Ebony Obsidian

Ebony Obsidian
Born (1994-04-16) April 16, 1994 (age 30)[1]
New Paltz, New York, U.S
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Ebony Obsidian (born April 16, 1994) is an American actress. She had a supporting role in the 2018 drama film If Beale Street Could Talk and the following year began starring as Karen Mott in the BET comedy-drama series, Sistas. In 2024, Obsidian played Lena Derriecott Bell King in the war drama film The Six Triple Eight.

Life and career

Obsidian was born and raised in New Paltz, New York. She is of Eritrean descent[2] and trained at the William Esper Studio.[3] While there she began acting in independent films, including The Vixens and Where Hearts Lie opposite Malik Yoba and Clifton Powell.[4] In 2015, Obsidian starred in Tough Love, a web series that aired on YouTube.[5] In 2018, Obsidian co-starred in the drama film If Beale Street Could Talk, playing Adrienne Hunt, one of two sisters of lead character Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt.[6][7]

In 2019, Obsidian co-starred in the Hulu limited series Wu-Tang: An American Saga.[8][9] Later that year, she began starring in the BET comedy-drama series Sistas.[10][11] In 2020, she had a recurring role as Carol Hawthorne in the Amazon drama series Hunters.[12]

In 2023, Obsidian was cast opposite Kerry Washington, Susan Sarandon and Oprah Winfrey in the war drama film The Six Triple Eight for Netflix.[13][14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Graduate
2015 Punkin Pie Katrina Richardson Short
IndieFEST Film Award of Merit Special Mention[15]
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 Nominated — Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble
Nominated — Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
Nominated — Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
2019 Swipe - Short
Independent Horror Movie Award for Best Actress
Such A Deal Grace Short
About The People The Janitor Short
2024 The Six Triple Eight Lena Derriecott King

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015–18 Tough Love Alicia Davis Series regular, 18 episodes
2016 I Am Homicide Juanita Episode: "Serial Shooter"
2017 Master of None Michelle Episode: "Thanksgiving"
2019–23 Wu-Tang: An American Saga Nia Recurring role, 12 episodes
2019–present Sistas Karen Mott Series regular
2020 Hunters Carol Lockhart Recurring role, 6 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Ebony Obsidian - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
  2. ^ Ebony Obsidian (26 May 2017). "Habesha indeed 🇪🇷". Retrieved 15 February 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Bio". EBONY OBSIDIAN. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  4. ^ "Interview with Ebony Obsidian". December 30, 2015.
  5. ^ "LOOK WHO'S NEXT: Tough Love | Black Talent TV".
  6. ^ Bastianello, Maria (February 15, 2019). "Interview with Ebony Obsidian: On the Sense of Hope of 'If beale Street Could Talk'".
  7. ^ "Ebony Obsidian Sings a Whitney Houston Classic". The Muse. 27 November 2018.
  8. ^ Tinubu, Aramide (September 3, 2019). "Ebony Obsidian Has The Range: EXCLUSIVE".
  9. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (April 24, 2019). "Sisa Grey Claws Into 'Legends Of Tomorrow'; Ebony Obsidian Enters Chambers Of 'Wu-Tang: An American Saga'".
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (August 1, 2019). "BET Greenlights Tyler Perry Drama Series 'Sistas', Sets Main Cast".
  11. ^ Petski, Denise (September 27, 2019). "Tyler Perry's 'The Oval' White House Drama & 'Sistas' Trailers: First Look".
  12. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (April 11, 2019). "'The Hunt' Adds Kate Mulvany As Series Regular, 5 More Join In Recurring Roles For Amazon Original".
  13. ^ Grobar, Matt (January 11, 2023). "Kerry Washington To Exec Produce, Star In Tyler Perry's Netflix WWII Pic 'Six Triple Eight'; Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon & Oprah Winfrey Among Others Set".
  14. ^ Jackson, Angelique (January 11, 2023). "Kerry Washington, Oprah Winfrey to Star in Tyler Perry's World War II Drama 'Six Triple Eight' for Netflix".
  15. ^ Hanson-Firestone, Dana (October 27, 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Ebony Obsidian".