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Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

15 movies on Netflix

Biography

Da'Vine Joy Randolph is an American actress who came to screen acting through musical theater training. Born in Philadelphia and raised in the Mount Airy neighborhood there, she studied musical theater at Temple University and earned a master's degree from the Yale School of Drama in 2011. She gained recognition on Broadway as the psychic Oda Mae Brown in Ghost (2012), a performance that earned her a Tony Award nomination. She made her feature debut in Mother of George (2013) and later appeared in The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014), Office Christmas Party (2016) and Kajillionaire (2020). Television work included Selfie, People of Earth, Empire and High Fidelity, and her recurring turn on Only Murders in the Building earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She was praised as Lady Reed in Dolemite Is My Name (2019) and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a grieving mother in The Holdovers (2023).

40years old

Turns 41 on May 21in 191 days

  • Born Philadelphia
  • Star sign: GeminiFirst day of the sign, on the Taurus cusp

Movie Career

Films
15
Career span
11 years2014 to 2025

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  1. Big break

    Randolph tried out for an understudy part in the Broadway version of Ghost: the Musical, but the producers chose her for the principal role of Oda Mae Brown.

  2. Early training

    Randolph studied classical vocal performance and opera at Temple University before switching to musical theater in her junior year, then earned a master's degree from the Yale School of Drama in 2011.

  3. Early training

    Randolph is an alumna of the British American Drama Academy, or BADA, which she joined for a summer of Shakespeare study at the University of Oxford.

  4. Big break

    Randolph had her breakout role as Lady Reed in Dolemite Is My Name, the 2019 film starring Eddie Murphy. Her performance brought her Best Supporting Actress nominations from the African-American Film Critics Association, Black Reel Awards, and NAACP Image Awards.

  5. First role

    Randolph's first feature film part came in 2013, a supporting role in Mother of George, which Andrew Dosunmu directed. That movie had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2013.

Da'Vine Joy Randolph movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Holdovers2023 Comedy, Dramaas Mary Lamb

    IMDb rating 7.9274K votes

  2. The Lost City2022 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Beth Hatten

    IMDb rating 6.1179K votes

  3. Dolemite Is My Name2019as Lady Reed

    IMDb rating 7.269K votes

  4. Eternity2025as Anna

    IMDb rating 6.968K votes

  5. The Guilty2021as CHP Dispatchervoice

    IMDb rating 6.3181K votes

  6. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish2022as Mama Lunavoice

    IMDb rating 7.9231K votes

  7. Kajillionaire2020as Jenny

    IMDb rating 6.424K votes

  8. Bride Hard2025as Lydia

    IMDb rating 4.47.0K votes

Most often with

Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Richard Jenkins, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Richard JenkinsMike Epps, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Mike EppsMethod Man, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Method Man

Films together

Box office

What Da'Vine Joy Randolph's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$877 million

10 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 15 films: 10 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found.

  • 10Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 2Streaming, short cinema run
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish2022as Mama Luna (voice)$485 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Puss in Boots: The Last Wish2022as Mama Luna (voice)
    $485M55.2% of the total
  2. 2
    The Lost City2022as Beth Hatten
    $193M22.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Office Christmas Party2016as Carla
    $115M13.0% of the total
  4. 4
    The Holdovers2023as Mary Lamb
    $43M4.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Eternity2025as Anna
    $33M3.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Shadow Force2025as Auntie
    $5.4M0.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Bride Hard2025as Lydia
    $2.1M0.2% of the total
  8. 8
    The Last Shift2020as Shazz
    $1.0M0.1% of the total
Kajillionaire (2020), $829,900The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014), $615,198

$1.4 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total

Awards

Twelve awards and honors from 2023 to 2024, four of them major.

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Da'Vine Joy Randolph's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
2024Best Supporting ActressThe HoldoversWon
Golden Globes
2024Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureThe HoldoversWon
BAFTA
2024Best Actress in a Supporting RoleThe HoldoversWon
SAG Awards
2024Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleThe HoldoversWon
Other honors
2024Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressThe HoldoversWon
2024Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActressThe HoldoversWon
2024Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting ActressThe HoldoversWon
2024London Film Critics Circle Award for Supporting Actress of the YearThe HoldoversWon
2024National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting ActressThe HoldoversWon
2024Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble CastThe HoldoversWon
2024Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting ActressThe HoldoversWon
2023Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting ActressThe HoldoversWon

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