Nafessa Williams
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Nafessa Williams (born December 4, 1989) is an American actress. She is most known for her 2011 role as Nicole Gordon in the Meek Mill film Streets, her 2011 role as Deanna Forbes on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, and her 2016 role as Dr. Charlotte Piel on the CBS drama Code Black. Since 2018, she plays Anissa Pierce in The CW's Black Lightning. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nafessa Williams licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Rivals: The Official Podcast
2026
as Self
Rivals
2024
as Cameron Cook
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022
as Robyn Crawford
A Holiday Chance
2021
as Noel
Black and Blue
2019
as Missy
Black Lightning
2018
as Anissa Pierce / Thunder / Blackbird
Burning Sands
2017
as Toya
True to the Game
2017
as Sahirah
Tales
2017
as Jenny
Steve
2017
as Self
Asterisk
2016
as Angela
Restored Me
2016
as Monica Berry
The Man in 3B
2015
as Krystal
Whitney
2015
as Kim
Brotherly Love
2015
as Simone
Code Black
2015
as Charlotte Piel
Survivor's Remorse
2014
as Adina Parker
Streets
2012
as Nicole Gordon
Twin Peaks
1990
as Jade