Crystal Dickinson

Crystal Anne Dickinson is an American actress. She made her Broadway debut in the play Clybourne Park written by Bruce Norris and directed by Pam MacKinnon.

Crystal Dickinson
Born
New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSeton Hall
OccupationActress

Early life and education

Crystal Dickinson was born in New Jersey. She graduated from Seton Hall University in 1998 in the College of Communication and the Arts.[1] She also received an MFA from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[2]

Career

Dickinson is best known for her role on the Showtime series The CHI as Detective Toussaint. She has also appeared in other TV series such as New Amsterdam, Feed the Beast, House of Payne and The Good Wife and the films I-Origins and This is Where I Leave You.

She made her Broadway debut in Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park and has since returned to Broadway appearing alongside James Earl Jones in You Can't Take It With You.

A recipient of Theatre World Award in 2012 for Clybourne Park,[3] she has also won a Jenny Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for the AUDELCO in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013.

Personal life

Dickinson is married to actor Brandon J. Dirden. They have one son, Chase Ari Dirden, born March 29, 2014.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 House of Payne Melissa 2 episodes
2015 The Good Wife Josie Tatro 1 episode
2016 Feed the Beast Doctor 2 episodes
2016 High Maintenance Lawyer 1 episode
2019 The Chi Detective Alice Toussaint 7 episodes
2019 New Amsterdam Tessa Martone 1 episode
2020 For Life Georgia Bishop 2 episodes
2020-2022 The Accidental Wolf 2 episodes

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014 I Origins Julie Dairy
2014 This Is Where I Leave You Intern
2016 Collateral Beauty
2016 Distortion: A Social Media Story

References
  1. Crystal Dickinson - Rise, retrieved 2022-06-12
  2. "Crystal Dickinson". Department of Theatre. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  3. Evans, Everett (26 July 2013). "Married thespians share an acting career built for two". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 30 December 2015.


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