1. Adrienne Warren made her Broadway debut in the 2012 musical Bring It On, and in 2016 received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical nomination for her performance in Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed.
Adrienne Warren was praised for her role as Tina Turner in the West End production of Tina in 2018, and for the same role in the Broadway production, for which she received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2020.
Adrienne Warren is the daughter of two high school coaches.
Adrienne Warren attended high school at the Governor's School for the Arts.
Adrienne Warren began her career performing in musicals The Wiz and Dreamgirls before making her Broadway debut in the musical Bring It On in 2012.
Adrienne Warren appeared in a number of television series, including Blue Bloods, Orange Is the New Black, and Black Box.
In 2018, Adrienne Warren was cast as Tina Turner in the West End production of Tina.
Adrienne Warren received critical praise for her performance as Turner and a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical nomination.
In October 2020, it was announced that Adrienne Warren was cast in her first television leading role in the ABC limited series Women of the Movement playing activist Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till.
In September 2021, Adrienne Warren was cast in the epic film The Woman King starring Viola Davis.