She is best known for her role as Mayor Bella Reál in the 2022 film The Batman and the 2024 HBO series The Penguin.
[2][3][4] In 2019, she gained attention when she was cast in the film The Batman (2022) as Bella Reál, a mayoral candidate for Gotham City.
[5][6][7] In January 2021, she was cast as a young Michelle Obama in the television series The First Lady (2022).
[8] In 2022, she appeared in the drama films Till, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, and The Woman King as Myrlie Evers, Alisha, and Shante, respectively.
[9][10][11] In 2024, she reprised her role as Mayor Bella Reál in the HBO television series The Penguin.