Niecy Nash accepted the award for best supporting actor in a movie or miniseries at the Critics' Choice Awards with an emotional speech. The actor played Jeffrey Dahmer's neighbor Glenda Cleveland in Ryan Murphy's "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story," and in her speech, she looked back on her journey in the entertainment industry, going back to where it all began.
"When I decided to become an actor - I saw myself doing drama," she said at the Jan 15. event. "They said, stay in your comedy lane. Some people want to leave you where they meet you. I did what I knew to do: I cried, and I told my mother," she continued. "I said, 'Don't you think I'm a good dramatic actress?' She said, 'Girl, I don't, but you can be. You find the best class in this town, and I will work overtime to pay for it.
"When I decided to become an actor - I saw myself doing drama," she said at the Jan 15. event. "They said, stay in your comedy lane. Some people want to leave you where they meet you. I did what I knew to do: I cried, and I told my mother," she continued. "I said, 'Don't you think I'm a good dramatic actress?' She said, 'Girl, I don't, but you can be. You find the best class in this town, and I will work overtime to pay for it.
- 1/16/2023
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
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Donielle Nash is making a name for herself. Some know her as the daughter of Emmy-nominated actor Niecy Nash, but the 27-year-old rising star has appeared in two Mindy Kaling-produced series - "The Sex Lives of College Girls" and "Never Have I Ever" - and recently popped up in an episode of her mom's latest crime drama show, "The Rookie: Feds." And she's looking to keep up the momentum.
Of course, Nash's mother partially inspired her own pursuit of acting, but another on-screen icon also influenced her: Raven-Symoné. "I wanted to change my name to Raven," she tells Popsugar. "She was so funny, and she dressed cute, and she was Black, and she was a little thick, and I was like, 'I've got to be that.'" Since then, Nash has had minor cameos in "The Soul Man," "Modern Family," "Superstore," and "Grown-ish," plus more...
Donielle Nash is making a name for herself. Some know her as the daughter of Emmy-nominated actor Niecy Nash, but the 27-year-old rising star has appeared in two Mindy Kaling-produced series - "The Sex Lives of College Girls" and "Never Have I Ever" - and recently popped up in an episode of her mom's latest crime drama show, "The Rookie: Feds." And she's looking to keep up the momentum.
Of course, Nash's mother partially inspired her own pursuit of acting, but another on-screen icon also influenced her: Raven-Symoné. "I wanted to change my name to Raven," she tells Popsugar. "She was so funny, and she dressed cute, and she was Black, and she was a little thick, and I was like, 'I've got to be that.'" Since then, Nash has had minor cameos in "The Soul Man," "Modern Family," "Superstore," and "Grown-ish," plus more...
- 12/29/2022
- by Victoria Messina
- Popsugar.com
Exclusive: Mindy Kaling’s HBO Max series The Sex Lives of College Girls is adding recurring stars Isabella Roland, Kavi Ladnier, Stephen Guarino, Matt Maloy, Donielle Nash, and Najee Muhammad to the cast.
The 13-episode comedy follows roommates at the prestigious New England university Essex college who are described as “equal parts lovable and infuriating.” The four leads will be portrayed by Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Reneé Rapp, and Alyah Chanelle Scott.
Other recurring talent includes Vico Ortiz, Chris Platt, Jillian Armenante, Mueen Jahan, Scott Lipman, Kim Matula, and Amanda Ripley.
Roland was a series regular on the Facebook Watch series Turnt in the role of lovable, gender non-conforming character of Jess. Currently, she is developing an adaptation of the novel This Will Be Funny Someday with Kevin Hart’s banner Hartbeat Productions. She is represented by Untitled Management and Gersh.
Ladnier recently started her own production company, Art Heart Love Productions,...
The 13-episode comedy follows roommates at the prestigious New England university Essex college who are described as “equal parts lovable and infuriating.” The four leads will be portrayed by Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Reneé Rapp, and Alyah Chanelle Scott.
Other recurring talent includes Vico Ortiz, Chris Platt, Jillian Armenante, Mueen Jahan, Scott Lipman, Kim Matula, and Amanda Ripley.
Roland was a series regular on the Facebook Watch series Turnt in the role of lovable, gender non-conforming character of Jess. Currently, she is developing an adaptation of the novel This Will Be Funny Someday with Kevin Hart’s banner Hartbeat Productions. She is represented by Untitled Management and Gersh.
Ladnier recently started her own production company, Art Heart Love Productions,...
- 8/16/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
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