Sonequa Chaunté Martin-Green is an American actress. She is best known for her television roles as Michael Burnham, the main character in the streaming television series Star Trek: Discovery, and as Sasha Williams on The Walking Dead. Before that, she starred in several independent films before gaining her first recurring role as Courtney Wells on The Good Wife. Later, she had recurring roles as Tamara in Once Upon a Time and Rhonda in New Girl.
Nickname: sonequamg
Occupation actress
Years active 2005–present
Born: March 21, 1985, 39 years old and 8 months, Russellville, Arkansas, USA
Years active: 2005–present
Sun Sign Aries
Eye color Brown
Hair color Black
Height: 5’74″ /172cm
Measurements 36-26-34 (91.44 – 66.04 – 86.36 cm)
Bra size 34B
actress Sonequa Martin
ONCE UPON A TIME - "The Evil Queen" - With the aid of Hook, Regina attempts to put a plan in motion that will help transport herself and Henry back to Fairytale land. But her plan revolves around a fail-safe that was planted within the curse, which if triggered could wipe Storybrooke off the map - and kill all of its inhabitants; and Emma's suspicions about Tamara grow. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, the Evil Queen asks Rumplestiltskin to transform her into an unrecognizable peasant in order to kill an unsuspecting Snow White, with the twisted aim of earning the love and respect of her subjects, on Once Upon a Time.
ONCE UPON A TIME - "The Evil Queen" - With the aid of Hook, Regina attempts to put a plan in motion that will help transport herself and Henry back to Fairytale land. But her plan revolves around a fail-safe that was planted within the curse, which if triggered could wipe Storybrooke off the map - and kill all of its inhabitants; and Emma's suspicions about Tamara grow. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, the Evil Queen asks Rumplestiltskin to transform her into an unrecognizable peasant in order to kill an unsuspecting Snow White, with the twisted aim of earning the love and respect of her subjects, on Once Upon a Time.
actress Sonequa Martin-Green
actress Sonequa Martin-Green
actress Sonequa Martin-Green
actress Sonequa Martin-Green
actress Sonequa Martin-Green
actress Sonequa Martin-Green in star trek discovery
actress Sonequa Martin with the "The Walking Dead" teams
actress Sonequa Martin in the netflix series "The Walking Dead"
actress Sonequa Martin
actress Sonequa Martin
Family
Siblings: she has one full sister and three older half-sister
She had starred in several independent films before gaining her first recurring role as Courtney Wells on The Good Wife. Later, she had recurring roles as Tamara in Once Upon a Time and Rhonda in New Girl.
Sonequa Martin plays the lead role as Commander Michael Burnham in the television series Star Trek: Discovery.
Early life
Martin-Green was born in Russellville, Alabama. She has one sister and three older half-sisters. She had initially planned to become a psychologist before deciding to pursue a career in acting when she was in the tenth grade.
On her decision to become an actor, she said, I didn’t know I was going to be an actor until I was 16. I thought I was going to be a psychologist, which is interesting because it very similar to acting. I was fascinated with human behaviour and why people do what they do. I was in the middle of rehearsal in 10th grade when I had this epiphany. And so I got my theatre degree from the University of Alabama.
After graduating from the University of Alabama in 2007 with a degree in theatre, she relocated to New York City where she and her husband, Kenric, lived for five years before moving to California.
Career
Film
While known primarily for her television roles, Sonequa Martin-Green made her debut in film with various film roles since 2005.
In 2009, she played the lead role of Tosha Spinner in Toe to Toe opposite Louisa Krause, the fiercely determined scholarship student who seeks to build a brighter future outside of Anacostia and away from one of Washington 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 plight as society threatens to drive them ever farther apart.
The film received generally positive reviews, with Martin-Green performance receiving critical acclaim, even from the film detractors.
Television
Martin-Green has had various guest and recurring roles in TV shows. She made her television debut in 2008, appearing on NBC Law and Order: Criminal Intent as Kiana Richmond.
She then gained her first recurring role on Army Wives as Kanessa Jones the following year.
