Xosha Roquemore

Actor · born 11 December 1984 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Xosha Kai Roquemore (/ˈzoʊʃə ˈroʊkmɔːr/ ZOH-shə ROHK-mor; born December 11, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jo Ann in Precious and Tamra in The Mindy Project.

Roquemore was born in 1984 in Los Angeles and is named after the Xhosa people of South Africa. She started acting when she joined The Amazing Grace Conservatory in ninth grade. After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City and graduated from the Tisch program at New York University.

As actor 17

Captain America: Brave New World

Family Switch

First Time Female Director

Who Invited Charlie?

Let's Get Merried

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Brian Banks

Mississippi Requiem

The Disaster Artist

All Nighter

9 Rides

G.B.F.

The Butler

Price Check

Identical

Rivers Wash Over Me

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

TV shows 11

FOREVER

Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances

The Sex Lives of College Girls

Cherish the Day

First Wives Club

Black Monday

Atlanta

The Mindy Project

Nurse Jackie

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Roseanne

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