Person

Joaquina Kalukango

Acting · Born 1989-09-02 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Joaquina Kalukango is an American actor and singer best known for playing Nelly O'Brien in the Broadway musical Paradise Square, for which she won the 2022 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Play in 2020 for portraying Kaneisha in Slave Play. In addition to her theatre work, Kalukango has appeared in One Night in Miami..., When They See Us and Lawmen: Bass Reeves. Kalukango is a 2007 YoungArts alumnus. She graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Juilliard School. Kalukango is of Angolan descent, and her parents arrived in the United States as political refugees. Due to her heritage, Kalukango wants to work on roles that showcase the Black experience.

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  Sherri

  Self - Guest

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  When They See Us

  Adelle

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  Lovecraft Country

  Hanna

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  Lawmen: Bass Reeves

  Esme

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  One Night in Miami...

  Betty X

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  Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

  Mildred Falls

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  Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

  Nonkosi

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  Chained for Life

  Michelle

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  Robin Roberts Presents: I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story

  Gloria Gaynor

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  Bring Me to Light

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• 2025Robin Roberts Presents: I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor StoryGloria Gaynor
• 2023Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve CelebrationSelf
• 2023Lawmen: Bass ReevesEsme
• 2022SherriSelf - Guest
• 2021Bring Me to LightPerformer
• 2021Robin Roberts Presents: MahaliaMildred Falls
• 2020One Night in Miami...Betty X
• 2020Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging QueensNonkosi
• 2020Lovecraft CountryHanna
• 2019Chained for LifeMichelle
• 2019When They See UsAdelle
• —Steal AwaySarah Sheppard