Xosha Roquemore

Known for ActingBorn 1984-12-11 (age 41)Los Angeles, California, USA

Xosha Kai Roquemore (/ˈzoʊʃə ˈroʊkmɔːr/ ZOH-shə ROHK-mor; born December 11, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jo Ann in Precious and Tamra in The Mindy Project. Roquemore was born in 1984 in Los Angeles and is named after the Xhosa people of South Africa. She started acting when she joined The Amazing Grace Conservatory in ninth grade. After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City and graduated from the Tisch program at New York University. Roquemore starred in her first major film as Jo Ann in Precious. In 2013, she was cast in a recurring role on Kirstie, based on her work in the series pilot. Her role, however, was recast after she was added as a series regular to The Mindy Project after a three-episode guest star stint. Roquemore was in a relationship with actor LaKeith Stanfield in August 2015. In March 2017, the couple announced Roquemore's pregnancy. Roquemore and Stanfield broke up after the birth of their daughter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Xosha Roquemore, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

First Wives Club

Atlanta

Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances

Cherish the Day

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The Butler

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Brian Banks

The Sex Lives of College Girls

The Disaster Artist

Nurse Jackie

Black Monday

FOREVER

10 Things I Hate About You

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Colin in Black and White

Family Switch

I'm Dying Up Here

The Mindy Project

Who Invited Charlie?

Captain America: Brave New World

G.B.F.

9 Rides

All Nighter

Price Check

Kirstie

Rivers Wash Over Me

Let's Get Merried

Identical

First Time Female Director

Mississippi Requiem

Let Clay Be Clay