2020Nominee
Best Performance
One Night in Miami...
Joaquina Kalukango
Actor
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
September 2, 1989
Biography
Joaquina Kalukango is an American actor and singer best known for playing Nelly O'Brien in the Broadway musical Paradise Square, for which she won the 2022 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Play in 2020 for portraying Kaneisha in Slave Play. In addition to her theatre work, Kalukango has appeared in One Night in Miami..., When They See Us and Lawmen: Bass Reeves. Kalukango is a 2007 YoungArts alumnus. She graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Juilliard School. Kalukango is of Angolan descent, and her parents arrived in the United States as political refugees. Due to her heritage, Kalukango wants to work on roles that showcase the Black experience.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2020Nominee
Best Performance
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2021Nominee
Best Performance
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Career Highlights
2019Highlight
Best Performance
Chained for Life
Highlight
Best Performance
Steal Away
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One Night in Miami...
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Chained for Life