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Xosha Roquemore
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Xosha Kai Roquemore (/ˈzoʊʃə ˈroʊkmɔːr/ ZOH-shə ROHK-mor; born December 11, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jo Ann in Precious and Tamra in The Mindy Project.
Roquemore was born in 1984 in Los Angeles and is named after the Xhosa people of South Africa. She started acting when she joined The Amazing Grace Conservatory in ninth grade. After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City and graduated from the Tisch program at New York University.
Roquemore starred in her first major film as Jo Ann in Precious. In 2013, she was cast in a recurring role on Kirstie, based on her work in the series pilot. Her role, however, was recast after she was adde…
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Xosha Kai Roquemore (/ˈzoʊʃə ˈroʊkmɔːr/ ZOH-shə ROHK-mor; born December 11, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jo Ann in Precious and Tamra in The Mindy Project. Roquemore was born in 1984 in Los Angeles and is named after the Xhosa people of South Africa. She started acting when she joined The Amazing Grace Conservatory in ninth grade. After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City and graduated from the Tisch program at New York University. Roquemore starred in her first major film as Jo Ann in Precious. In 2013, she was cast in a recurring role on Kirstie, based on her work in the series pilot. Her role, however, was recast after she was added as a series regular to The Mindy Project after a three-episode guest star stint. Roquemore was in a relationship with actor LaKeith Stanfield in August 2015. In March 2017, the couple announced Roquemore's pregnancy. Roquemore and Stanfield broke up after the birth of their daughter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Xosha Roquemore, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Xosha Roquemore's Filmography
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Captain America: Brave New World
as Leila Taylor
Family Switch
as Carrie
First Time Female Director
as Star
Who Invited Charlie?
as Emma
Let's Get Merried
Space Jam: A New Legacy
as Shanice James
Brian Banks
as Kennisha Rice
Mississippi Requiem
as Young Tabitha
The Disaster Artist
as Actress #3
All Nighter
as Megan
9 Rides
as Hipster Woman
G.B.F.
as Caprice Winters
The Butler
as Foxy (uncredited)
Let Clay Be Clay
as TaDenise
Price Check
as Donna
Identical
as Mark's Receptionist
Rivers Wash Over Me
as Racine Buchanan
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
as Joann