Antoinette Crowe-Legacy (born Mia Antoinette Crowe)[1] is an American actress best known for her role as Elise Johnson, the daughter of Bumpy Johnson, in the Epix series Godfather of Harlem.[2]
Antoinette Crowe-Legacy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mia Antoinette Crowe Texas, United States |
| Education | Southern Methodist University (BFA) Yale School of Drama (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
Early life and education
editBorn Mia Antoinette Crowe, Crowe-Legacy was raised in Garland, Texas and attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. In 2010, she was a finalist for a National YoungArts Foundation award.[3]
Crowe-Legacy attended Southern Methodist University, performing in a 2013 production of The Odd Couple at the Dallas Theater Center.[4] In 2018, she graduated form the Yale School of Drama, where she received the Carol Finch Dye Award.[5][6]
Career
editWhile at Yale, Crowe-Legacy appeared in productions of Three Sisters, Seven Guitars, and Our Lady of 121st Street.[7][8] She performed in the Playwrights Horizons premiere of If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka by Tori Sampson and the Off-Broadway premiere of BLKS by Aziza Barnes in 2019.[5][9] That year, she made her screen debut as Elise Johnson, the daughter of Bumpy Johnson as played by Forest Whitaker, in Godfather of Harlem on Epix.[2][6]
In 2021, Crowe-Legacy featured in Passing, a film adaptation of the Nella Larsen novel of the same name directed by Rebecca Hall.[10] She also served as the replacement for the role of Kaneisha in that year's Broadway production of Slave Play, a role she had originated during the initial 2017 reading of the play as she attended Yale alongside playwright Jeremy O. Harris.[11][12]
Crowe-Legacy appeared in two episodes of the 2022 Apple TV+ series WeCrashed as Leslie, a WeWork employee.[13] She performed in the original cast of another Tori Sampson play, This Land Was Made, at the Vineyard Theatre in 2023.[14] That fall, she portrayed Hermione in a production of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale at the Folger Theatre in Washington, DC.[15]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Passing | Felise | [10] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2023 | Godfather of Harlem | Elise Johnson | 31 episodes | [2] |
| 2022 | WeCrashed | Leslie | 2 episodes | [13] |
Theatre
edit| Year | Production | Role | Venue | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Odd Couple | Cecily Pigeon | Dallas Theater Center | Credited as Mia Antoinette Crowe | [4] |
| 2019 | If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka | Massassi | Playwrights Horizons | — | [5] |
| BLKS | June | Newman Mills Theater | — | [16] | |
| 2021 | Slave Play | Kaneisha | August Wilson Theatre | Originated the role during the play's 2017 reading at Yale | [12] |
| 2023 | This Land Was Made | Sassy | Vineyard Theatre | — | [14] |
| The Winter's Tale | Hermione | Folger Theatre | — | [15] |
References
edit- ^ "School of Drama 2017–2018S". Yale University. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Elise Johnson". Epix Press. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "2010 YoungArts Winners" (PDF). National YoungArts Foundation. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b Wilson, Lindsey. "Theater Review: Dallas Theater Center's The Odd Couple Is More Than Merely Enjoyable". D Magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Antoinette Crowe-Legacy". Playwrights Horizons. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise. "'Godfather Of Harlem': Antoinette Crowe-Legacy Joins Forest Whitaker Epix Series". Deadline. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "THE THREE SISTERS, Yale School of Drama, 2016". Issuu. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Minor, E. Kyle. "August Wilson's 'Seven Guitars' captivates at Yale Rep in New Haven". New Haven Register. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Clement, Olivia. "Paige Gilbert, Alfie Fuller, and Antoinette Crowe-Legacy to Lead Cast of BLKS Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b Lolo, Yulia. ""Passing": Vibrant Shades of Grey". Golden Globes. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Antoinette Crowe-Legacy". Broadway World. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b Harms, Talaura. "Antoinette Crowe-Legacy Makes Her Broadway Debut With an Old Friend". Playbill. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b Gomez, Dessi. "'WeCrashed' Cast and Character Guide: Who Plays Who in the WeWork Series? (Photos)". The Wrap. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b Rabinowitz, Chloe. "Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Leland Fowler & More to Star in THIS LAND WAS MADE World Premiere at Vineyard Theatre". Broadway World. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b Kinsman, Chad. "Chilling with Hadi Tabbal and Antoinette Crowe-Legacy in 'Winter's Tale' at Folger". DC Theater Arts. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Off-Broadway Review: "BLKS" in the Newman Mills Theater at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space". Theatre Reviews. Retrieved 4 June 2024.