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Aja Naomi King

Acting · Born 1985-01-11 · Los Angeles County, California, USA

Biography

Aja Naomi King is an American actress. She appeared in several short films before landing guest roles on the CBS procedurals Blue Bloods and Person of Interest. Her big break came in 2012 when she was cast as new surgical intern Cassandra Kopelson on the CW drama Emily Owens, M.D. The series was canceled after a single season in 2013. She later starred in the Amazon Studios comedy pilot The Onion Presents: The News. King also played Wendell Pierce's daughter Abigayle in the independent film Four, released on September 13, 2013. Along with her castmates, she won a Los Angeles Film Festival Award for her role in this movie.

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Filmography

2025The KnifeAlex
2025Grosse Pointe Garden SocietyCatherine
2023Lessons in ChemistryHarriet Sloane
2023A Little White LieBlythe Brown
2022SherriSelf - Guest
2021L'Oreal Paris Women of WorthSelf
2021Boxing DayLisa Dixon
2021Amend: The Fight for AmericaSelf
2020The 24thMarie
2020Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sSelf
2020Sylvie's LoveMona
2019A Girl from MogadishuIfrah Ahmed
2019A Black Lady Sketch ShowRecluse
2019The UpsideLatrice
2016The Birth of a NationCherry
2015ReversionSophie Clé
2014How to Get Away with MurderMichaela Pratt
2014BoJack HorsemanBoJack's date (voice)
2014The RewriteRosa Tejeda
2014Black BoxAli Henslee
2013The BlacklistElysa Ruben
2013FourAbigayle
201336 SaintsJoan
2013Onion News EmpireJillian
2012Emily Owens, M.D.Cassandra Kopelson
2012Damsels in DistressPositive Polly
2012ScandalMichaela Pratt
2011Person of InterestLisa
2010Blue BloodsDenise
—Boxing Day 2Lisa Dixon

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