Anna Diop

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| birthname = Mame-Anna Diop

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|02|06}}

| birth_place = Dakar, Senegal

| occupation = Actress

| yearsactive = 2006–present

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| known_for = Titans

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Mame-Anna Diop (born February 6, 1988) is a Senegalese actress and model.{{Cite web|last=Mason|first=Aiden|date=2017-08-28|title=Five Things You Didn't Know About Anna Diop|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/five-things-didnt-know-anna-diop/|access-date=2021-03-10|website=TVOvermind|language=en-US}} Her first major roles were as a series regular on The CW supernatural mystery The Messengers (2015) and the Fox thriller 24: Legacy (2017). Diop achieved further prominence for portraying Kory Anders / Starfire on the DC Universe / HBO Max series Titans from 2018 to 2023. Outside of television, she headlined the psychological thriller film Nanny (2022).

Biography

Diop was born in Senegal and moved to the United States at the age of six.{{cite web|url=http://www.essence.com/2015/06/15/7-things-know-messengers-star-anna-diop|title=Anna Diop Talks The Messengers|work=Essence|accessdate=25 January 2016}}{{Cite web|last=Ahern|first=Sarah|date=2017-01-19|title=Anna Diop Previews Her 'Strong, Brave' Character in Fox's '24: Legacy'|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/features/actress-anna-diop-1201962072/|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Variety|language=en-US}} She moved to New York at the age of 16 to pursue a career in acting and modeling. In 2006, she made her television debut in a recurring role on Everybody Hates Chris. In the following years, she guest starred on Lincoln Heights, Whitney, and Touch. Diop had a role in the 2013 film The Moment.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_moment_2013|title=The Moment|website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=20 June 2014|publisher=|accessdate=25 January 2016}} In 2015, Diop starred as Rose Arvale in the short-lived supernatural drama series The Messengers.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/anna-diop-craig-frank-will-be-among-angels-of-the-apocalypse-in-the-messengers-20140804|title=Anna Diop & Craig Frank Will Be Among Angels of the Apoca - Shadow and Act|author=Tambay A. Obenson|date=4 August 2014|work=Shadow and Act|accessdate=25 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116092147/http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/anna-diop-craig-frank-will-be-among-angels-of-the-apocalypse-in-the-messengers-20140804|archive-date=16 November 2014|url-status=dead}} Later that year, she appeared in the thriller series Quantico and was cast in a recurring role on Oprah's drama series Greenleaf.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/barry-rothbart-downward-dog-anna-diop-greenleaf-own-1201632029/|title=Barry Rothbart Collars 'Downward Dog' Gig; Anna Diop Joins OWN Drama Greenleaf|author=Erik Pedersen|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=25 January 2016}} In 2017, Diop was a series regular in the series 24: Legacy.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/anna-diop-24-legacy-cast-corey-hawkins-1201703759/|title=24: Legacy Casts Anna Diop As Series Regular|author=Nellie Andreeva|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=17 February 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/anna-diop-joins-corey-hawkins-in-24-reboot-20160216|title=Anna Diop Joins Corey Hawkins in 24 Reboot|author=Tambay A. Obenson|date=17 February 2016|work=Shadow and Act|accessdate=17 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218091516/http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/anna-diop-joins-corey-hawkins-in-24-reboot-20160216|archive-date=18 February 2016|url-status=dead}} In the DC Universe superhero series Titans (2018–2023), Diop plays the extraterrestrial princess and heroine Starfire.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/titans-anna-diop-cast-starfire-live-action-series-dc-digital-service-1202155063/|title=Titans: Anna Diop Cast As Starfire In Live-Action Series For DC Digital Service|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=Deadline Hollywood}}{{Cite news|date=2018-07-26|title=Titans: Anna Diop faces racist backlash from comic book fans|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44966851|access-date=2021-03-10}} In 2018, Diop was cast in the horror film Us directed by Jordan Peele.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/jordan-peele-usyahya-abdul-mateen-ii-anna-diop-cast-1202429155/|title=Jordan Peele's 'Us' Adds Yahya Abdul-Mateen II And Anna Diop To Cast

|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 19, 2018|accessdate=February 5, 2019}}

On October 16, 2022, Diop was given the Spotlight Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival.{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Toby |date=2022-10-17 |title=Ron Howard and Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly Honored At Newport Beach Film Festival |url=https://www.latfusa.com/article/2022/10/ron-howard-and-colson-baker-aka-machine-gun-kelly-honored-at-newport-beach-film-festival |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=LATF USA NEWS |language=en-US}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2011 \| Second Date Roxy \| Layla Tase \| Short
rowspan="4"\| 2013 \| The Moment \| Hawa \|
While Expecting Cassius \| Angela \| Short
Mingle \| Jennie \| TV movie
Double Negative \| Laila \| Short
2016 \| Message from the King \| Becca \|
2017 \| The Keeping Hours \| Kate \|
2019 \| Us \| Rayne Thomas/Eartha \|
2021 \| Something About Her \| Anna \|
2022 \| Nanny \| Aisha \|
2023 \| The Book of Clarence \| Varinia \|
TBA \| The Man In My Basement \| Narciss Gully \| Post-production

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2011

| Second Date Roxy

| Layla Tase

| Short

rowspan="4"| 2013

| The Moment

| Hawa

While Expecting Cassius

| Angela

| Short

Mingle

| Jennie

| TV movie

Double Negative

| Laila

| Short

2016

| Message from the King

| Becca

2017

| The Keeping Hours

| Kate

2019

| Us

| Rayne Thomas/Eartha

2021

| Something About Her

| Anna

2022

| Nanny

| Aisha

2023

| The Book of Clarence

| Varinia

TBA

| The Man In My Basement

| Narciss Gully

| Post-production

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2006–08 \| Everybody Hates Chris \| Diedra \| Recurring cast: season 2-3
2007 \| Lincoln Heights \| Sharon \| Episode: "Suspicion"
2011 \| Whitney \| Waitress \| Episode: "First Date"
2012 \| Southland \| Girl \| Episode: "Wednesday"
2013 \| Touch \| Lila James \| Episode: "Perfect Storm"
rowspan="2"\| 2015 \| The Messengers \| Rose Arvale \| Main cast
Quantico \| Mia \| Episode: "Found" & "Over"
2016 \| Greenleaf \| Isabel \| Recurring cast: season 1
2016–17 \| 24: Legacy \| Nicole Carter \| Main cast
2018 \| Bosch \| Desiree Zealy \| Recurring cast: season 4
2018–2023 \| Titans \| Koriand'r / Kory Anders \| Main cast, billed as "Mame-Anna Diop" for season 3 & 4

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2006–08

| Everybody Hates Chris

| Diedra

| Recurring cast: season 2-3

2007

| Lincoln Heights

| Sharon