Next to acting, she is also a singer and songwriter.
Is 1 of 11 black actresses to be nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award.
Won the Best Actress in a Musical Tony Award for The Color Purple (2016).
Is the second black woman to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar more than once, for Harriet (2019) and Wicked (2024). The other two-time nominee is Viola Davis.
Shares two roles with Whoopi Goldberg: Celie from The Color Purple and Dolores from Sister Act.
