They See Us as Adelle
- Future · Steal Away as Sarah Sheppard