Emayatzy Corinealdi

Personal context

Summary

Emayatzy Corinealdi is an American actor known for Middle of Nowhere, Roots, The Red Line, and Reasonable Doubt. Her roles often center on complex women and black family and community experiences. She has said representation matters, described looking for opportunities to bring her Panamanian heritage into roles, and called it important for Reasonable Doubt to reflect the world it portrays behind the scenes as well as on screen. In discussing Roots, she connected the series’ release with the Black Lives Matter movement as an opening for conversation; no public party affiliation or campaign support is on record.