Aja Naomi King
ActingAlso Known As
אג'ה נעמי קינג
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.
Movies
(16 total)
The Upside
as Latrice
The Rewrite
as Rosa
The Birth of a Nation
as Cherry
Damsels in Distress
as Positive Polly
Sylvie's Love
as Mona
A Little White Lie
as Blythe Brown
Boxing Day
as Lisa Dixon
Four
as Abigayle
The 24th
as Marie
The Knife
as Alex
Reversion
as Sophie Clé
36 Saints
as Joan
Onion News Empire
as Jillian
A Girl from Mogadishu
as Ifrah Ahmed
TV Shows
(14 total)
The Blacklist
as Elysa Ruben
BoJack Horseman
as BoJack's date (voice)
Person of Interest
as Lisa
How to Get Away with Murder
as Michaela Pratt
Blue Bloods
as Denise
Scandal
as Michaela Pratt
Lessons in Chemistry
as Harriet Sloane
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Recluse
Black Box
as Ali Henslee
Grosse Pointe Garden Society
as Catherine
Emily Owens, M.D.
as Cassandra Kopelson
Sherri
as Self - Guest
