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Crystal Dickinson | |
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| Born | Belleville, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | Seton Hall University |
| Occupation | Actress |
Crystal Dickinson is an American actress. She made her Broadway debut in the play Clybourne Park written by Bruce Norris and directed by Pam MacKinnon.
Dickinson was born in Belleville, New Jersey, [1] and grew up in Irvington, New Jersey. [2] she graduated from Miss Porter's School. She then graduated from Seton Hall University in 1998 in the College of Communication and the Arts. [3] She also received an Master of Fine Arts in theater/acting from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. [4]
Dickinson is best known for her role on the Showtime series The CHI as Detective Toussaint. She has also appeared in other TV series such as New Amsterdam , Feed the Beast, House of Payne and The Good Wife and the films I Origins and This Is Where I Leave You .
She made her Broadway debut in Clybourne Park (2012) and returned to Broadway in You Can't Take It With You (2014). [5]
A recipient of Theatre World Award in 2012 for Clybourne Park, [6] she has also won a Jenny Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for the AUDELCO in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013.
In 2024, Dickinson starred in August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean at Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Dickinson is married to actor Brandon J. Dirden. [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | House of Payne | Melissa | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | The Good Wife | Josie Tatro | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Feed the Beast | Doctor | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | High Maintenance | Lawyer | 1 episode |
| 2019–2026 | The Chi | Detective Alice Toussaint | 19 episodes |
| 2019 | New Amsterdam | Tessa Martone | 1 episode |
| 2020 | For Life | Georgia Bishop | 2 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | The Accidental Wolf | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | I Origins | Julie Dairy | |
| 2014 | This Is Where I Leave You | Intern | |
| 2016 | Collateral Beauty | ||
| 2016 | Distortion: A Social Media Story |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The First Breeze of Summer | Hope | Signature Theatre Company, Off-Broadway |
| 2009 | Broke-ology | Sonia King | Lincoln Center, Off-Broadway |
| 2010 | Bottom of the World | Abby | Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway |
| 2011 | Born Bad | Sister #2 | Soho Repertory Theatre, Off-Broadway |
| 2012 | Clybourne Park | Francine/Lena | Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway |
| 2013 | The Call | Drea | Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway |
| 2013 | As You Like It | Celia | Houston Shakespeare Festival |
| 2013 | All The Way | Coretta Hamer | American Repertory Theatre |
| 2014 | You Can't Take It With You | Rheba | Longacre Theatre, Broadway |
| 2015 | Seven Guitars | Louise | Two River Theater |
| 2016 | Signature Plays | Sarah | Pershing Square Signature Center, Off-Broadway |
| 2017 | A Raisin in the Sun | Ruth Younger | Two River Theater |
| 2018 | The Low Road | Old Tizzy/Mary Cleere/Ntombi | The Public Theater, Off-Broadway |
| 2021 | Cullud Wattah | Marion | The Public Theater, Off-Broadway |
| 2022 | Lessons in Survival: 1971 | Nikki Giovanni | Vineyard Theatre, Off-Broadway |
| 2022 | Wine in the Wilderness | Tommy | Two River Theater |
| 2023 | The Trees | Sheila | Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway |
| 2023 | Covenant | Mama | Roundabout Theatre Company, Off-Broadway |
| 2024 | Gem of the Ocean | Black Mary | Two River Theater |
| 2024 | The White Chip | The Women | MCC Theater, Off-Broadway |
| 2024 | The Blood Quilt | Clementine | Lincoln Center, Off-Broadway |
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