Renée Elise Goldsberry
Biography
Renée Elise Goldsberry (born January 2, 1971) is an American actress, singer and songwriter, known for originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in the Broadway musical Hamilton, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Her other Broadway credits include Nettie Harris in the original Broadway cast of The Color Purple, Mimi Márquez in Rent, and Nala in The Lion King. She has portrayed many roles on television, including Geneva Pine on The Good Wife, and Evangeline Williamson on One Life to Live, for which she received two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominations.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Daily Show
The Good Wife
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
White Collar
The View
American Experience
All Movies (28)
- A House of Dynamite2025 · as The First Lady
- Satisfied2025 · as Self
- Hamilton2025 · as Angelica Schuyler
- Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution2025 · as Self
- Albany Road2024 · as Celeste Simmons
- Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation2024 · as Colleen Voyd (voice)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law2022 · as Self
- Anything's Possible2022 · as Selene
- tick, tick... BOOM!2021 · as "Sunday" Legend #3
- Amidst the Chaos – Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl2021 · as Self
- Voice of Freedom2021 · as Narrator (voice)
- Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing2020 · as Melodia (voice)
- Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You2020
- The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth2020 · as Self
- Waves2019 · as Catharine
- On Broadway2019 · as Self (archive footage)
- The House with a Clock in Its Walls2018 · as Selena Izard
- Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway2017
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks2017 · as Henrietta Lacks
- Hamilton's America2016 · as Self
- Sisters2015 · as Kim
- Every Secret Thing2014 · as Cynthia Barnes
- Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway2008 · as Mimi Marquez
- Pistol Whipped2008 · as Drea
- Truth Be Told2002 · as Rachel
- All About You2001 · as Nicole Taylor
- Bloom—
- Keep My Brother— · as Ava
All TV Shows (41)
- Everybody's Live with John Mulaney2025 · as Mrs. T
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter2023 · as Self
- Clone High2023 · as Sandra Sandria (voice)
- The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self - Guest
- Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law2022 · as Mallory Book
- Eureka!2022 · as Roxy (voice)
- That's My Jam2021 · as Self - Guest
- Centaurworld2021 · as Waterbaby (voice)
- Centaurworld2021 · as Waterbaby / Medic (voice)
- Girls5eva2021 · as Wickie
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune2021 · as Self - Contestant
- Some Good News2020 · as Self
- Stars in the House2020 · as Elvira
- Stars in the House2020 · as Self
- Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist2020 · as Ava Price
- Fast & Furious Spy Racers2019 · as Ms. Nowhere (voice)
- Evil2019 · as Renée Harris
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
- Altered Carbon2018 · as Quellcrist Falconer
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series2017 · as Self
- The Get Down2016 · as Misty Holloway
- Documentary Now!2015 · as Dee Dee
- Younger2015 · as Courtney Ostin
- Masters of Sex2013 · as Morgan Hogue
- The Following2013 · as Olivia Warren
- Running Wilde2010
- White Collar2009 · as Ellen Samuel
- The Good Wife2009 · as Geneva Pine
- Royal Pains2009 · as Mrs. Phillips
- Life on Mars2008 · as Denise Watkins
- That '80s Show2002 · as Spokesmodel #2
- Star Trek: Enterprise2001 · as Crewman Kelly
- One on One2001 · as Paulette
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Martha Marron
- Ally McBeal1997 · as Back-up Singer
- Ally McBeal1997 · as Renee
- Ally McBeal1997 · as Go-Go Dancer #1
- The View1997 · as Self
- The Daily Show1996 · as Self
- American Experience1988 · as Narrator