Xosha Roquemore
Born: 1984-12-11 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Xosha Kai Roquemore (/ˈzoʊʃə ˈroʊkmɔːr/ ZOH-shə ROHK-mor; born December 11, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jo Ann in Precious and Tamra in The Mindy Project. Roquemore was born in 1984 in Los Angeles and is named after the Xhosa people of South Africa. She started acting when she joined The Amazing Grace Conservatory in ninth grade. After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City and graduated from the Tisch program at New York University. Roquemore starred in her first major film as Jo Ann in Precious. In 2013, she was cast in a recurring role on Kirstie, based on her work in the series pilot. Her role, however, was recast after she was added as a series regular to The Mindy Project after a three-episode guest star stint. Roquemore was in a relationship with actor LaKeith Stanfield in August 2015. In March 2017, the couple announced Roquemore's pregnancy. Roquemore and Stanfield broke up after the birth of their daughter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Xosha Roquemore, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Captain America: Brave New World as Leila Taylor
- Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances as Ladi (voice)
2023
- Family Switch as Carrie
- Who Invited Charlie? as Emma
- First Time Female Director as Star
2021
- The Sex Lives of College Girls as Professor Phillips
- Space Jam: A New Legacy as Shanice James
- Let's Get Merried
- Colin in Black and White as Erica
2020
- Cherish the Day as Gently James
2019
- Black Monday as Connie
- First Wives Club as Marcelle West
- Brian Banks as Kennisha Rice
2018
- Mississippi Requiem as Young Tabitha
2017
- The Disaster Artist as Actress #3
- I'm Dying Up Here as Dawn
- All Nighter as Megan
2014
- G.B.F. as Caprice Winters
2013
- The Butler as Foxy (uncredited)
- Kirstie as Tanya
- Let Clay Be Clay as TaDenise
2012
- The Mindy Project as Tamra Webb
- Price Check as Donna
2011
- Identical as Mark's Receptionist
2009
- Nurse Jackie as City Island Clerk
- Precious as Joann
- Rivers Wash Over Me as Racine Buchanan
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Trina Smith