Quinta Brunson (/ˈkwɪntə/; born December 21, 1989) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing and starring as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues in the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary (2021–present). Brunson gained prominence for her self-produced Instagram series Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date. She went on to produce and act in videos for BuzzFeed Video. She developed two streaming series with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures.
Quinta Brunson (/ˈkwɪntə/; born December 21, 1989) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing and starring as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues in the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary (2021–present). Brunson gained prominence for her self-produced Instagram series Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date. She went on to produce and act in videos for BuzzFeed Video. She developed two streaming series with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures.
At the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, she became the first Black woman to be nominated three times in the comedy category, receiving nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (which she won), Outstanding Comedy Series (as an executive producer), and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. At the 75th ceremony, she became the first Black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy in over 40 years. Brunson was honoured with a 2022 Peabody Award for her work on Abbott Elementary. She was also placed on the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list.
Brunson has acted in the series iZombie, Single Parents, and Miracle Workers; provided voice work for Lazor Wulf and Magical Girl Friendship Squad; and starred in the first season of the HBO sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show.
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External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm6708435
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59522684
Facebook: https://facebook.com/quintab
Instagram: https://instagram.com/quintab
Filmography (Movies)
The Cat in the Hat
Character:Sherri (voice)
Release Date:05/11/2026
Zootopia 2
Character:Dr. Fuzzby (voice)
Release Date:26/11/2025
FireAid Benefit Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:30/01/2025
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/2024
2022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
Character:Self
Release Date:23/12/2022
Oprah and Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary
Character:Herself
Release Date:26/11/2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Character:Oprah Winfrey
Release Date:08/09/2022
As of Yet
Character:Lyssa
Release Date:11/06/2021
An American Pickle
Character:Female Interviewee
Release Date:06/08/2020
Television Appearances
The Studio
Character:Quinta Brunson
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Character:Self - Actress, Executive Producer and Writer
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Character:Self
History of the World: Part II
Character:Martha Magdalene
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
Cars on the Road
Character:Ivy (voice)
Abbott Elementary
Character:Janine Teagues
That's My Jam
Character:Self - Guest
Harley Quinn
Character:Hawkgirl (voice)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Character:Self
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Character:Various Characters
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Character:Hair Fighter
Lazor Wulf
Character:Blazor Wulf / The Youth
Miracle Workers
Character:Trig
Miracle Workers
Character:Administrator
Single Parents
Character:Bess
The Shop
Character:Self
Quinta vs. Everything
Character:Quinta
Big Mouth
Character:Girl (voice)
Big Mouth
Character:Quinta (voice)
Big Mouth
Character:
Broke
Character:Miloh
Worth It
Character:Herself
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
iZombie
Character:Dr. Collier
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
New Girl
Character:Annabelle
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Party Down
Character:Jaff
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character:Self - Guest Judge
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Character:Janine Teagues
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self
Sesame Street
Character:
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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