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Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 21, 1989
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Quinta Brunson
1.0 Popularity
Biography
Quinta Brunson (/ˈkwɪntə/; born December 21, 1989) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing and starring as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues in the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary (2021–present). Brunson gained prominence for her self-produced Instagram series Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date. She went on to produce and act in videos for BuzzFeed Video. She developed two streaming series with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures. At the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, she became the first Black woman to be nominated three times in the comedy category, receiving nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (which she won), Outstanding Comedy Series (as an executive producer), and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. At the 75th ceremony, she became the first Black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy in over 40 years. Brunson was honoured with a 2022 Peabody Award for her work on Abbott Elementary. She was also placed on the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list. Brunson has acted in the series iZombie, Single Parents, and Miracle Workers; provided voice work for Lazor Wulf and Magical Girl Friendship Squad; and starred in the first season of the HBO sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Quinta Brunson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
0.0
Sherri (voice)
The Cat in the Hat
2026
7.7
Dr. Fuzzby (voice)
Zootopia 2
2025
7.6
Quinta Brunson
The Studio
2025
5.0
Self - Actress, Executive Producer and Writer
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
9.0
Self
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025
6.8
Self
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter
2024
6.0
Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
7.7
Self
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
5.6
Martha Magdalene
History of the World: Part II
2023
5.0
Self
2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
2022
Credits
The Cat in the Hat
as Sherri (voice)
2026
0.0
Zootopia 2
as Dr. Fuzzby (voice)
2025
7.7
The Studio
as Quinta Brunson
2025
7.6
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Self - Actress, Executive Producer and Writer
2025
5.0
FireAid Benefit Concert
as Self
2025
9.0
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter
as Self
2024
6.8
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2023
6.0
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self
2023
7.7
History of the World: Part II
as Martha Magdalene
2023
5.6
2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
as Self
2022
5.0
Oprah and Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary
as Herself
2022
0.0
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
5.6
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
3.0
Cars on the Road
as Ivy (voice)
2022
7.4
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Oprah Winfrey
2022
6.7
Abbott Elementary
as Janine Teagues
2021
7.4
That's My Jam
as Self - Guest
2021
6.1
As of Yet
as Lyssa
2021
5.3
An American Pickle
as Female Interviewee
2020
5.7
Harley Quinn
as Hawkgirl (voice)
2019
8.3
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
2019
3.6
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
4.9
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Various Characters
2019
7.0
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Hair Fighter
2019
7.0
Lazor Wulf
as Blazor Wulf / The Youth
2019
5.4
Miracle Workers
as Trig
2019
6.8
Miracle Workers
as Administrator
2019
6.8
Single Parents
as Bess
2018
6.9
The Shop
as Self
2018
4.9
Quinta vs. Everything
as Quinta
2017
0.0
Big Mouth
as Girl (voice)
2017
7.6
Big Mouth
as Quinta (voice)
2017
7.6
Big Mouth
2017
7.6
🎬
Broke
as Miloh
2016
0.0
Worth It
as Herself
2016
7.8
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
6.2
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
5.3
iZombie
as Dr. Collier
2015
7.8
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
7.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
4.6
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
New Girl
as Annabelle
2011
7.4
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
as Self - Guest Judge
2010
6.1
Party Down
as Jaff
2009
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
7.5
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Janine Teagues
2005
8.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
5.5
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self
1975
7.0
Sesame Street
1969
7.1
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949
7.9
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
🎬
Par for the Course
N/A
0.0
🎬
Golden
N/A
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