
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Acting
Born 1971-01-02 · San Jose, California, USA
Renée Elise Goldsberry (born January 2, 1971) is an American actress, singer and songwriter, known for originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in the Broadway musical Hamilton, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Her other Broadway credits include Nettie Harris in the original Broadway cast of The Color Purple, Mimi Márquez in Rent, and Nala in The Lion King. She has portrayed many roles on television, including Geneva Pine on The Good Wife, and Evangeline Williamson on One Life to Live, for which she received two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominations.
Known for

A House of Dynamite
2025 · Movie

Hamilton
2025 · Movie

Waves
2019 · Movie

The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018 · Movie

Sisters
2015 · Movie

tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · Movie

On Broadway
2019 · Movie

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
2024 · Movie

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
2008 · Movie

All About You
2001 · Movie

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017 · Movie

Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing
2020 · Movie

Every Secret Thing
2014 · Movie

Truth Be Told
2002 · Movie

Pistol Whipped
2008 · Movie

Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020 · Movie

Hamilton's America
2016 · Movie

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
2022 · Movie

Anything's Possible
2022 · Movie

The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
2020 · Movie

Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017 · Movie

Albany Road
2024 · Movie

Satisfied
2025 · Movie

Amidst the Chaos – Live (Again) from the Hollywood Bowl
2021 · Movie

Voice of Freedom
2021 · Movie

Keep My Brother
— · Movie