Renée Elise Goldsberry

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Summary

Renée Elise Goldsberry is an actor and singer known for originating Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton and for roles in The Good Wife, The Color Purple, and Girls5eva. Her work often centers on ambitious women and, in Hamilton, reimagines American history through diverse casting. She has publicly praised that casting and called for support for women writing, directing, and acting, as well as female protagonists; she has also said there is a responsibility to tell history more truthfully and that everyone should have ownership in the country’s founding. No public partisan campaigning or activist affiliations are on record.