Simone Missick
{{short description|American actress (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Simone Missick
| image = simone-missick.jpg
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| caption = Missick in 2018
| birth_name = Simone Cook
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|01|19}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SimoneMissick/status/822177179089903616|title= Happy Birthday to Me🎈❤️ |last=Missick|first=Simone|date=19 January 2017|work=Twitter|accessdate=19 August 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2017/08/simone-missick-netflix-the-defenders-profile|title=Simone Missick is the Heart of Netflix's Marvel Universe|last=Johnson|first=Victoria|date=17 August 2017|work=Complex|quote=The 35-year-old actress|accessdate=19 August 2017}}
| alma_mater =
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2003–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Dorian Missick|2012}}
}}
Simone Missick ({{née}} Cook; born January 19, 1982) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Detective Misty Knight in Luke Cage (2016-2018), a role she also plays in The Defenders (2017) and Iron Fist (2018). From 2019 to 2023, she starred as Lola Carmichael in All Rise.
Early life
Simone Missick graduated from Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan, then in 2003 completed a bachelor degree in English and theatre arts at Howard University. Missick pursued acting after graduation.{{cite web|url=http://thehilltoponline.com/2016/10/07/alumni-spotlight-howard-alumna-lands-lead-female-superhero-role-in-netflixs-luke-cage/|title=ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT — Howard Alumna Lands Lead, Female Superhero Role in Netflix's "Luke Cage"|first=Jacinth|last=Jones|date=October 7, 2016|work=The Hilltop|publisher=Howard University}}
Career
Missick took master classes at British American Drama Academy in England. There she studied under Ben Kingsley, Alan Rickman, and Jane Lapotaire.
In 2008, Missick was featured in female leading role of Reese Knight in the independent feature The Road to Sundance.
In 2012, Missick played the role of Elise in the television film A Taste of Romance.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}
In 2014, Missick appeared in the series Ray Donovan as Porschla.{{cite web|title=Cast of Yo Soy Capitan (Ray Donovan)|url=http://fikklefame.com/cast-of-yo-soy-capitan-ray-donovan/|publisher=fikklefame.com|accessdate=September 3, 2015}}
In 2016, Missick had her breakout role on Luke Cage{{cite news |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/television/2016/10/27/detroit-native-simone-missick-netflix-luke-cage/92856682/ |title=Detroit native is a hit in 'Luke Cage' |date=October 27, 2016 |newspaper=The Detroit News}} as Misty Knight. Missick reprised the role in The Defenders{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/the-defenders-simone-missick-cast-marvel-netflix-series-luke-cage-1201845431/ |title='The Defenders': Simone Missick Joins Marvel Netflix Series; Sarah Paulson Returns to 'AHS' |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=October 31, 2016 |access-date=July 17, 2017 |work=Deadline}} and in the second season of Iron Fist.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/iron-fist-renewed-season-2-netflix-1202503174/|title='Iron Fist' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix, Taps New Showrunner|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=July 22, 2017|work=Variety}}
In February 2019, it was announced that Missick was cast in the main role of Trepp for the second season of the Netflix science-fiction series Altered Carbon.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/02/22/altered-carbon-season-2-cast/ |title=Altered Carbon reveals new season 2 replacement cast |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=James |last=Hibberd |date=February 22, 2019 |access-date=February 23, 2019}}
In May 2019, it was announced that Missick was cast in a lead role as Judge Lola Carmichael, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge for the CBS drama series All Rise.{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/cbs-fbi-spinoff-patricia-heaton-walton-goggins-1203210467/ |title=CBS Orders Three Dramas Including 'FBI' Spinoff, Four Comedies Including Patricia Heaton, Chuck Lorre Multi-Cams |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2019-05-09 |website=Variety |language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2019-05-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/cbs-diversity-1202615546/|title=CBS Touts Diversity Improvement As 'Bob ♥ Abishola', 'Evil' & 'All Rise' Lead Slate But Vows To Continue To Bolster Representation |last=White |first=Peter |date=2019-05-15|website=Deadline |language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2019-05-25}}
Personal life
Missick married actor Dorian Missick in February 2012.{{cite web|title=Simone And Dorian|url=http://simoneanddorian.ourwedding.com/|publisher=ourwedding.com|access-date=September 3, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913205630/http://simoneanddorian.ourwedding.com/|archive-date=September 13, 2015|df=mdy-all}} He starred alongside her in the second season of Luke Cage as Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2003
| The Epicureans | Jamie | as Simone Cook |
| 2008
| The Road to Sundance | Reese Knight | as Simone Cook |
| rowspan=2| 2009
| K-Town | Newly Single Lady #1 | as Simone Cook |
| Brotherlee
| Tamar | Short film, as Simone Cook |
| 2011
| Look Again | Anna | Short film, as Simone Cook |
| 2012
| Voicemail | Wendy Peters | Short film |
| 2013
| Douglass U | Tasha, as Simone Cook | |
| 2015
| Black Card | Lona | Short film |
| 2016
| The Big Chop | Kris (adult) | Short film |
| 2018
| Jinn | Jade |Also executive producer{{Cite web |last=Nicholson |first=Amy |date=2018-03-15 |title=SXSW Film Review: ‘Jinn’ |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/jinn-review-1202726291/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} |
| 2019
| #Truth | Lanie Cooper | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2011
| Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures | Reporter | Episode: "Epic Babysitters" (as Simone Cook) |
| 2012
| Elise | TV movie (as Simone Cook) |
| rowspan=2| 2014
| Porschla | Episode: "Yo Soy Capitan" |
| Everything I Did Wrong In My 20s
| Melanie | Episode: "The Baby Moment" |
| 2015
| Scandal | Uniform Cop | Episode: "Heavy Is the Head" |
| 2016
| CJ's wife | Episode: "Time Will Tell" & "Bedtime Story" |
| 2016–18
| Main cast; |
| rowspan=2| 2017
| Grace | Recurring cast |
| The Defenders
| rowspan=2|Mercedes "Misty" Knight | Main cast, miniseries; |
| 2018
| Main cast, season 2; |
| 2018–19
| Mariana Reynolds | Recurring role season 1 |
| 2019
| Relics and Rarities | Zora Ujasiri | Episode: "The Battle of Livingstone Caverns" |
| 2019–23
| All Rise | Judge Lola Carmichael | Main cast |
| 2020
| Trepp | Main cast season 2 |
| 2025
| Astoria Chambers | Main cast |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
!Association !Year !Work !Category !Result !Ref. |
| rowspan="4" |Black Reel Awards
|2018 |The Defenders |Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/limited series |{{nom}} |
| 2019
|Jinn |Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture |{{nom}} |
| rowspan=2|2020
|Altered Carbon |Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series |{{nom}} |
| All Rise
|Outstanding Actress, Drama Series |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2" |NAACP Image Awards
|2020 |rowspan="2" |All Rise |rowspan="2" |Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series |{{nom}} |
| 2021
|{{nom}} | |
| Screen Actors Guild Award
|2017 |Luke Cage |Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series |{{nom}} |
References
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Category:Actresses from Detroit
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:Howard University alumni
Category:Theatre World Award winners
Category:Renaissance High School alumni