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Simone Missick
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Simone Cook
January 19, 1982 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
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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.
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Early life
Simone Missick graduated from Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan, in 1999 and completed her studies at Howard University in 2003.
Career
Missick took master classes at British American Drama Academy in England. There she studied under Ben Kingsley, Alan Rickman, and Jane Lapotaire.
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.
In 2016, Missick had her breakout role on Luke Cage as Misty Knight. Missick reprised the role in The Defenders and in the second season of Iron Fist.
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.
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.
Personal life
Missick married actor Dorian Missick in February 2012. He starred alongside her in the second season of Luke Cage as Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton.
Filmography
Film/Movie
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| 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" |
| 2019–23 | All Rise | Judge Lola Carmichael | Main cast |
| 2020 | Altered Carbon | Trepp | Main cast: season 2 |
Awards and nominations
| Association | Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| Black Reel Awards | 2018 | The Defenders | Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/limited series | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Jinn | Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Altered Carbon | Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| All Rise | Outstanding Actress, Drama Series | Nominated | |||
| NAACP Image Awards | 2020 | All Rise | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Nominated | ||||
| Screen Actors Guild Award | 2017 | Luke Cage | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Nominated |
See also
In Spanish: Simone Missick para niños
