University of California, Santa Barbara (BFA) Yale University (MFA)
Occupation
Actress
Years active
2008–present
Spouse
Dan King
Children
1
Aja Naomi King (/ˈeɪdʒə/;[1] born January 11, 1985)[2] is an American actress. She began her career in guest-starring roles on television, and starred as Cassandra Kopelson in short-lived The CW medical comedy-drama, Emily Owens, M.D. (2012–13). She also has starred in the films Four (2012) and Reversion (2015).
From 2014 to 2020, King starred as Michaela Pratt in the ABC legal drama series, How to Get Away with Murder, for which she received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nomination in 2015. In 2016, she portrayed Cherry Turner in the historical film The Birth of a Nation (2016), receiving positive reviews from critics and NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture nomination. Since then, King appeared in the comedy-drama film The Upside (2017), played human rights activist Ifrah Ahmed 2019 in the biographical drama A Girl from Mogadishu (2019), and had roles in Sylvie's Love (2020), The 24th (2020) and Boxing Day (2021).
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AjaNaomiKing (/ˈeɪdʒə/; born January 11, 1985) is an American actress. She began her career in guest-starring roles on television, and starred as Cassandra...
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The series features an ensemble cast with Alfred Enoch, Jack Falahee, AjaNaomiKing, Matt McGorry, and Karla Souza as Annalise's students, Charlie Weber...
directed by Kevin Willmott. The film stars Trai Byers, Bashir Salahuddin, AjaNaomiKing, Mo McRae, Tosin Morohunfola, Mykelti Williamson, and Thomas Haden Church...
Philip's PA Golshifteh Farahani as Maggie, Philip's Physical Therapist AjaNaomiKing as Latrice, Dell's ex-wife Tate Donovan as Carter, Philip's neighbor...
October 18, 2017 and was completed in Ireland and Morocco. The film stars AjaNaomiKing as Ifrah, Martha Canga Antonio, Barkhad Abdi, and Maryam Mursals. Winner...
The series features an ensemble cast with Alfred Enoch, Jack Falahee, AjaNaomiKing, Matt McGorry, and Karla Souza as Keating's students, Charlie Weber...
The CW medical series Emily Owens, M.D., opposite Mamie Gummer and AjaNaomiKing, playing the role of Tyra Dupre, a first-year surgical intern who is...
as T. Wasserman Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Delta Jones AjaNaomiKing as Blythe Brown Benjamin King as Jack Blunt M. Emmet Walsh as Dr. Baldwin Perry Mattfeld...
as somewhat narcissistic by his peers; Michaela Pratt, portrayed by AjaNaomiKing, an ambitious student who wants to become as successful as Annalise;...
(2014) with Danny Glover and Derek Luke, and Reversion (2015), playing AjaNaomiKing's character's mother. In 2017, she had a recurring role in the CBS crime...
College Dublin. A biopic about Ahmed, A Girl from Mogadishu, starring AjaNaomiKing and Barkhad Abdi was in production, shooting in Ireland and Morocco...
are based on my real sister, my real father." The film stars Ameen, AjaNaomiKing, Leigh-Anne Pinnock (in her film debut), Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Stephen...
Ricamora) proposal, Laurel (Karla Souza) expects Wes's baby, Michaela (AjaNaomiKing) and Asher (Matt McGorry) team up for internships, and Bonnie (Liza...
actor January 10 - Alex Meraz, American actor and dancer January 11 – AjaNaomiKing, American actress January 12 - Issa Rae, American actress, writer and...
Hollywood Awards alongside Amy Adams, Felicity Jones, Anna Kendrick, AjaNaomiKing, Helen Mirren, and Lupita Nyong'o. In May 2016, it was announced that...
Gibbins, Jack Falahee will portray Connor Walsh, the ruthless student. AjaNaomiKing will play Michaela Pratt, the ambitious student who wants to be as successful...
Simmons as Dr. Hal Lerner Chris Elliott as Jim Harper AjaNaomiKing as Rosa Tejeda Karen Pittman as Naomi Watkins Steven Kaplan as Clem Ronson Annie Qian as...
(Viola Davis) class action victory in the Supreme Court, with Michaela (AjaNaomiKing), Connor (Jack Falahee), Asher (Matt McGorry) and Laurel (Karla Souza)...
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