Nafessa Williams

Nafessa Williams

Born: December 4, 1989
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.

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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Title: Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Character: Robyn Crawford
Released: December 20, 2022
Type: Movie
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
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A Holiday Chance
Title: A Holiday Chance
Character: Noel
Released: November 24, 2021
Type: Movie
The family of the founder of a multi-million-dollar film company experiences some tragic events during the holidays and two sisters must set aside a life-long rivalry and come together to turn the company around and keep the family intact.
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Black and Blue
Title: Black and Blue
Character: Missy
Released: October 25, 2019
Type: Movie
A rookie cop inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.
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Title: Black Lightning
Character: Anissa Pierce / Thunder / Blackbird
Released: January 16, 2018
Type: TV
Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community.
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True to the Game
Title: True to the Game
Character: Sahirah
Released: September 8, 2017
Type: Movie
Based on the Terri Woods best selling novel, True to the Game is the love story of Quadir Richards, a charismatic drug lord, and Gena Rollins, a young girl from the projects of Philly. Quadir was able to gain the trust and love of Gena and was on his way out of the game to start a new life with his future bride when tragedy strikes.
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Title: Tales
Character: Jenny
Released: June 27, 2017
Type: TV
A one-hour anthology series that distills classic hip-hop records and reimagines them as cinematic love letters.
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Burning Sands
Title: Burning Sands
Character: Toya
Released: January 24, 2017
Type: Movie
Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
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Asterisk
Title: Asterisk
Character: Angela
Released: December 2, 2016
Type: Movie
Gold Medal Olympic runner, Travis Downes is forced to confront his actions after steroid allegations surface and his agent sets up a press conference for the next day. As he is locked in a hotel room his actions become more clear and he is forced to make a choice that will forever impact his future.
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Restored Me
Title: Restored Me
Character: Monica Berry
Released: September 11, 2016
Type: Movie
A troubled ex-con joins the colorful crew of an old movie theater and begins to rebuild his life, only to find his faith in God tested when he learns the theater he has grown to love is not what it seems.
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The Man in 3B
Title: The Man in 3B
Character: Krystal
Released: November 6, 2015
Type: Movie
Daryl Graham (Lamman Rucker) has just moved into a Jamaica, Queens, apartment building and his neighbors, both male and female alike, can't stop talking about him. From his extreme attractiveness to his undeniable swag, Daryl is the man every woman wants and every man wants to be. Connie (Brely Evans), an unhappy wife, turns to Daryl for help losing weight, hoping to fix her marriage. But when Daryl starts making Connie feel beautiful again, she questions whether her marriage is worth saving. Benny (Robert Ri'chard), a spoiled teenager raised by a single father, looks up to Daryl. When an unexpected event occurs, Benny is left questioning everything he's ever known to be true. Krystal (Nafessa Williams), Daryl's first love, wants to make things work with her current boyfriend. Yet having Daryl back in her life sends her happy home spiraling out of control.
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Title: Code Black
Character: Charlotte Piel
Released: September 30, 2015
Type: TV
Inspired by the award-winning documentary, this medical drama is set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation where the extraordinary staff confront a challenged system in order to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most.
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Brotherly Love
Title: Brotherly Love
Character: Simone
Released: April 24, 2015
Type: Movie
West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition.
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Whitney
Title: Whitney
Character: Kim
Released: January 17, 2015
Type: Movie
Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.
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Title: Survivor's Remorse
Character: Adina Parker
Released: October 4, 2014
Type: TV
Cam Calloway is about to find out the price he'll pay for stardom, love and loyalty. A basketball star in his early 20s, Calloway's life changes after he signs a multimillion-dollar contract with a team in Atlanta. He arrives in Georgia bright-eyed and eager to begin his career, joined by cousin and confidant Reggie Vaughn, who tries to keep Cam focused and free from distractions caused by Cam's blunt-but-loyal sister M-Chuck and opportunistic mom Cassie. Feeling a responsibility to support needy family and friends, Cam wrestles with the rewards and pitfalls of sudden wealth and fame.
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Streets
Title: Streets
Character: Nicole Gordon
Released: August 28, 2012
Type: Movie
Seventeen-year-old Nicole Gordon begrudgingly moves to Philadelphia from the wealthy suburbs when her mother becomes the city's new Assistant DA. As Nicole explores the city's streets, new-found friends put her in the middle of an escalating drug war and in the crosshairs of her mother's own investigation.
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Title: Twin Peaks
Character: Jade
Released: April 8, 1990
Type: TV
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.
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Title: Rivals
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Dives headfirst into the cutthroat world of independent television in 1986, where the shoulder pads are big and ambitions even bigger.