Dominique Fishback

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| name = Dominique Fishback

| image = TIFF 2018 Dominique Fishback (1 of 1)-2.jpg

| caption = Fishback in 2018

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| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.

| alma_mater = Pace University

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2013–present

| spouse =

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Dominique Fishback (born March 22, 1991) is an American actress. She played Billie Rowan on Show Me a Hero,{{cite news|last=Stuever|first=Hank|title='Show Me a Hero': How one mayor won (and lost) the ugliest fight in Yonkers|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/show-me-a-hero-how-one-mayor-won-and-lost-the-ugliest-fight-in-yonkers/2015/08/13/d82ca65a-3d3a-11e5-8e98-115a3cf7d7ae_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=2015-08-14|accessdate=2017-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815091618/http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/show-me-a-hero-how-one-mayor-won-and-lost-the-ugliest-fight-in-yonkers/2015/08/13/d82ca65a-3d3a-11e5-8e98-115a3cf7d7ae_story.html |archive-date=August 15, 2015}} Darlene on The Deuce,{{cite web|last=Vejvoda|first=Jim|title=The Deuce - Season One Pilot Review|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/29/the-deuce-season-one-pilot-review|work=IGN|date=2017-08-29|accessdate=2017-08-30}}{{cite web|last=Saraiya|first=Sonia|title=TV Review: David Simon's 'The Deuce,' Starring James Franco|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/reviews/deuce-review-hbo-james-franco-maggie-gyllenhaal-david-simon-1202544105/|work=Variety|date=2017-08-31|accessdate=2017-08-31}} and Deborah Johnson in Judas and the Black Messiah, the latter of which earned nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56319617|title=Bafta Film Awards 2021: Hugely diverse nominations list unveiled|work=BBC News|date=March 9, 2021 |accessdate=March 9, 2021}} In 2023, she began starring in the Amazon Prime Video psychological horror series Swarm; her performance in the series has received universal praise, earning her a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.{{Cite web |title=Swarm |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/swarm |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}

Early life

Fishback first became interested in acting at about the age of 10.{{cite news |last= Cubit |first= Brea |title= 10 Facts About Dominique Fishback, the Multitalented Star of Netflix's Project Power |url= https://sports.yahoo.com/10-facts-dominique-fishback-multitalented-184920336.html |work= Yahoo! |date= August 13, 2020 |accessdate= August 14, 2020 |archive-date= October 6, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211006205410/https://sports.yahoo.com/10-facts-dominique-fishback-multitalented-184920336.html |url-status= dead }} She graduated from Pace University with a B.A. in Theater in 2013.{{cite web|title=Dominique Fishback CV|url=http://www.dominique-fishback.com/uploads/5/9/6/9/5969290/dominique_fishback_acting_.pdf|work=Dominique Fishback|accessdate=2017-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826115630/http://www.dominique-fishback.com/uploads/5/9/6/9/5969290/dominique_fishback_acting_.pdf|archive-date=2017-08-26|url-status=dead}}

