Rhiannon Giddens

Actress
Producer
Composer

Rhiannon Giddens was born on 21 February 1977 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Great Debaters (2007), Descendant (2022) and True Detective (2014). She has been married to Michael Laffan since 2007. They have two children.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 12 nominations

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Known for

The Great Debaters

7.5

Juke Joint Musician #4

2007

Descendant

7.1

Composer

2022

True Detective

8.9

TV Series

Soundtrack("The Angry River")

Rhiannon Giddens - Waterbound (with Francesco Turrisi)

Music Video

Actress

2021

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Actress

Rhiannon Giddens - Waterbound (with Francesco Turrisi)
Music Video
- 2021
Trees on the Mountain
Video
- 2020
Rhiannon Giddens - I'm on My Way (Official Video)
Music Video
- 2019
I'm on My Way
Music Video
- 2019
Nashville
7.7
TV Series
- Hanna Lee 'Hallie' Jordan
- 2016–2018
Parenthood
8.3
TV Series
- Rhiannon Giddens
- 2015
Nurse Jackie
7.9
TV Series
- Square Dance Caller
- 2014
The Great Debaters
7.5
- Juke Joint Musician #4
- 2007

Producer

Trivia
Member of several bands and vocal groups, including Carolina Chocolate Drops (black string band), Eleganza (operatic duets), and Snapdragon (Celtic).

Quotes
[on studying the minstrelsy genre in 1820s and '30s America] It had such a gargantuan effect on American culture, world culture. This was the first time that tunes were written down. I've been going at it from a musicology point-of-view, rather than looking at its blackface and running screaming from the room.