Stacey Sargeant
Stacey Sargeant | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Occupation | Actress |
Stacey Sargeant is an American actress. She has been nominated for Drama Desk,[1][2] Drama League,[3] and Lucille Lortel[4] awards[5] and is the recipient of the South Korea Daegu International Musical Festival Best Supporting Actress Award and the New York Musical Theatre Festival Outstanding Individual Performance Award.[6]
Early life
Sargeant was born to a Trinidadian father and Tobagonian mother and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She attended La Guardia Performing Arts High School.[5]
Education
Sargeant earned a BFA in musical theatre from Syracuse University.[5]
Career
Sargeant is mainly known for her roles in Netflix's The Forty-Year-Old Version and in National Geographic's Genius: Aretha. She played Dinah Washington in the latter.
In June 2025, it was announced that Sargeant would play Mrs. Who in a new musical production of A Wrinkle in Time at Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage.[7]
Film
| Work | Year |
|---|---|
| Chosen Family | 2024 |
| Reunion (short) | 2023 |
| The Snakes (short) | 2021 |
| The Forty-Year-Old Version | 2020 |
| Come Sunday | 2018 |
| Top Five | 2014 |
| Obvious Child | 2014 |
Television
| Work | Year |
|---|---|
| The Equalizer | 2024 |
| FBI: Most Wanted | 2022 |
| Genius: Aretha Franklin | 2021 |
| Bull | 2020-2021 |
| Blue Bloods | 2020 |
| Elementary | 2016 |
| The Blacklist | 2013-2014 |
| Gossip Girl | 2012 |
| Glee | 2011 |
| Law & Order: SVU | 2007 |
| Guiding Light |
Theatre
| Work | Year | Venue | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Wrinkle In Time | 2025 | Arena Stage | [8] | |
| La Race | 2022 | McGinn/Cazale Theater, Women's Project Theater | [9] | |
| Nantucket Sleigh Ride | 2019 | Lincoln Center Theater | [10] | |
| Homos, Or Everyone in America | 2016 | Bank Street Theater | [11] | |
| The Taming of the Shrew | 2016 | Shakespeare in the Park | [12] | |
| Eclipsed | 2015 | Yale Repertory Theatre | [13][14] | |
| Big Love | 2015 | Signature Theatre | [15][16][17] | |
| Our Lady of Kibeho | 2014 | Signature Theatre | [18][19] | |
| Rent | 2009 | Weston Playhouse | [20] | |
| Legally Blonde | 2008 | National tour | [21] | |
| Damn Yankees | 2008 | City Center | [22] | |
| Kiss Me, Kate | 2007 | Repertory Theatre | [23][24] | |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | 2006 | Paper Mill Playhouse, McCarter Theatre | [25][26] | |
| Two Gentlemen of Verona | 2005 | Delacorte Theatre | [27] | |
| Purlie | 2005 | City Center | [28] | |
| The Color Purple | 2004 | Alliance Theatre | [29] | |
| Harlem Song | 2002 | Apollo Theatre | [30] | |
| Little Ham | 2001 | Hudson Guild Theatre | [31] |
References
- ^ "Stacey Sargeant Finds Her Voice : Lincoln Center Theater Blog | Lincoln Center Theater". www.lct.org. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Nominations for the 2019 Drama Desk Awards Announced; Oklahoma!, Tootsie, Rags Parkland Lead the Pack | Playbill". playbill.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Annette Bening, Bryan Cranston, Stephanie J. Block Among 2019 Drama League Award Nominees | Playbill". playbill.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "On The Carpet At The 2019 Lucille Lortel Awards - The Knockturnal". Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ a b c "Stacey Sargeant Biography | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com". www.broadway.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Summer Theater Lab, 2019: New York Theatre Workshop | Department of Theater". theater.dartmouth.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Amber Gray, Taylor Iman Jones to Star in World Premiere of A Wrinkle in Time Musical | Playbill". playbill.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Amber Gray, Taylor Iman Jones to Star in World Premiere of A Wrinkle in Time Musical | Playbill". playbill.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Stacey Sargeant & More to Star in Bleu Beckford-Burrell's LA RACE at WP Theater". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Stacey Sargeant Finds Her Voice : Lincoln Center Theater Blog | Lincoln Center Theater". www.lct.org. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Homos, or Everyone in America - TheaterMania.com". www.theatermania.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "'The Taming of the Shrew': Theater Review". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "ECLIPSED, Yale Repertory Theatre, 2009". issuu. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Stacey Sargeant Will Join ECLIPSED at the Public Before Broadway Transfer". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Off Broadway review: 'Big Love' – Culture Sauce". culturesauce.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (2015-02-24). "Review: In 'Big Love,' Fleeing Tradition Becomes a Messy Escape". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Big Love Review: Soothing, Sexy, Shocking – New York Theater". newyorktheater.me. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Our lady of Kibeho" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-17.
- ^ "Casting Announced for Katori Hall's Our Lady of Kibeho; Michael Greif Directs | Playbill". playbill.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Weston Playhouse's Rent, with Evens, Cusick, Barbour, Figueroa, Bianco, Begins July 30 | Playbill". playbill.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Road Trip! Legally Blonde Kicks Off Tour in Providence Sept. 21 | Playbill". playbill.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ ""The Good Old Days": Damn Yankees Opens at City Center July 10 | Playbill". playbill.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Kiss Me, Kate". variety.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Kiss Me, Kate | Repertory Theatre of St. Louis". www.repstl.org. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ Siegel, Naomi (2006-04-02). "THEATER REVIEW; A Seductive 'Midsummer'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Midsummer Night's Dream, with Lea DeLaria, Begins Paper Mill Playhouse Run April 19 | Playbill". playbill.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Two Gentlemen of Verona Meet Again at Central Park's Delacorte | Playbill". playbill.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Purlie". variety.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Alice Walker Novel Sings as The Color Purple Musical Starts World Premiere, Sept. 9 | Playbill". playbill.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Harlem Song Will Run Through Nov. 17; Cast Recording Releases Nov. 26 | Playbill". playbill.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Langston Hughes's Little Ham, a Harlem 'Jazzical,' Returns Off Bway Dec. 14 | Playbill". playbill.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.