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I'm sort of obsessed with Harlem. Just its history. My father did the music for a play called 'The Huey P. Newton Story,' and they did a lot of work in Harlem. So as a little girl, I spent a lot of time in Harlem Library.

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I eat almonds professionally, and I can't get enough of Yerbe Mate Cranberry Synergy Kombucha!

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Media truly has the power to create and shift culture.

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I think, as an actor, when you're starting off early in your career, you're kind of just seeing what lands. But 'Veronica Mars' definitely primed me to look for surprising, dynamic women. It took me awhile to realize how cool that job was.

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The beauty of working on a show like 'Westworld' is we're painting a not-too-distant future and talking about an aspirational sense of what power looks like in the future.

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It's so rare to have an ensemble cast of women.

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The Time's Up campaign is for everyone, in all capacities, contributions big and small.

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Death is just a part of life, you know? It's what makes all of life more vibrant. It's coming whether we want to accept it or not.

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I've felt this real need to ground my work in my ideals.

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Even while I'm really interested in playing female characters that are varied and interesting and dynamic, I'm not of the mind that you always want to play strong female characters. I think I just want to play characters that are interesting, and not all people are 'strong.'

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: October 3rd, 1983

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