Career

In 2014, Fishback premiered her Off-Off-Broadway play Subverted, in which she played twenty two characters.{{cite web|last=Marinaccio|first=Ashley|title=Rethinking Black Reality: An Interview with Dominique Fishback|url=https://indypendent.org/2013/07/rethinking-black-reality-an-interview-with-dominique-fishback/|work=The Indypendent|date=2013-07-17|accessdate=2017-08-25}}{{cite web|author=BWWW News|title=Dominique Fishback Presents SUBVERTED, 7/2-14|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Dominique-Fishback-Presents-SUBVERTED-72-14-20140618|work=BroadwayWorld|date=2014-06-18|accessdate=2017-08-25}}{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Anne|title=The Real Story Behind Darlene's Big Return On The Deuce|url=http://www.refinery29.com/2017/10/175656/darlene-backstory-the-deuce-episode-5-dominique-fishback|work=Refinery29|date=2017-10-09|accessdate=2017-10-13}} Subverted was nominated for a 2015 Innovative Theater Award for Outstanding Solo Performance.{{cite web|last=Coakley|first=Jacob|title=NYIT Awards Honor Off-Off-Broadway Theatre|url=http://stage-directions.com/7653-nyit-awards-honor-off-off-broadway-theatre.html|work=Stage Directions|date=2015-09-23|accessdate=2017-08-25|archive-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826113848/http://stage-directions.com/7653-nyit-awards-honor-off-off-broadway-theatre.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|author=BWWW News|title=2015 Innovative Theater Award Winners Announced!|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/2015-Innovative-Theater-Award-Winners-Announced-20150921|work=BroadwayWorld|date=2015-09-21|accessdate=2017-08-25}} The actress's first major recurring role was in the Yonkers housing drama Show Me a Hero as single mother Billie Rowan.{{cite web|last=Cutler|first=Jacqueline|title='Show Me a Hero' miniseries shows Yonkers' fierce battle over housing|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/show-hero-miniseries-shows-yonkers-housing-battle-article-1.2314900|work=New York Daily News|date=2015-08-09|accessdate=2017-08-26}} In 2016, Abingdon Theatre Company announced Fishback as one of the recipients of its inaugural Residency Program.{{cite web|author=BWWW News|title=Playwrights Dominique Fishback & Amy E. Witting Tapped for Abingdon's Inaugural Residency Program|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Playwrights-Dominique-Fishback-Amy-E-Witting-Tapped-for-Abingdons-Inaugural-Residency-Program-20161020|work=BroadwayWorld|date=2016-10-20|accessdate=2017-08-27}}{{cite web|title=Darling Dominique Fishback: A Triple Threat For Change|url=http://www.theimpactmagazine.com/lifestyle/darling/|work=Impact Magazine|date=2017-11-08|accessdate=2017-11-08}}

Her first series regular role was in the 1970s Times Square drama The Deuce.{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Margarita Levieva To Star In HBO Drama Pilot 'The Deuce'; Two Others Cast|url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/margarita-levieva-star-the-deuce-hbo-pilot-lawrence-gilliard-dominique-fishback-1201564820/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=2015-10-01|accessdate=2017-08-26}} Fishback has been noted as one of the standouts in the show due to her performance as the "sweetly vulnerable" prostitute Darlene.{{cite web|last=Fienberg|first=Daniel|title='The Deuce': TV Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/deuce-review-1032504|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2017-08-25|accessdate=2017-08-25}}{{cite magazine|last=Nussbaum|first=Emily|title="The Deuce" and the Birth of Porn|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/09/25/the-deuce-and-the-birth-of-porn|magazine=The New Yorker|date=2017-09-25|accessdate=2017-09-18}} Co-creator David Simon has noted her strengths as an actress in playing Darlene.{{cite web|last=Sepinwall|first=Alan|title='The Deuce' Creators Don't Want Their Fictional Porn To Turn You On|url=http://uproxx.com/sepinwall/the-deuce-david-simon-george-pelecanos-interview-hbo-the-wire/|work=Uproxx|date=2017-08-25|accessdate=2017-08-26}} For her role on The Deuce, Fishback was listed by USA Today as one of five new faces that people should be watching on fall 2017 television.{{cite web|last=Lawler|first=Kelly|title=5 faces you should be watching on fall TV|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/10/18/5-new-faces-fall-tv-breakout-stars/771451001/|work=USA Today|date=2017-10-18|accessdate=2017-10-18}}

In December 2017, Fishback appeared as a younger version of Jay-Z’s mother, Gloria Carter, in his music video for "Smile."{{cite web|last=Shiffman|first=Allyson|title=Dominique Fishback Is Dominating The Screen|url=https://vmagazine.com/article/dominique-fishback-is-dominating-the-screen/|work=V Magazine|date=2018-03-16|accessdate=2018-03-16|archive-date=March 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316205648/https://vmagazine.com/article/dominique-fishback-is-dominating-the-screen/|url-status=dead}} Her first film, Night Comes On, premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.{{cite web|author=Jamie Broadnax|author-link=Jamie Broadnax|title=Where Are All of The Black Films At Sundance? We Got You Covered|url=https://blackgirlnerds.com/black-films-movies-african-diaspora-sundance-2018|work=Black Girl Nerds|date=2018-01-11|accessdate=2018-01-17}} She also played the part of Kenya in the film The Hate U Give (2018), which is based on the popular young adult book.{{cite web|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|title=Patrick Fugit Joins Damien Chazelle's 'First Man'; 'The Hate U Give' Casts Dominique Fishback|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/patrick-fugit-damien-chazelle-first-man-the-hate-u-give-dominique-fishback-1202184942|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011145801/http://deadline.com/2017/10/patrick-fugit-damien-chazelle-first-man-the-hate-u-give-dominique-fishback-1202184942/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 11, 2017|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=2017-10-09|accessdate=2017-10-18}}

