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Aja Naomi King

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Aja Naomi King
Follows four members of a suburban garden club, as they get caught up in murder and mischief, as they strive to flourish.
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Grosse Pointe Garden Society (2025– )
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King appeared in several short films before landing guest roles on the CBS procedurals Blue Bloods and Person of Interest. Her big break came in 2012 when she was cast as new surgical intern Cassandra Kopelson on the CW drama Emily Owens, M.D. The series was canceled after a single season in 2013. She later starred in the Amazon Studios comedy pilot The Onion Presents: The News. King also played Wendell Pierce's daughter Abigayle in the independent film Four, released on September 13, 2013. Along with her castmates, she won a Los Angeles Film Festival Award for her role in this movie.

In 2014, King had a recurring role in the ABC drama series Black Box, and was later cast as one of the leads in the Shonda Rhimes' legal thriller How to Get Away with Murder.
BornJanuary 11
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 11 nominations total

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    Known for

    Naissance d'une nation (2016)
    Naissance d'une nation
    6.5
    • Cherry
    • 2016
    Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart in The Upside - Seconde Chance (2017)
    The Upside - Seconde Chance
    7.0
    • Latrice
    • 2017
    Brie Larson in Lessons in Chemistry (2023)
    Lessons in Chemistry
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Harriet Sloane
    Viola Davis in Murder (2014)
    Murder
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Michaela Pratt

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    • Grosse Pointe Garden Society (2025)
      Grosse Pointe Garden Society
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Catherine
      • 2025
    • Our Culture, Our Stories
      Podcast Series
      • 2025
    • Nnamdi Asomugha in The Knife (2024)
      The Knife
      7.1
      • Alex
      • 2024
    • Brie Larson in Lessons in Chemistry (2023)
      Lessons in Chemistry
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Harriet Sloane
      • 2023
    • Don Johnson, Kate Hudson, Zach Braff, and Michael Shannon in A Little White Lie (2023)
      A Little White Lie
      5.9
      • Blythe Brown
      • 2023
    • Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Stephen Dillane, Aml Ameen, Aja Naomi King, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock in Boxing Day (2021)
      Boxing Day
      5.5
      • Lisa
      • 2021
    • Blackout (2019)
      Blackout
      7.5
      Podcast Series
      • Wren Foster
      • 2021
    • The 24th (2020)
      The 24th
      6.5
      • Marie
      • 2020
    • Viola Davis in Murder (2014)
      Murder
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Michaela Pratt
      • 2014–2020
    • Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha in Pour l'amour de Sylvie (2020)
      Pour l'amour de Sylvie
      6.8
      • Mona
      • 2020
    • DaMya Gurley, Tamara Jade, Robin Thede, Gabrielle Dennis, Angel Laketa Moore, and Skye Townsend in A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019)
      A Black Lady Sketch Show
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Recluse
      • 2019
    • Aja Naomi King in A Girl from Mogadishu (2019)
      A Girl from Mogadishu
      6.8
      • Ifrah Ahmed
      • 2019
    • Kerry Washington in Scandal (2012)
      Scandal
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Michaela Pratt
      • 2018
    • Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart in The Upside - Seconde Chance (2017)
      The Upside - Seconde Chance
      7.0
      • Latrice
      • 2017
    • Naissance d'une nation (2016)
      Naissance d'une nation
      6.5
      • Cherry
      • 2016

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    • Height
      • 1.65 m
    • Born
      • January 11
      • Los Angeles County, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Dan King2020 - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Kian
    • Parents
      • Theresa Moore King
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      • Miya(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Participated in the fourth live reading of excerpts from the five screenplays selected for the Academy Nicholl Fellowship. The other actors participating in the reading were John Cho, Cary Elwes, and Alia Shawkat. The reading was directed by Rodrigo García.
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      Received the "Rising Star Award" at the 10th annual Essence Black Women In Hollywood event, February, 2017.

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      40 years old
    • When was Aja Naomi King born?
      January 11, 1985
    • Where was Aja Naomi King born?
      Los Angeles County, California, USA
    • How tall is Aja Naomi King?
      5 feet 5 inches, or 1.65 meters
    • What is Aja Naomi King known for?
      Lessons in Chemistry, The Upside, How to Get Away with Murder, and The Birth of a Nation

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