Denée Benton

Black Actors - Female · Black Christmas Movies

With beguiling charm and luminous stage presence, Denée Benton was destined for Broadway from her first dance class in rural Virginia. Bitten by the performing bug early, Benton devoted her childhood to rigorous dance, voice, and acting training. After high school, she catapulted to elite arts education at Carnegie Mellon University.

Poised for stardom upon graduation, Benton manifested her dreams by landing the starring role of Natasha in hit Broadway musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 at just 23 years old. Her luminous stage presence earned rapturous reviews and a Tony nomination, heralding the arrival of Broadway’s next great leading lady.

Benton parlays her regal beauty and crystalline voice to television and film, lighting up Hamilton on the big screen and stoking anticipation for her upcoming role in The Gilded Age. At just 31, Denée Benton’s stratospheric rise illuminates the awesome power of single-minded focus in pursuit of artistic passions. Her name in lights inspires all dreamers to persevere.