Fishback plays a street-smart teenager in Project Power, directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, opposite Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, which was released on August 14, 2020, by Netflix.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/best-movies-summer-2020/|title=The 25 must-watch movies of the strangest summer ever|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=EW|last=Staff|accessdate=May 17, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/jamie-foxx-joseph-gordon-levitt-join-netflix-untitled-sci-fi-movie-1202468185/

|title=Jamie Foxx & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Netflix's Untitled Henry Joost-Ariel Schulman Sci-Fi Feature|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=September 20, 2018|accessdate=May 17, 2020}} In 2021, she starred in Judas and the Black Messiah alongside Daniel Kaluuya, as Deborah Johnson, the partner of Fred Hampton and the expectant mother of Fred Hampton Jr. In 2023, she starred in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, the sequel to Bumblebee, directed by Steven Caple Jr.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

rowspan=2 | 2018

| Night Comes On

| Angel Lamere

The Hate U Give

| Kenya

2020

| Project Power

| Robin Reilly

2021

| Judas and the Black Messiah

| Deborah Johnson

2023

| Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

| Elena Wallace

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

2013

| The Knick{{cite web|last=Roots|first=Kimberly|title=Memories From the Set: Dominique Fishback (The Knick)|url=http://tvline.com/gallery/dominique-fishback-photos-the-deuce-blue-bloods-royal-pains/#!1/dominique-fishback-the-knick//|work=TVLine|date=2017-10-27|accessdate=2017-10-27}}

| Woman

| Episode: "The Busy Flea"

2014

| The Affair

| Keisha

| Episode "8"

2015

| The Americans

| Nicole

| Episode: "Dimebag"

2015

| Blue Bloods{{cite web|last=Roots|first=Kimberly|title=Memories From the Set: Dominique Fishback (Blue Bloods)|url=http://tvline.com/gallery/dominique-fishback-photos-the-deuce-blue-bloods-royal-pains/#!2/dominique-fishback-blue-bloods/|work=TVLine|date=2017-10-27|accessdate=2017-10-27}}

| Charelle Tyler

| Episode: "Through the Looking Glass"

2015

| Royal Pains{{cite web|last=Roots|first=Kimberly|title=Memories From the Set: Dominique Fishback (Royal Pains)|url=http://tvline.com/gallery/dominique-fishback-photos-the-deuce-blue-bloods-royal-pains/#!3/dominique-fishback-royal-pains/|work=TVLine|date=2017-10-27|accessdate=2017-10-27}}

| Elan

| Episodes: "Lending a Shoulder" and "The Prince of Nucleotides"

2015

| Show Me a Hero{{cite web|last=Roots|first=Kimberly|title=Memories From the Set: Dominique Fishback (Show Me a Hero)|url=http://tvline.com/gallery/dominique-fishback-photos-the-deuce-blue-bloods-royal-pains/#!4/dominique-fishback-show-me-a-hero/|work=TVLine|date=2017-10-27|accessdate=2017-10-27}}

| Billie Rowan

| Recurring character; 4 episodes

2017–2019

| The Deuce

| Darlene

| Series regular

2018

| Random Acts of Flyness

| Najja

| Recurring character; 4 episodes

scope="row" | 2021

| Modern Love

| Lilian "Lil" Parker

| Episode: "A Life Plan for Two, Followed By One"

2022

| The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

| Robyn

| Main role

2022–2023

| The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

| Young Charlette “Suga Mama” Towne-Proud (voice)

| 2 episodes

2023

| Swarm

| Andrea "Dre" Greene

| Lead role; also producer

Awards and nominations

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! scope="col" |Year

! scope="col" |Award

! scope="col" |Category

! scope="col" |Nominated Work

! scope="col" |Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

rowspan="7"| {{center|2021}}

| NAACP Image Awards

| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture

| Project Power

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url=https://naacpimageawards.net/2021-nominees/|title=THE NOMINEES|work=NAACP Image Awards|accessdate=February 27, 2021|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203050538/https://naacpimageawards.net/2021-nominees/|url-status=dead}}

