Sonequa Chaunté Martin-Green (/səˈniË kwÉ™/; born March , ) is an
American actress and producer. She is best known for her television
roles as Michael Burnham, the main character in the web television
series Star Trek: Discovery, and as Sasha Williams on The Walking
Dead. Before that, she had starred in several independent films before
gaining her first recurring role as Courtney Wells on The Good Wife.
Later, she had recurring roles as Tamara in Once Upon a Time and
Rhonda in New Girl.Martin-Green was born in Russellville, Alabama. She
has one sister and three older half-sisters. She had initially planned
to become a psychologist before deciding to pursue a career in acting
when she was in the tenth grade. On her decision to become an actor,
she said, "I didn't know I was going to be an actor until I was . I
thought I was going to be a psychologist, which is interesting because
it's very similar to acting. I was fascinated with human behavior and
why people do what they do. I was in the middle of rehearsal in th
grade when I had this epiphany. And so I got my theatre degree from
the University of Alabama."After graduating from the University of
Alabama in with a degree in theatre, she relocated to New York City
where she and her husband, Kenric, lived for five years before moving
to California.While known primarily for her television roles, Sonequa
Martin-Green made her film debut in . In , she played the lead role of
Tosha Spinner in Toe to Toe opposite Louisa Krause, the fiercely
determined scholarship student who seeks to build a brighter future
outside of Anacostia and away from one of Washington's poorest
neighborhoods. The film focuses on her friendship and rivalry with
Jessie (Louisa Krause), a privileged girl from Bethesda whose
promiscuous tendencies threaten to become her undoing. They both
strive to gain a better understanding of one another's plight as
society threatens to drive them ever farther apart. The film received
generally positive reviews, with Martin-Green's performance receiving
critical acclaim, even from the film's detractors. In November , it
was announced Martin-Green would star in The Outside Story, opposite
Brian Tyree Henry, directed by Casimir Nozkowski.
American actress and producer. She is best known for her television
roles as Michael Burnham, the main character in the web television
series Star Trek: Discovery, and as Sasha Williams on The Walking
Dead. Before that, she had starred in several independent films before
gaining her first recurring role as Courtney Wells on The Good Wife.
Later, she had recurring roles as Tamara in Once Upon a Time and
Rhonda in New Girl.Martin-Green was born in Russellville, Alabama. She
has one sister and three older half-sisters. She had initially planned
to become a psychologist before deciding to pursue a career in acting
when she was in the tenth grade. On her decision to become an actor,
she said, "I didn't know I was going to be an actor until I was . I
thought I was going to be a psychologist, which is interesting because
it's very similar to acting. I was fascinated with human behavior and
why people do what they do. I was in the middle of rehearsal in th
grade when I had this epiphany. And so I got my theatre degree from
the University of Alabama."After graduating from the University of
Alabama in with a degree in theatre, she relocated to New York City
where she and her husband, Kenric, lived for five years before moving
to California.While known primarily for her television roles, Sonequa
Martin-Green made her film debut in . In , she played the lead role of
Tosha Spinner in Toe to Toe opposite Louisa Krause, the fiercely
determined scholarship student who seeks to build a brighter future
outside of Anacostia and away from one of Washington's poorest
neighborhoods. The film focuses on her friendship and rivalry with
Jessie (Louisa Krause), a privileged girl from Bethesda whose
promiscuous tendencies threaten to become her undoing. They both
strive to gain a better understanding of one another's plight as
society threatens to drive them ever farther apart. The film received
generally positive reviews, with Martin-Green's performance receiving
critical acclaim, even from the film's detractors. In November , it
was announced Martin-Green would star in The Outside Story, opposite
Brian Tyree Henry, directed by Casimir Nozkowski.
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