Renée Elise Goldsberry
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Goldsberry (right) with co-star Javier Muñoz in costume for Hamilton
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| Born |
Renée Elise Goldsberry January 2, 1971 San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Renée Goldsberry |
| Alma mater |
Carnegie Mellon University University of Southern California |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse(s) | Alexis Johnson (m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
Renée Elise Goldsberry (born January 2, 1971) is an American actress, singer and songwriter, known for originating the role of Angelica Schuyler Church in the Broadway musical Hamilton, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Her other Broadway credits include Nettie Harris in the original Broadway cast of The Color Purple, Mimi Márquez in Rent, and Nala in The Lion King. She has portrayed many roles on television, including Geneva Pine on The Good Wife, and Evangeline Williamson on One Life to Live, for which she received two Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominations.
Goldsberry was born in San Jose, California and raised in both Houston, Texas and Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from Cranbrook Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, she attended Carnegie Mellon University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater, in 1993. She subsequently attended graduate school at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music, where she received a Master of Music in jazz studies, graduating in 1997.
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