Brittany Adebumola

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Brittany Adebumola
Born (1996-11-04) November 4, 1996 (age 27)
Alma mater Syracuse University
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Brittany Adebumola (born November 4, 1996) is an American actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the Netflix series Grand Army (2020), the CW reboot of 4400 (2021), and the Hulu series The Other Black Girl (2023).

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Early life

Adebumola is of Nigerian and Jamaican descent. [1] She grew up in Florida and moved to Brooklyn at the age of 14 where she attended Clara Barton High School. She took acting classes with Opening Act and the Art Effect, [2] and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. [3] [4]

Career

Adebumola made her television debut in the 2020 Netflix teen drama series Grand Army as Tamika Jones. [5] The following year, she starred as Shanice Murray in the CW reboot of the science fiction series 4400 . [6] [7] She also made guest appearances in episodes of the Paramount+ series Guilty Party and the CBS series The Equalizer . [8]

In 2023, Adebumola had a main role as Malaika in the Hulu adaptation of The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris [9] and made her Broadway stage debut in Jaja's African Hair Braiding at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. [10] [11] She has an upcoming role in the series Demascus, which screened at the SXSW. [12]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Grand Army Tamika Jones10 episodes
2021–2022 4400 Shanice MurrayMain role
2021 Guilty Party ChevonneEpisode: "A Denver Ten"
2022 The Equalizer Tasha "Storm" MurrayEpisode: "One Percenters"
2023 The Other Black Girl MalaikaMain role
TBADemascusShaena

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