Joaquina Kalukango
Acting
1989-09-02 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Joaquina Kalukango is an American actor and singer best known for playing Nelly O'Brien in the Broadway musical Paradise Square, for which she won the 2022 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Play in 2020 for portraying Kaneisha in Slave Play. In addition to her theatre work, Kalukango has appeared in One Night in Miami..., When They See Us and Lawmen: Bass Reeves. Kalukango is a 2007 YoungArts alumnus. She graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Juilliard School. Kalukango is of Angolan descent, and her parents arrived in the United States as political refugees. Due to her heritage, Kalukango wants to work on roles that showcase the Black experience.
Filmography
Robin Roberts Presents: I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story
2025 · Movie
Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration
2023 · Movie
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
2023 · Series
Sherri
2022 · Series
Bring Me to Light
2021 · Movie
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
2021 · Movie
One Night in Miami...
2020 · Movie
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2020 · Movie
Lovecraft Country
2020 · Series
Chained for Life
2019 · Movie
When They See Us
2019 · Series
Steal Away
Movie