Creator / Brittany O'Grady

Brittany Ann O'Grady (born June 2, 1996 in Arlington, Virginia) is an American actress and singer. She is mixed race, with her father being Irish-American and her mother Louisiana Creole/African-American. O'Grady is also the granddaughter of famous jazz musician Billy Arnold. She has become known for her roles in Lee Daniels Star, Little Voice and the 2019 Black Christmas remake.

She has been in a relationship with Ben Huyard since 2015. They were married in September 2022.

Selected filmography:

• The Messengers (2015) as Nadia Garcia (recurring role)
• Star (2016-2019) as Simone Davis (main role)
• Above Suspicion (2019) as Georgia Beale
• Black Christmas (2019) as Jesse (main role)
• Little Voice (2020) as Bess Alice King (main role)
• The White Lotus (2021) as Paula (main role)
• The Consultant (2023) as Eileen (main role)
• Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023) as Sophie (supporting role)

Tropes in her work include:

• Ambiguously Brown: Some roles have her ethnicity left unstated.
• Cast the Expert: As a professional singer in addition to an actress, she's done multiple roles as one (or at least sings during the role sometime).
• Fake Nationality: In The Messengers she played a Latina.
• Twofer Token Minority: In some roles she's been the only woman of color.

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