Actor

Aja Naomi King

Contemporaryb. 1985DramaComedyRomanceThriller

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

15 acting credits

as Latrice

The Upside

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2019

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Filmography

2025The KnifeAlex7.2 2023A Little White LieBlythe Brown5.7 2021L'Oreal Paris Women of WorthSelf 2021Boxing DayLisa Dixon6.7 2020Sylvie's LoveMona6.2 2020The 24thMarie5.5

About

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.

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