Sonequa Martin-Green
Biography
Sonequa Martin-Green is an American actress who grew up in Russellville, Alabama and earned a theater degree from the University of Alabama in 2007, having decided in the tenth grade to act instead of becoming a psychologist. Her television debut came in 2008 on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and her first recurring part was on Army Wives, followed by two years as Courtney Wells on The Good Wife. She made her film debut in 2009 in Toe to Toe, playing Tosha Spinner to critical praise. Casting on The Walking Dead as Sasha in 2012 led to a promotion to series regular, and she later played Tamara on Once Upon a Time. She has starred as Michael Burnham on Star Trek: Discovery since 2017, and her films include The Outside Story (2020) and Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021).
41years old
Turns 42 on March 21in 131 days
- Born Russellville
- Star sign: AriesFirst day of the sign, on the Pisces cusp
- Sonequa Martin (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 6 years2019 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025Sarah's OilIMDb rating 6.9
- 2024My Dead Friend ZoeIMDb rating 6.4
- 2021Space Jam: A New LegacyIMDb rating 4.5
- 2020The Outside StoryIMDb rating 6.5
- 2019Holiday RushIMDb rating 5.0
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First role
Sonequa Martin-Green's first film role came in 2009, when she played Tosha Spinner, the lead, in Toe to Toe opposite Louisa Krause. Tosha is a determined scholarship student from one of Washington's poorest neighborhoods.
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All films by Malcolm D. Lee
Kyle Hausmann-StokesDirector, 1 film, 2024
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Cyrus NowrastehDirector, 1 film, 2025
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