Acting

Brenda Braxton

Born 1956-08-07 · Bronx, New York, USA

Brenda Braxton is an American actress, known for her roles in The Good Fight, Smash, and Nurse Jackie.

Acting credits

The Hurricane poster
7.4

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

The Hurricane

1999

Ukraine: Answering the Call poster
NR

In this one-hour primetime special in support of Ukraine, the world's biggest celebrities, musicians, thought leaders and more rise up to drive awareness of Ukrainians' fight for their country and their future.

Ukraine: Answering the Call

2022

Girls Getaway Gone Wrong 2 poster
8.2

While at New York Fashion Week with her best friends, Parker finds trouble following her again when a designer goes missing – and she’s the prime suspect.

Girls Getaway Gone Wrong 2

2022

Purlie poster
6.5

Purlie is a musical based on Ossie Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious. In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people. This 1981 television adaptation won a CableACE Award.

Purlie

1981

Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller poster
4.6

Smokey Joe's Cafe, Broadway's longest-running musical revue, highlights the best songs by the legendary song-writing duo, Leiber and Stoller. Included numbers are "Neighborhood", "Fools Fall In Love", "Yakety Yak", "Charlie Brown", "Jailhouse Rock", "Hound Dog", "Love Potion #9" and "Stand By Me".

Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller

2002

Jazztime Tale poster
7.0

Set in Harlem in 1919, two girls - one white, one black - form a lifelong friendship through a chance encounter and the jazztime music of young "Fats" Waller.

Jazztime Tale

1991

When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate poster
7.0

This lively, spirit-lifting musical celebrates the sheer joy -- and survival -- of black music, song and poetry since the days of America's Civil War. With utter grace and ease, the gifted eight-member singing ensemble glides from gospel to disco and from slave-quarter sermons to contemporary black poetry.

When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate

1979