Anna Diop

Anna Diop
Anna Diop
	Diop in 2016
Born	Mame-Anna Diop; February 6, 1988 (age 36); Dakar, Senegal
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Titans

Mame-Anna Diop (born February 6, 1988) is a Senegalese-American actress and model.^[1] Her first major roles were as a series regular on The CW supernatural mystery The Messengers (2015) and the Fox thriller 24: Legacy (2017). Diop achieved further prominence for portraying Kory Anders / Starfire on the DC Universe / HBO Max series Titans from 2018 to 2023. Outside of television, she headlined the psychological thriller film Nanny (2022).

Biography

Diop was born in Senegal and moved to the United States at the age of six.^[2]^[3] She moved to New York at the age of 16 to pursue a career in acting and modeling.^[3] In 2006, she made her television debut in a recurring role on Everybody Hates Chris. In the following years, she guest starred on Lincoln Heights, Whitney, and Touch. Diop had a role in the 2013 film The Moment.^[4] In 2015, Diop starred as Rose Arvale in the short-lived supernatural drama series The Messengers.^[5] Later that year, she appeared in the thriller series Quantico and was cast in a recurring role on Oprah's drama series Greenleaf.^[6] In 2017, Diop was a series regular in the series 24: Legacy.^[7]^[8] In the DC Universe superhero series Titans (2018–2023), Diop plays the extraterrestrial princess and heroine Starfire.^[9]^[10] In 2018, Diop was cast in the horror film Us directed by Jordan Peele.^[11]

On October 16, 2022, Diop was given the Spotlight Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival.^[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Second Date Roxy	Layla Tase	Short
2013	The Moment	Hawa
	While Expecting Cassius	Angela	Short
	Mingle	Jennie	TV movie
	Double Negative	Laila	Short
2016	Message from the King	Becca
2017	The Keeping Hours	Kate
2019	Us	Rayne Thomas/Eartha
2021	Something About Her	Anna
2022	Nanny	Aisha
2023	The Book of Clarence	Varinia
TBA	The Man In My Basement	Narciss Gully	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006–08	Everybody Hates Chris	Diedra	Recurring cast: season 2-3
2007	Lincoln Heights	Sharon	Episode: "Suspicion"
2011	Whitney	Waitress	Episode: "First Date"
2012	Southland	Girl	Episode: "Wednesday"
2013	Touch	Lila James	Episode: "Perfect Storm"
2015	The Messengers	Rose Arvale	Main cast
2015	Quantico	Mia	Episode: "Found" & "Over"
2016	Greenleaf	Isabel	Recurring cast: season 1
2016–17	24: Legacy	Nicole Carter	Main cast
2018	Bosch	Desriee Zealy	Recurring cast: season 4
2018–2023	Titans	Koriand'r / Kory Anders	Main cast, billed as "Mame-Anna Diop" for season 3 & 4

References

^ Mason, Aiden (2017-08-28). "Five Things You Didn't Know About Anna Diop". TVOvermind. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
^ "Anna Diop Talks The Messengers". Essence. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b Ahern, Sarah (2017-01-19). "Anna Diop Previews Her 'Strong, Brave' Character in Fox's '24: Legacy'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
^ "The Moment". Rotten Tomatoes. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ Tambay A. Obenson (4 August 2014). "Anna Diop & Craig Frank Will Be Among Angels of the Apoca - Shadow and Act". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ Erik Pedersen. "Barry Rothbart Collars 'Downward Dog' Gig; Anna Diop Joins OWN Drama Greenleaf". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ Nellie Andreeva. "24: Legacy Casts Anna Diop As Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
^ Tambay A. Obenson (17 February 2016). "Anna Diop Joins Corey Hawkins in 24 Reboot". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Titans: Anna Diop Cast As Starfire In Live-Action Series For DC Digital Service". Deadline Hollywood.
^ "Titans: Anna Diop faces racist backlash from comic book fans". BBC News. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
^ N'Duka, Amanda (July 19, 2018). "Jordan Peele's 'Us' Adds Yahya Abdul-Mateen II And Anna Diop To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
^ Roberts, Toby (2022-10-17). "Ron Howard and Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly Honored At Newport Beach Film Festival". LATF USA NEWS. Retrieved 2022-10-17.

External links

Anna Diop at IMDb

[1] Mason, Aiden (2017-08-28). "Five Things You Didn't Know About Anna Diop". TVOvermind. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

[2] "Anna Diop Talks The Messengers". Essence. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[:0-3] Ahern, Sarah (2017-01-19). "Anna Diop Previews Her 'Strong, Brave' Character in Fox's '24: Legacy'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

[4] "The Moment". Rotten Tomatoes. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[5] Tambay A. Obenson (4 August 2014). "Anna Diop & Craig Frank Will Be Among Angels of the Apoca - Shadow and Act". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[6] Erik Pedersen. "Barry Rothbart Collars 'Downward Dog' Gig; Anna Diop Joins OWN Drama Greenleaf". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[7] Nellie Andreeva. "24: Legacy Casts Anna Diop As Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

[8] Tambay A. Obenson (17 February 2016). "Anna Diop Joins Corey Hawkins in 24 Reboot". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

[9] Andreeva, Nellie. "Titans: Anna Diop Cast As Starfire In Live-Action Series For DC Digital Service". Deadline Hollywood.

[10] "Titans: Anna Diop faces racist backlash from comic book fans". BBC News. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

[11] N'Duka, Amanda (July 19, 2018). "Jordan Peele's 'Us' Adds Yahya Abdul-Mateen II And Anna Diop To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 5, 2019.

[12] Roberts, Toby (2022-10-17). "Ron Howard and Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly Honored At Newport Beach Film Festival". LATF USA NEWS. Retrieved 2022-10-17.

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