Simone Missick (née Cook; born January 19, 1982) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Detective Misty Knight in Luke Cage, a role she also plays in The Defenders and Iron Fist. Since 2019, she starred as Lola Carmichael in All Rise.
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Born | Simone Cook (1982-01-19) January 19, 1982 (age 40)[1][2] Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse |
Simone Missick graduated from Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan, in 1999 and completed her studies at Howard University in 2003.[3]
Missick took master classes at British American Drama Academy in England. There she studied under Ben Kingsley, Alan Rickman, and Jane Lapotaire.[4]
In 2008, Missick was featured in female leading role of Reese Knight in the independent feature The Road to Sundance.
In 2012, Missick played the role of Elise in the television film A Taste of Romance.[citation needed]
In 2014, Missick appeared in the series Ray Donovan as Porschla.[5]
In 2016, Missick had her breakout role on Luke Cage[6] as Misty Knight. Missick reprised the role in The Defenders[7] and in the second season of Iron Fist.[8]
In February 2019, it was announced that Missick was cast in the main role of Trepp for the second season of the Netflix science-fiction series Altered Carbon.[9]
In May 2019, it was announced that Missick was cast in a lead role as Judge Lola Carmichael, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge for the CBS drama series All Rise.[10][11]
Missick married actor Dorian Missick in February 2012.[12] He starred alongside her in the second season of Luke Cage as Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | The Epicureans | Jamie | |
2008 | The Road to Sundance | Reese Knight | |
2009 | K-Town | Newly Single Lady #1 | |
Brotherlee | Tamar | Short | |
2011 | Look Again | Anna | Short |
2012 | A Taste of Romance | Elise | TV Movie |
Voicemail | Wendy Peters | Short | |
2013 | Douglass U | Tasha | |
2015 | Black Card | Lona | Short |
2016 | The Big Chop | Kris (adult) | Short |
2018 | Jinn | Jade | |
2019 | #Truth | Lanie Cooper |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures | Reporter | Episode: "Epic Babysitters" |
2014 | Ray Donovan | Porschla | Episode: "Yo Soy Capitan" |
Everything I Did Wrong In My 20s | Melanie | Episode: "The Baby Moment" | |
2015 | Scandal | Uniform Cop | Episode: "Heavy Is the Head" |
2016 | Wayward Pines | CJ's wife | Episode: "Time Will Tell" & "Bedtime Story" |
2016–18 | Luke Cage | Mercedes "Misty" Knight | Main Cast |
2017 | American Koko | Grace | Recurring Cast |
The Defenders | Mercedes "Misty" Knight | Main Cast | |
2018 | Iron Fist | Mercedes "Misty" Knight | Main Cast: Season 2 |
2018–19 | Tell Me a Story | Mariana Reynolds | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
2019 | Relics and Rarities | Zora Ujasiri | Episode: "The Battle of Livingstone Caverns" |
2019– | All Rise | Judge Lola Carmichael | Main Cast |
2020 | Altered Carbon | Trepp | Main Cast: Season 2 |
Association | Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Black Reel Awards | 2018 | The Defenders | Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series | Nominated | [13] |
2019 | Jinn | Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture | Nominated | [14] | |
2020 | Altered Carbon | Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series | Nominated | [15] | |
All Rise | Outstanding Actress, Drama Series | Nominated | |||
NAACP Image Awards | 2020 | All Rise | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | [16] |
2021 | Nominated | ||||
Screen Actors Guild Award | 2017 | Luke Cage | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Nominated | [17] |
The 35-year-old actress
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