Sonequa Martin-Green

Sonequa Chaunté Martin-Green (/səˈniːkwə/;^[1] born March 21, 1985)^[2] is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her television roles as Michael Burnham in Star Trek: Discovery, and as Sasha Williams on The Walking Dead.^[3]

While known mosty for her TV roles, Sonequa Martin-Green made her first movie appearance in 2009. In 2009, she played the lead role of Tosha Spinner in Toe to Toeopposite, Louisa Krause, the fiercely determined scholarship student who seeks to build a brighter future outside of Anacostia and away from one of Washington's poorest neighborhoods. The film focuses on her friendship and rivalry with Jessie (Louisa Krause), a privileged girl from Bethesda whose promiscuous tendencies threaten to become her undoing. They both strive to gain a better understanding of one another's plight as society threatens to drive them ever farther apart. The film received generally positive reviews, with Martin-Green's performance receiving critical acclaim, even from the film's detractors. In November 2018, it was announced Martin-Green would star in The Outside Story, opposite Brian Tyree Henry, directed by Casimir Nozkowski. In July 2021, she played the role of Shelby James in Space Jam: A New Legacy, LeBron’s feisty, but compassionate wife.