Joaquina Kalukango
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 2, 1989
- Birthplace
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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.
Filmography
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Robin Roberts Presents: I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story 2025
as Gloria Gaynor
Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration 2023
as Self
Bring Me to Light 2021
as Performer
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 2021
as Mildred Falls
One Night in Miami... 2020
as Betty X
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens 2020
as Nonkosi
Chained for Life 2019
as Michelle
Credits from TMDB.