Joaquina Kalukango
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA — Sep 02 1989
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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, an…
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Joaquina Kalukango's Credits
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When They See Us
Adelle
Lovecraft Country
Hanna
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Esme
One Night in Miami...
Betty X
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Mildred Falls
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Nonkosi
Chained for Life
Michelle
Steal Away
Sarah Sheppard
Robin Roberts Presents: I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story
Gloria Gaynor
Bring Me to Light
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Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration
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