Nafessa Williams Bio, Age, Ethnicity, Height, Net Worth, Relationship, Movies and TV Shows

Nafessa Williams Biography

Nafessa Williams is an American actress best known for her role in the film ‘Streets’ as ‘Nicole Gordon.’ She is also well known for her portrayal of ‘Deanna Forbes’ in the soap opera ‘One Life to Live.’

She is 33 years old as of December 2022. Williams was born on December 4, 1989, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

She attended Robert E. Lamberton High School. She later went on to study criminal justice at the University of West Chester.

Nafessa stands at a height of 5’5″ (165 cm) tall.

Williams is an American national and citizen by birth. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United State of America. She is of mixed ethnicity/heritage/ancestry of  African-American.

She is confidential when it comes to matters concerning her personal life. She has not yet shared her relationship or marital status with the public.

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She made her acting debut in 2011 as a regular on the long-running soap opera ‘One Life to Live.’ It aired for over four decades before being canceled in 2011, the year Nafessa joined the cast. Her character, ‘Deanna Forbes,’ was added to the show in the last few months. She received her first major film break the same year when she was cast in a key role in the film Streets.’ ‘Nicole Gordon,’ a struggling young musician, was her character. The film was both a critical and commercial flop. She landed another major role in 2012 when she was cast as ‘Margo Ivey in the long-running soap opera ‘The Bold and the Beautiful.’

She appeared in the television film ‘Dumb Girls’ in 2013. The following year, she played ‘Adina Parker’ in an episode of ‘Survivor’s Remorse’ titled ‘Six.’ She then appeared as ‘Eboni’ in an episode of ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood,’ titled ‘Hart Medication,’ as a guest star. In 2014, she was seen in the film ‘The Dirty 30’ as Simone, a supporting role. She had a supporting role in the film ‘Brotherly Love’ the following year. Queen Latifah produced the film, which featured an all-black cast. Despite being praised by critics, the film did not receive a wide release and thus remained mostly unknown.

In 2015, she made a huge breakthrough as one of the main characters in the crime thriller ‘The Man in 3B.’ The film was a critical success and was based on the same-named bestselling novel. In 2016, she starred as ‘Dr. Charlotte Piel’ in the medical drama series ‘Code Black,’ and then as ‘Jade’ in three episodes of David Lynch’s ‘Twin Peaks: The Return.’ It was the prequel to the cult classic series ‘Twin Peaks’ from the early 1990s.
In 2017, she played the role of ‘Toya’ in the drama film ‘Burning Sands.’ She went on to play another supporting role in the drama film ‘True to the Game.’

Williams has an estimated net worth of 800 thousand dollars.

MOVIES:

  • 2022 I Wanna Dance with Somebody
  • 2021 A Holiday Chance
  • 2019 Black and Blue
  • 2017 Burning Sands
  • 2017 True to the Game
  • 2016 Restored Me
  • 2016 Asterisk
  • 2015 Whitney
  • 2015 Brotherly Love
  • 2015 The Man in 3B
  • 2014 The Dirty 30
  • 2013 Dumb Girls
  • 2011 Streets

TV SHOWS:

  • 2018–21 Black Lightning
  • 2017 Twin Peaks
  • 2017 Tales
  • 2016 Code Black
  • 2015 Real Husbands of Hollywood
  • 2014 Survivor’s Remorse
  • 2012 The Bold and the Beautiful
  • 2011 One Life to Live
  • TBA The Spook Who Sat by the Door