Quinta Brunson
Known for: Acting
Quinta Brunson (/ˈkwɪntə/; born December 21, 1989) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing and starring as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues in the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary (2021–present). Brunson gained prominence for her self-produced Instagram series Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date. She went on to produce and act in videos for BuzzFeed Video. She developed two streaming series with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures. At the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, she became the first Black woman to be nominated three times in the comedy category, receiving nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (which she won), Outstanding Comedy Series (as an executive producer), and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. At the 75th ceremony, she became the first Black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy in over 40 years. Brunson was honoured with a 2022 Peabody Award for her work on Abbott Elementary. She was also placed on the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list. Brunson has acted in the series iZombie, Single Parents, and Miracle Workers; provided voice work for Lazor Wulf and Magical Girl Friendship Squad; and starred in the first season of the HBO sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Quinta Brunson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Simpsons
Adrienne (voice)
1989
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self
1975
Series
Sesame Street
1969
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
Series
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Janine Teagues
2005
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
Film
Zootopia 2
Dr. Fuzzby (voice)
2025
Series
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
New Girl
Annabelle
2011
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Hot Ones
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Abbott Elementary
Janine Teagues
2021
Series
Big Mouth
Girl (voice)
2017
Series
Big Mouth
Quinta (voice)
2017
Series
Harley Quinn
Hawkgirl (voice)
2019
Series
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Series
The Studio
Quinta Brunson
2025
Series
iZombie
Dr. Collier
2015
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest Judge
2010
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
History of the World: Part II
Martha Magdalene
2023
Series
Miracle Workers
Trig
2019
Series
Miracle Workers
Administrator
2019
Series
Party Down
Jaff
2009
Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Various Characters
2019
Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Hair Fighter
2019
Series
Single Parents
Bess
2018
Film
The Cat in the Hat
Sherri (voice)
2026
Series
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Actress, Executive Producer and Writer
2025
Series
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
Series
Cars on the Road
Ivy (voice)
2022
Series
The Shop
Self
2018
Series
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2023
Series
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
2023
Series
Kevin
Franny (voice)
2026
Series
Worth It
Herself
2016
Series
That's My Jam
Self - Guest
2021
Film
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Oprah Winfrey
2022
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Film
An American Pickle
Female Interviewee
2020
Film
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Series
Lazor Wulf
Blazor Wulf / The Youth
2019
Broke
Miloh
2016
Film
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter
Self
2024
Series
Quinta vs. Everything
Quinta
2017
Film
FireAid Benefit Concert
Self
2025
Film
2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
Self
2022
Golden
Par for the Course
Film
Oprah and Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary
Herself
2022
Film
As of Yet
Lyssa
2021
Untitled Betty Boop Movie
Betty Boop (voice)