Aja Naomi King
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Aja Naomi King is an American actress. She appeared in several short films before landing guest roles on the CBS procedurals Blue Bloods and Person of Interest. Her big break came in 2012 when she was cast as new surgical intern Cassandra Kopelson on the CW drama Emily Owens, M.D. The series was canceled after a single season in 2013. She later starred in the Amazon Studios comedy pilot The Onion Presents: The News. King also played Wendell Pierce's daughter Abigayle in the independent film Four, released on September 13, 2013. Along with her castmates, she won a Los Angeles Film Festival Award for her role in this movie.
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The Upside (2019)
as Latrice
The 24th (2020)
as Marie
The Rewrite (2014)
as Rosa Tejeda
The Birth of a Nation (2016)
as Cherry
Sylvie's Love (2020)
as Mona
A Little White Lie (2023)
as Blythe Brown
Boxing Day (2021)
as Lisa Dixon
Damsels in Distress (2012)
as Positive Polly
The Knife (2025)
as Alex
36 Saints (2013)
as Joan
Onion News Empire (2013)
as Jillian
Reversion (2015)
as Sophie Clé
A Girl from Mogadishu (2019)
as Ifrah Ahmed
Four (2013)
as Abigayle
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth (2021)
as Self
Boxing Day 2 (—)
as Lisa Dixon