Quinta Brunson (/ˈkwɪntə/; born December 21, 1989) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing and starring as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues in the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary (2021–present). Brunson gained prominence for her self-produced Instagram series Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date. She went on to produce and act in videos for BuzzFeed Video. She developed two streaming series with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures. At the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, she became the first Black woman to be nominated three times in the comedy category, receiving nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (which she won), Outstanding Comedy Series (as an executive producer), and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. At the 75th ceremony, she became the first Black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy in over 40 years. Brunson was honoured with a 2022 Peabody Award for her work on Abbott Elementary. She was also placed on the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list. Brunson has acted in the series iZombie, Single Parents, and Miracle Workers; provided voice work for Lazor Wulf and Magical Girl Friendship Squad; and starred in the first season of the HBO sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Quinta Brunson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• Kevin — Franny (voice)
• 2026The Cat in the Hat — Sherri (voice)
• Everybody's Live with John Mulaney — Self - Actress, Executive Producer and Writer
• The Studio — Quinta Brunson
• 2025Zootopia 2 — Dr. Fuzzby (voice)
• History of the World: Part II — Martha Magdalene
• Cars on the Road — Ivy (voice)
• 2022Weird: The Al Yankovic Story — Oprah Winfrey
• Abbott Elementary — Janine Teagues, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2021As of Yet — Lyssa
• 2020An American Pickle — Female Interviewee
• A Black Lady Sketch Show — Various Characters, Hair Fighter
• Harley Quinn — Hawkgirl (voice)
• Lazor Wulf — Blazor Wulf / The Youth, Writer
• Miracle Workers — Trig, Administrator
• Single Parents — Bess
• Big Mouth — Girl (voice), Quinta (voice)
• Quinta vs. Everything — Quinta, Writer, Executive Producer
• Broke — Miloh, Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
• iZombie — Dr. Collier
• New Girl — Annabelle
• Party Down — Jaff
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Janine Teagues
• The Simpsons — Adrienne (voice)
• Sesame Street
• Golden
• Par for the Course — Writer, Producer, Idea
• Untitled Betty Boop Movie — Betty Boop (voice), Producer

Appearances as themselves (31)

• 2025FireAid Benefit Concert — Self
• Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Self - Guest
• 2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self
• 2025The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards — Self
• 2024A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter — Self
• 100 Years of Warner Bros. — Self
• Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• 20222022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson — Self
• 2022Oprah and Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary — Herself
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• That's My Jam — Self - Guest
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self - Guest
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• The Shop — Self
• Worth It — Herself
• Hot Ones — Self - Guest
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self, Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked — Self - Guest Judge
• RuPaul's Drag Race — Self - Guest Judge
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
• The Daily Show — Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
• The Emmy Awards — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee