Known for
Acting
Credits
19
Gender
Woman
Birthday
Dec 4, 1989 (34)
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as
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Nafessa Williams
Biography
Nafessa Williams (born December 4, 1989) is an American actress. She is most known for her 2011 role as Nicole Gordon in the Meek Mill film Streets, her 2011 role as Deanna Forbes on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, and her 2016 role as Dr. Charlotte Piel on the CBS drama Code Black. Since 2018, she plays Anissa Pierce in The CW's Black Lightning. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nafessa Williams licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rivals | |
| 2022 | Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody | Robyn Crawford |
| 2021 | A Holiday Chance | Noel |
| 2019 | Black and Blue | Missy |
| 2018 | Black Lightning | Anissa Pierce / Thunder / Blackbird |
| 2017 | Burning Sands | Toya |
| 2017 | True to the Game | Sahirah |
| 2017 | Tales | Jenny |
| 2016 | Asterisk | Angela |
| 2016 | Restored Me | Monica Berry |
| 2015 | Code Black | Charlotte Piel |
| 2015 | Whitney | Kim |
| 2015 | Brotherly Love | Simone |
| 2015 | The Man in 3B | Krystal |
| 2014 | Survivor's Remorse | Adina Parker |
| 2012 | Streets | Nicole Gordon |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks | Jade |
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | A Holiday Chance | Story |
| 2021 | A Holiday Chance | Producer |