Acting credits
53
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Quinta Brunson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
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Movies: 9Series: 44Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 1745988
IMDb ID: nm6708435
Known for: Acting
Born: December 21, 1989
Age: 36
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2026
Years active: 83
Average TMDB rating: 6.7
Wikidata: Q59522684
Other jobs
Executive Producer (2)Writer (1)
Biography
Quinta Brunson (/ˈkwɪntə/; born December 21, 1989) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing and starring as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues in the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary (2021–present). Brunson gained prominence for her self-produced Instagram series Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date. She went on to produce and act in videos for BuzzFeed Video. She developed two streaming series with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures. At the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, she became the first Black woman to be nominated three times in the comedy category, receiving nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (which she won), Outstanding Comedy Series (as an executive producer), and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. At the 75th ceremony, she became the first Black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy in over 40 years. Brunson was honoured with a 2022 Peabody Award for her work on Abbott Elementary. She was also placed on the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list. Brunson has acted in the series iZombie, Single Parents, and Miracle Workers; provided voice work for Lazor Wulf and Magical Girl Friendship Squad; and starred in the first season of the HBO sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Quinta Brunson.
Nov 5
as Sherri (voice)
The Cat in the Hat
2026 • Movie
as Dr. Fuzzby (voice)
Zootopia 2
2025 • Movie
as Self
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025 • Movie
as Self
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter
2024 • Movie
as Self
2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
2022 • Movie
as Herself
Oprah and Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary
2022 • Movie
as Oprah Winfrey
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022 • Movie
as Lyssa
As of Yet
2021 • Movie
as Female Interviewee
An American Pickle
2020 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Quinta Brunson.
as Franny (voice) • 6 eps
Kevin
2026 • Series
as Quinta Brunson • 1 eps
The Studio
2025 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025 • Series
as Self - Actress, Executive Producer and Writer • 1 eps
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 • Series
as Martha Magdalene • 2 eps
History of the World: Part II
2023 • Series
1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Sherri
2022 • Series
as Ivy (voice) • 3 eps
Cars on the Road
2022 • Series
as Janine Teagues • 93 eps
Abbott Elementary
2021 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
That's My Jam
2021 • Series
as Hawkgirl (voice) • 1 eps
Harley Quinn
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Tamron Hall
2019 • Series
as Various Characters • 6 eps
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 • Series
as Blazor Wulf / The Youth • 20 eps
Lazor Wulf
2019 • Series
as Trig • 7 eps
Miracle Workers
2019 • Series
as Bess • 3 eps
Single Parents
2018 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Shop
2018 • Series
as Quinta • 5 eps
Quinta vs. Everything
2017 • Series
as Girl (voice) • 1 eps
Big Mouth
2017 • Series
as Herself • 1 eps
Worth It
2016 • Series