Simone Missick
Simone Missick (née Cook; born January 19, 1982) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Detective Misty Knight in Luke Cage, a role she also plays in The Defenders and Iron Fist. Since 2019, she starred as Lola Carmichael in All Rise.
Simone Missick | |
---|---|
Born | Simone Cook January 19, 1982[1][2] Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse |
Early life
Simone Missick graduated from Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan, in 1999 and completed her studies at Howard University in 2003.[3]
Career
Missick took master classes at British American Drama Academy in England. There she studied under Ben Kingsley, Alan Rickman, and Jane Lapotaire.[4]
In 2008, Missick was featured in female leading role of Reese Knight in the independent feature The Road to Sundance.
In 2012, Missick played the role of Elise in the television film A Taste of Romance.
In 2014, Missick appeared in the series Ray Donovan as Porschla.[5]
In 2016, Missick had her breakout role on Luke Cage[6] as Misty Knight. Missick reprised the role in The Defenders[7] and in the second season of Iron Fist.[8]
In February 2019, it was announced that Missick was cast in the main role of Trepp for the second season of the Netflix science-fiction series Altered Carbon.[9]
In May 2019, it was announced that Missick was cast in a lead role as Judge Lola Carmichael, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge for the CBS drama series All Rise.[10][11]
Personal life
Missick married actor Dorian Missick in February 2012.[12] He starred alongside her in the second season of Luke Cage as Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton.
Filmography
Film/Movie
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | The Epicureans | Jamie | |
2008 | The Road to Sundance | Reese Knight | |
2009 | K-Town | Newly Single Lady #1 | |
Brotherlee | Tamar | Short | |
2011 | Look Again | Anna | Short |
2012 | A Taste of Romance | Elise | TV movie |
Voicemail | Wendy Peters | Short | |
2013 | Douglass U | Tasha | |
2015 | Black Card | Lona | Short |
2016 | The Big Chop | Kris (adult) | Short |
2018 | Jinn | Jade | |
2019 | #Truth | Lanie Cooper |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures | Reporter | Episode: "Epic Babysitters" |
2014 | Ray Donovan | Porschla | Episode: "Yo Soy Capitan" |
Everything I Did Wrong In My 20s | Melanie | Episode: "The Baby Moment" | |
2015 | Scandal | Uniform Cop | Episode: "Heavy Is the Head" |
2016 | Wayward Pines | CJ's wife | Episode: "Time Will Tell" & "Bedtime Story" |
2016–18 | Luke Cage | Mercedes "Misty" Knight | Main cast |
2017 | American Koko | Grace | Recurring cast |
The Defenders | Mercedes "Misty" Knight | Main cast | |
2018 | Iron Fist | Mercedes "Misty" Knight | Main cast: Season 2 |
2018–19 | Tell Me a Story | Mariana Reynolds | Recurring cast: season 1 |
2019 | Relics and Rarities | Zora Ujasiri | Episode: "The Battle of Livingstone Caverns" |
2019– | All Rise | Judge Lola Carmichael | Main cast |
2020 | Altered Carbon | Trepp | Main cast: season 2 |
Awards and nominations
Association | Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black Reel Awards | 2018 | The Defenders | Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/limited series | Nominated | [13] |
2019 | Jinn | Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture | Nominated | [14] | |
2020 | Altered Carbon | Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series | Nominated | [15] | |
All Rise | Outstanding Actress, Drama Series | Nominated | |||
NAACP Image Awards | 2020 | All Rise | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | [16] |
2021 | Nominated | ||||
Screen Actors Guild Award | 2017 | Luke Cage | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Nominated | [17] |
References
- Missick, Simone (January 19, 2017). "Happy Birthday to Me🎈❤️". Twitter. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- Johnson, Victoria (August 17, 2017). "Simone Missick is the Heart of Netflix's Marvel Universe". Complex. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
The 35-year-old actress
- Jones, Jacinth (October 7, 2016). "ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT — Howard Alumna Lands Lead, Female Superhero Role in Netflix's "Luke Cage"". The Hilltop. Howard University.
- "Simone Missick". IMDb. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- "Cast of Yo Soy Capitan (Ray Donovan)". fikklefame.com. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- "Detroit native is a hit in 'Luke Cage'". The Detroit News. October 27, 2016.
- Petski, Denise (October 31, 2016). "'The Defenders': Simone Missick Joins Marvel Netflix Series; Sarah Paulson Returns to 'AHS'". Deadline. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- Otterson, Joe (July 22, 2017). "'Iron Fist' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix, Taps New Showrunner". Variety.
- Hibberd, James (February 22, 2019). "Altered Carbon reveals new season 2 replacement cast". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- Otterson, Joe (May 9, 2019). "CBS Orders Three Dramas Including 'FBI' Spinoff, Four Comedies Including Patricia Heaton, Chuck Lorre Multi-Cams". Variety. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- White, Peter (May 15, 2019). "CBS Touts Diversity Improvement As 'Bob ♥ Abishola', 'Evil' & 'All Rise' Lead Slate But Vows To Continue To Bolster Representation". Deadline. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- "Simone And Dorian". ourwedding.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- "'Black Panther,' 'Beale Street' lead Black Reel Awards nominations – AwardsWatch". December 29, 2018. Archived from the original on December 29, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- "The 3rd Annual Black Reel Awards for Television (BRATs)". BlogTalkRadio. August 2, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- "Watchmen & Insecure Pace the Black Reel Awards for TV Nominations". The Black Reel Awards. June 18, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- Gibbs, Adrienne. "NAACP Image Awards 2020: Complete Nominations List". Forbes. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- "SAG Awards Nominations 2017: See the Full List". EW.com. Retrieved April 4, 2021.