2019Nominee
Best Performance
The Upside
Aja Naomi King
Actor
Los Angeles County, California, USA
January 11, 1985
Biography
Aja Naomi King is an American actress. She appeared in several short films before landing guest roles on the CBS procedurals Blue Bloods and Person of Interest. Her big break came in 2012 when she was cast as new surgical intern Cassandra Kopelson on the CW drama Emily Owens, M.D. The series was canceled after a single season in 2013. She later starred in the Amazon Studios comedy pilot The Onion Presents: The News. King also played Wendell Pierce's daughter Abigayle in the independent film Four, released on September 13, 2013. Along with her castmates, she won a Los Angeles Film Festival Award for her role in this movie.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2014Nominee
Best Performance
The Rewrite
2020Nominee
Best Performance
Sylvie's Love
Career Highlights
2016Highlight
Best Performance
The Birth of a Nation
2023Highlight
Best Performance
A Little White Lie
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The Upside
The Rewrite
Sylvie's Love