Quinta Brunson is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer.
28 Facts About Quinta Brunson
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Quinta Brunson is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing and starring as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues in the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary.
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Quinta Brunson went on to produce and act in videos for BuzzFeed Video and developed two streaming series with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures.
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Quinta Brunson was honored with a 2022 Peabody Award for her work on Abbott Elementary.
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Quinta Brunson was placed on the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list.
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Quinta 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.
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Quinta Brunson attended Harrity Elementary School in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood.
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Quinta Brunson's name means "fifth" in Spanish and signifies that she is the youngest of five children.
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Quinta Brunson was raised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses but left the religion when she was 21.
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Quinta Brunson attended Temple University and took classes at Second City in Chicago her sophomore year.
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Quinta Brunson dropped out of school shortly thereafter to move to Los Angeles and pursue a career in comedy.
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Quinta Brunson received an honorary degree in Fine Arts from Temple University in 2024.
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Quinta Brunson originally garnered fans online by posting comedic videos to her Instagram in 2014.
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Quinta Brunson then worked as a video producer for BuzzFeed Video after first freelancing for the company.
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In 2016, Quinta Brunson sold two web series as a development partner with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures: one scripted comedy called Broke for Youtube Red, which she wrote, produced, and starred in; the second, Up for Adoption, was produced by Verizon's go90 video platform, which she starred in.
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Shortly after Quinta Brunson left BuzzFeed in 2018, she co-starred in her first network pilot, the CW pilot The End of the World as We Know It, but the show was not picked up by the network.
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Quinta Brunson wrote and produced a series called Quinta vs Everything that streamed on Facebook Watch from 2017 to 2018.
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That fall, Quinta Brunson began to co-star and write in the HBO sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show, alongside Robin Thede, Gabrielle Dennis, and Ashley Nicole Black; but she left the second season due to scheduling conflicts.
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In 2020, Quinta Brunson co-starred in the Syfy animated series Magical Girl Friendship Squad, opposite Anna Akana.
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In 2021, Quinta Brunson appeared in a recurring role on the third season of Miracle Workers, and in June, her debut book, She Memes Well, a collection of essays about her personal life and career, was released.
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Quinta Brunson is the writer, co-executive producer, and stars with Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, Tyler James Williams, and Janelle James.
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Quinta Brunson received praise for bringing a fresh approach to network television with Abbott Elementary, named after her real-life former middle school teacher, Ms.
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In September 2022, Quinta Brunson won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series for the show, making her the first black woman to win that award solo.
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Quinta Brunson has a guest starring role on the Party Down revival series.
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In 2023, Quinta Brunson won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for playing idealistic second-grade teacher Janine Teagues on Abbott Elementary.
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Quinta Brunson posted a photo of her engagement ring in 2020 but did not publicly confirm their marriage until she referred to Anik as her husband in her 2022 Emmys speech.
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Quinta Brunson is a member of the Writers Guild of America.
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In October 2023, Quinta Brunson signed an open letter by Artists4Ceasefire, calling for an end to Israel's bombardment of Gaza.