African-American Film Critics Association Awards

| Best Supporting Actress

| rowspan="7"| Judas and the Black Messiah

| {{won}}

|{{Cite web|title=AAFCA AWARDS|url=https://aafca.com/aafca-awards/|date=April 7, 2021|publisher=African-American Film Critics Association}}

rowspan="2"|Black Reel Awards

| Outstanding Supporting Actress

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|last=Amanda N'Duka|date=2021-02-18|title='One Night in Miami', 'Judas and the Black Messiah' Lead Nominations For 21st Annual Black Reel Awards|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/one-night-in-miami-judas-and-the-black-messiah-nominations-21st-annual-black-reel-awards-1234696267/|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Deadline}}

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female

| {{nom}}

British Academy Film Awards

| Best Actress in a Supporting Role

| {{nom}}

Critics' Choice Awards

| Best Acting Ensemble

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/awards/critics-choice-nominations-2021-mank-netflix-1234902895/|title=Critics Choice Awards: 'Mank' Leads With 12 Nominations, Netflix Makes History With Four Best Picture Nominees|date=February 8, 2021|first=Clayton|last=Davis|website=Variety|access-date=February 9, 2021|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208211947/https://variety.com/2021/film/awards/critics-choice-nominations-2021-mank-netflix-1234902895/|url-status=live}}

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association

| Best Supporting Actress

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|last=Gordon|first=Tim|url=http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/|title=The 2020 WAFCA Awards|work=Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association|access-date=February 8, 2021|date=February 8, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208112148/http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/|url-status=live}}

rowspan="1"| {{center|2022}}

| NAACP Image Awards

| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

| {{nom}}

| {{Cite web|last=Spivey|first=Kemberlie|date=2022-01-19|title=2022 NAACP Image Awards Nominations: The Full List|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kemberliespivey/2022/01/18/2022-naacp-image-awards-nominations-the-full-list/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119025807/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kemberliespivey/2022/01/18/2022-naacp-image-awards-nominations-the-full-list/ |archive-date=January 19, 2022 }}

rowspan="2"| {{center|2023}}

| Television Critics Association Awards

| Individual Achievement in Drama

| rowspan="5"|Swarm

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/2023-tca-award-nominations-full-list-1235658596/|title=TCA Award Nominations: 'The Bear,' 'Succession,' 'The Last of Us' Lead With Five Nominations Each|website=Variety|first=Selome|last=Hailu|date=June 30, 2023|accessdate=July 2, 2023|archive-date=June 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630161520/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/2023-tca-award-nominations-full-list-1235658596/|url-status=live}}

Primetime Emmy Awards

|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

|{{nom}}

rowspan="3"| {{center|2024}}

| Black Reel Television Awards

| Outstanding Lead Performance, TV Movie/Limited Series

| {{won}}

| {{Cite web|last=Complex|first=Valerie|date=June 15, 2023|title=Black Reel 7th Annual Television Awards Featuring Gender Neutral Categories Announces Nominations; 'The Best Man: Final Chapters' Leads With 18 Noms|url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/black-reel-television-awards-announces-nominations-the-best-man-final-chapters-leads-with-18-noms-1235418181/|access-date=June 15, 2023|website=Deadline|archive-date=June 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615183425/https://deadline.com/2023/06/black-reel-television-awards-announces-nominations-the-best-man-final-chapters-leads-with-18-noms-1235418181/|url-status=live}}

Independent Spirit Awards

| Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/awards/results/2024-independent-spirit-award-nominations-1234932159/|title='American Fiction,' 'May December,' 'Past Lives' Lead 2024 Indie Spirits Noms|website=IndieWire|first=Christian|last=Blauvelt|date=December 5, 2023|accessdate=December 5, 2023|archive-date=December 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220174337/https://www.indiewire.com/awards/results/2024-independent-spirit-award-nominations-1234932159/|url-status=live}}

NAACP Image Awards

| Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

| {{nom}}

| {{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=January 25, 2024 |title=Colman Domingo, Keke Palmer, Ayo Edebiri, Victoria Monét Lead NAACP Image Awards Nominations |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/2024-naacp-image-awards-nominations-list-1235804254/ |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=January 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125181559/https://deadline.com/2024/01/2024-naacp-image-awards-nominations-list-1235804254/ |url-status=live }}

References

External links

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Category:1991 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century African-American actresses

Category:21st-century American actresses

Category:Actresses from Brooklyn

Category:American film actresses

Category:American television actresses

Category:Pace University alumni