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Mame-Anna Diop (born February 6, 1988) is a Senegalese-American actress and model.[1] Since 2018, she has portrayed Koriand'r / Starfire on the DC Universe / HBO Max series Titans. Diop was also a series regular on The CW supernatural mystery The Messengers (2015) and the Fox thriller 24: Legacy (2017). In film, she appeared in Us (2019) and headlined Nanny (2022).

Anna Diop
Diop in 2016
Born
Mame-Anna Diop

(1988-02-06) February 6, 1988 (age 34)
Dakar, Senegal
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Known forTitans

Biography


Diop was born in Senegal and moved to the United States at the age of six.[2][3] She moved to New York at the age of 16 to pursue a career in acting and modeling.[3] In 2006, she made her television debut in a recurring role on Everybody Hates Chris. In the following years, she guest starred on Lincoln Heights, Whitney, and Touch. Diop had a role in the 2013 film The Moment.[4] In 2015, Diop starred as Rose Arvale in the short-lived supernatural drama series The Messengers.[5] Later that year, she appeared in the thriller series Quantico and was cast in a recurring role on Oprah's drama series Greenleaf.[6] In 2017, Diop was a series regular in the series 24: Legacy.[7][8] In the DC Universe superhero series Titans (2018–), Diop plays the extraterrestrial princess and heroine Starfire. After her casting, Diop was faced with backlash from comic book fans, who were upset that she was playing Starfire, forcing her to disable her Instagram comment section due to racist comments. [9][10] In 2018, Diop was cast in the horror film Us directed by Jordan Peele.[11]

On October 16, 2022, Diop was given the Spotlight Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival.[12]



Filmography



Film


Year Title Role Notes
2011 Second Date Roxy Layla Tase Short
2013 The Moment Hawa
While Expecting Cassius Angela Short
Mingle Jennie TV Movie
Double Negative Laila Short
2016 Message from the King Becca
2017 The Keeping Hours Kate
2019 Us Rayne Thomas/Eartha
2021 Something About Her Anna Feature Amazon Studios
2022 Nanny Aisha

Television


Year Title Role Notes
2006-08 Everybody Hates Chris Diedra Recurring Cast: Season 2-3
2007 Lincoln Heights Sharon Episode: "Suspicion"
2011 Whitney Waitress Episode: "First Date"
2012 Southland Girl Episode: "Wednesday"
2013 Touch Lila James Episode: "Perfect Storm"
2015 The Messengers Rose Arvale Main Cast
Quantico Mia Episode: "Found" & "Over"
2016 Greenleaf Isabel Recurring Cast: Season 1
2016-17 24: Legacy Nicole Carter Main Cast
2018 Bosch Desriee Zealy Recurring Cast: Season 4
2018– Titans Koriand'r / Kory Anders Main Cast

References


  1. Mason, Aiden (2017-08-28). "Five Things You Didn't Know About Anna Diop". TVOvermind. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  2. "Anna Diop Talks The Messengers". Essence. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. Ahern, Sarah (2017-01-19). "Anna Diop Previews Her 'Strong, Brave' Character in Fox's '24: Legacy'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  4. "The Moment". Rotten Tomatoes. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  5. Tambay A. Obenson (4 August 2014). "Anna Diop & Craig Frank Will Be Among Angels of the Apoca - Shadow and Act". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  6. Erik Pedersen. "Barry Rothbart Collars 'Downward Dog' Gig; Anna Diop Joins OWN Drama Greenleaf". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  7. Nellie Andreeva. "24: Legacy Casts Anna Diop As Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  8. Tambay A. Obenson (17 February 2016). "Anna Diop Joins Corey Hawkins in 24 Reboot". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  9. Andreeva, Nellie. "Titans: Anna Diop Cast As Starfire In Live-Action Series For DC Digital Service". Deadline Hollywood.
  10. "Titans: Anna Diop faces racist backlash from comic book fans". BBC News. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  11. N'Duka, Amanda (July 19, 2018). "Jordan Peele's 'Us' Adds Yahya Abdul-Mateen II And Anna Diop To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  12. Roberts, Toby (2022-10-17). "Ron Howard and Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly Honored At Newport Beach Film Festival". LATF USA NEWS. Retrieved 2022-10-17.



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[de] Anna Diop

Anna Diop (* 6. Februar 1988 in Dakar, Senegal) ist eine senegalesisch-US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.
- [en] Anna Diop


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