Xosha Roquemore

{{Infobox person

| name = Xosha Roquemore

| image = File:Xosha Roquemore on Sister Circle TV.png

| caption = Roquemore in 2020

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| alma_mater = New York University

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|12|11}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| children = 1

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2008–present

}}

Xosha Roquemore ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|oʊ|ʃ|ə|_|ˈ|r|oʊ|k|m|ɔːr}} {{respell|ZOH|shə|_|ROHK|mor}}; born December 11, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jo Ann in Precious and Tamra in The Mindy Project.

Early life and education

Roquemore was born in {{Birth based on age as of date |28|2013|11|12|noage=1}} in Los Angeles, and is named after the Xhosa people of South Africa.{{cite web | url = http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/blogs/obsessed/2013/11/meet-the-hilarious-xosha-roque | title = Meet the Hilarious Xosha Roquemore A.K.A. Tamra on The Mindy Project | last = Radloff | first = Jessica | date = November 12, 2013 | website = www.glamour.com | publisher = Glamour | access-date = March 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822072312/http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/blogs/obsessed/2013/11/meet-the-hilarious-xosha-roque |url-status=live |archive-date=August 22, 2014}} She started acting when she joined The Amazing Grace Conservatory, in ninth grade. After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City and graduated from the Tisch program at New York University.{{cite web | url = http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2008/09/introducing-xosha-roquemore/ | title = Introducing Xosha Roquemore | last = Valentine | first = Jennifer | date = 2008 | website = www.clutchmagonline.com | publisher = Clutch | access-date = March 1, 2015 | archive-date = August 19, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160819050926/http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2008/09/introducing-xosha-roquemore/ | url-status = dead }}

Career

Roquemore starred in her first major film as Jo Ann in Precious. In 2013, she was cast in a recurring role on Kirstie, based on her work in the series pilot. Her role, however, was recast after she was added as a series regular to The Mindy Project after a three-episode guest star stint.{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2013/04/xosha-roquemore-joins-mindy-project-as-new-regular-kevin-durand-in-the-strain-484506/| title = Xosha Roquemore Joins 'Mindy Project' As New Regular, Kevin Durand In 'The Strain' | last = Andreeva | first = Nellie | date = April 26, 2013 | website=Deadline Hollywood | access-date = March 1, 2015}}

Personal life

Roquemore was in a relationship with actor LaKeith Stanfield in August 2015. In March 2017, the couple announced Roquemore's pregnancy. Roquemore and Stanfield broke up after the birth of their daughter.{{cite web|url=http://people.com/babies/xosha-roquemore-pregnant-expecting-first-child-lakeith-stanfield/|title=Baby on the Way for Lakeith Stanfield and Xosha Roquemore|website=People.com|publisher=Meredith Corporation}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2008

| Shades of Brooklyn Vol. 1

| Allison

| Short

rowspan="2"| 2009

| Precious

| Jo Ann

Rivers Wash Over Me

| Racine Buchanan

rowspan="2"| 2011

| Identical

| Mark's Receptionist

I Can Smoke?

| Shirley

| Short

2012

| Price Check

| Donna

rowspan="3"| 2013

| Let Clay Be Clay

| TaDenise

G.B.F.

| Caprice Winters

The Butler

| Foxy

rowspan="2"| 2014

| Human Code: Emotions/Society

| Herself

| Short

Patton Oswalt Confronts His Haters

| Herself

| Short

2016

| 9 Rides

| Hipster Woman

rowspan="2"| 2017

| All Nighter

| Megan

The Disaster Artist

| Actress #3

rowspan="3"| 2018

| Mississippi Requiem

| Young Tabitha

Brian Banks

| Kennisha Rice

A Rose for Emily

| Young Tabitha

| Short

2021

| Space Jam: A New Legacy

| Shanice James

2022

| Who Invited Charlie?

| Emma

| {{cite news |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=22 December 2021 |title='Space Jam' & 'The Mindy Project' Actress Xosha Roquemore Joins Comedy 'Charlie In The Pandemic', Pic Underway In Hamptons |work=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/space-jam-the-mindy-project-actress-xosha-roquemore-joins-comedy-charlie-in-the-pandemic-pic-underway-in-hamptons-1234900618/}}

rowspan="2"| 2023

| First Time Female Director

| Star

Family Switch

| Carrie

2025

| Captain America: Brave New World

| Leila Taylor

|{{cite news |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=20 January 2023 |title=‘Captain America: New World Order’: Xosha Roquemore Lands Key Role In New Marvel Pic Starring Anthony Mackie |work=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/captain-america-new-world-order-xosha-roquemore-anthony-mackie-1235228061/}}