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Ebony Obsidian
Born (1994-04-16) April 16, 1994 (age 30)
New Paltz, New York, U.S
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Ebony Obsidian (born April 16, 1994) is an American actress.

Life and career

Obsidian was born and raised in New Paltz, New York. She is of Eritrean Habesha descent[1] and trained at the William Esper Studio.[2] While training at the William Esper Studio, she began acting in independent films, including The Vixens and Where Hearts Lie opposite Malik Yoba and Clifton Powell.[3]

In 2015, Obsidian starred in Tough Love, a web series that aired on YouTube.[4] In 2018, Obsidian co-starred in the drama film If Beale Street Could Talk, playing the lead character's sister.[5][6]

In 2019, Obsidian starred in the Hulu miniseries Wu-Tang: An American Saga.[7][8] Later that year, she began starring in the BET comedy-drama series, Sistas.[9][10] In 2020, she had a recurring role as Carol Hawthorne in the Amazon drama series Hunters.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Graduate
2015 Punkin Pie Katrina Richardson Short
No Homo Lisa TV Movie
The Vixens Etta Onwago
The Creators: TV Series Sizzle Reel Brie Kiernan TV Short
GoFish Protester Short
2016 Where Hearts Lie Sheila
Twelve Dollar Words Treasure Short
2017 Capital Inferno Jamie Short
My Brothers Keeper Lady Macbeth
2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Adrienne Hunt
2019 Swipe - Short
Such A Deal Grace Short
About The People The Janitor Short

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015-18 Tough Love Alicia Davis Main Cast
2016 I Am Homicide Juanita Episode: "Serial Shooter"
2017 Master of None Michelle Episode: "Thanksgiving"
2019-21 Wu-Tang: An American Saga Nia Recurring Cast
2019-22 Sistas Karen Mott Main Cast
2020 Hunters Carol Lockhart Recurring Cast

References

  1. ^ Ebony Obsidian (26 May 2017). "Habesha indeed 🇪🇷". Retrieved 15 February 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Bio". EBONY OBSIDIAN.
  3. ^ "Interview with Ebony Obsidian". December 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "LOOK WHO'S NEXT: Tough Love | Black Talent TV".
  5. ^ Bastianello, Maria (February 15, 2019). "Interview with Ebony Obsidian: On the Sense of Hope of 'If beale Street Could Talk'".
  6. ^ "Ebony Obsidian Sings a Whitney Houston Classic". The Muse. 27 November 2018.
  7. ^ Tinubu, Aramide (September 3, 2019). "Ebony Obsidian Has The Range: EXCLUSIVE".
  8. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (April 24, 2019). "Sisa Grey Claws Into 'Legends Of Tomorrow'; Ebony Obsidian Enters Chambers Of 'Wu-Tang: An American Saga'".
  9. ^ Petski, Denise (August 1, 2019). "BET Greenlights Tyler Perry Drama Series 'Sistas', Sets Main Cast".
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (September 27, 2019). "Tyler Perry's 'The Oval' White House Drama & 'Sistas' Trailers: First Look".
  11. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (April 11, 2019). "'The Hunt' Adds Kate Mulvany As Series Regular, 5 More Join In Recurring Roles For Amazon Original".
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