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Xosha Roquemore
ActorBorn December 11, 1984 (40 years)
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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2025 | |
| 2023 | Family Switch · as Carrie |
| 2023 | First Time Female Director · as Star |
| 2023 | Oh My God, Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2022 | Who Invited Charlie? · as Emma |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | The Sex Lives of College Girls (TV Series) · as Professor Phillips |
| 2021 | Colin in Black and White (TV Series) · as Erica |
| 2021 | Space Jam: A New Legacy · as Shanice James |
| 2020 | Cherish the Day (TV Series) · as Gently James |
| 2019 | First Wives Club (TV Series) · as Marcelle West |
| 2019 | Sherman's Showcase (TV Series) · as Gladys Knight |
| 2019 | Black Monday (TV Series) · as Connie |
| 2018 | Brian Banks · as Kennisha Rice |
| 2018 | Mississippi Requiem · as Young Tabitha |
| 2017 | The Disaster Artist · as Actress #3 |
| 2017 | Big Mouth (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2017 | I'm Dying Up Here (TV Series) · as Dawn |
| 2017 | All Nighter · as Megan |
| 2016 | Atlanta (TV Series) · as Xosha |
| 2016 | 9 Rides · as Hipster Woman |
| 2014 | Patton Oswalt Confronts His Haters · as Cast |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Kirstie (TV Series) · as Tanya |
| 2013 | The Butler · as Foxy (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Let Clay Be Clay · as Tadenise |
| 2012 | Price Check · as Donna |
| 2012 | The Mindy Project (TV Series) · as Tamra Webb |
| 2011 | Identical · as Mark's Receptionist |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers (TV Series) · as Crazy Nails Teen |
| 2009 | Precious · as Joann |
| 2009 | Rivers Wash Over Me · as Racine Buchanan |
| 2009 | 10 Things I Hate About You (TV Series) · as Baby |
| 2009 | Nurse Jackie (TV Series) · as City Island Clerk |
| 2009 | SouthLAnd (TV Series) · as Drea |
| 2006 | My Boys (TV Series) · as Tracee |
| 2004 | Rescue Me (TV Series) · as Jayne |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Trina Smith |
| 1988 | Roseanne (TV Series) · as Geena Williams-Conner |