Quinta Brunson
Acting
1989-12-21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
TheatersThe Cat in the Hat
2026 · Movie
Kevin
2026 · Series
Zootopia 2
2025 · Movie
The Studio
2025 · Series
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025 · Series
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025 · Series
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Movie
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025 · Movie
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter
2024 · Movie
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023 · Series
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · Series
History of the World: Part II
2023 · Series
2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
2022 · Movie
Oprah and Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary
2022 · Movie
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Series
Sherri
2022 · Series
Cars on the Road
2022 · Series
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022 · Movie
Abbott Elementary
2021 · Series
That's My Jam
2021 · Series
As of Yet
2021 · Movie
An American Pickle
2020 · Movie
Harley Quinn
2019 · Series
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 · Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Series
Tamron Hall
2019 · Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · Series
Lazor Wulf
2019 · Series
Miracle Workers
2019 · Series
Single Parents
2018 · Series
The Shop
2018 · Series
Quinta vs. Everything
2017 · Series
Big Mouth
2017 · Series
Broke
2016 · Series
Worth It
2016 · Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Series
iZombie
2015 · Series
Hot Ones
2015 · Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
New Girl
2011 · Series
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010 · Series
Party Down
2009 · Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Series
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
The Daily Show
1996 · Series
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Sesame Street
1969 · Series
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
Golden
Movie
Untitled Betty Boop Movie
Movie
Par for the Course
Movie