In 2009, she received the role of Courtney Wells on The Good Wife, her first recurring role playing an adult character as opposed to playing a teenager with her previous roles in both film and television.
She appeared on the show for two years before making two more appearances in Gossip Girl and NYC 22 in 2011.
In 2012, Sonequa Martin-Green was cast in a recurring role on The Walking Dead as Sasha, the sister of Tyreese (Chad Coleman), an original character, exclusive to the television series.
Martin-Green auditioned for the role of Michonne albeit with a pseudonym due to the secrecy of the auditioning process.
When Danai Gurira, whom Martin-Green said was the perfect choice, was cast, former showrunner Glen Mazzara still wanted Martin-Green to be a part of the show and decided to create a role specifically for her instead.
Martin-Green explained: Sasha was supposed to be a recurring character and as we kept going forward, they picked up my option to be a regular. It very rare and I’m still quite dumbfounded about it but Glen and I hit it off and I still appreciate him.
He wanted to work with me and wrote Sasha for me.
She was promoted to a series regular for season 4 with Emily Kinney and Coleman.
After auditioning for the role of Michonne, she read the first three volumes of the graphic novels in preparation for the television series.
Knowing they were different, she chose not to continue reading the comic book series to avoid being aware of future storylines that may occur on the television series.
Martin-Green performance as Sasha, particularly in the fifth season and seventh season, has received favorable reviews.
After filming for the third season of The Walking Dead ended, Martin-Green was cast in the second season of Once Upon a Time playing the recurring role of Tamara, a woman determined to rid the world of magic.
She returned briefly in the third season before returning to her regular role as Sasha on The Walking Dead. As of the first episode of sixth season, Martin-Green name appears in the opening credits.
In December 2016, her role as the lead actor of Star Trek: Discovery as a lieutenant commander of the USS Discovery was made public.
She debuted as First Officer Michael Burnham in The Vulcan Hello on September 24, 2017.
Personal life
Martin-Green is married to fellow actor Kenric Green. They met while acting together in the play, Fetch Clay, Make Man, at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, New Jersey.
In 2015, in Los Angeles, Martin-Green gave birth to a boy named Kenric Justin Green II after his father.
Martin-Green was pregnant during the filming of fifth season of The Walking Dead, which she covered up using thick layers and using larger guns.
First Film
Not Quite Right (2005)
First TV Show
Law and Order: Criminal Intent (2008)
Sonequa Martin Interesting Facts
Initially, Sonequa wanted to be psychologist
Martin-Green was the salutatorian of her high school
Sonequa favorite The Walking Dead character is Hershel Green
Relationships: Martin-Green is married to Kenric Green. They met while acting in a play together in Princeton, New Jersey.
Children: Kenric Green II. Martin-Green was pregnant during the filming of fifth season of The Walking Dead which she covered up using thick layers and using larger guns.
Sonequa revealed that much like co-star Steven Yeun (Stephen Yeun Height and Weight Stats), she started out with a plan to study psychology. Unlike Steven, she figured out she wanted to act instead while in the tenth grade.
She was her high school salutatorian.
She stars on Once Upon a Time and The Walking Dead at the same time. On OUaT, Sonequa played Tamara, a very mysterious, but very human, character with possibly devious intentions. As a bonus, she also guest starred on a 2011 episode of Gossip Girl.
Her favorite TWD character is Hershel Greene: Sonequa told that her favorite character is Hershel (Scott Wilson (Scott Wilson Height and Weight Stats).
In an interview Martin-Green revealed she originally auditioned for a different role of a prominent female character in the casting process of the third season. This role was later confirmed to be Michonne, and the part of Sasha was specifically written for her.
She previously worked with Dallas Roberts (Milton) in The Good Wife.
Martin-Green covered her pregnancy in the fifth season with thick layers, a large gun and a large jacket.
Sonequa Martin Personal Quotes
I do have siblings, but I don’t have any brothers.
I do tend to be a leader in situations in my own life.
Not being secure affects us as humans. It throws us off our balance. It puts us in disarray.
I have stage combat training from college, which is drastically different than fighting for the screen, but I do enjoy that kind of stuff.
I was on track to change my name. In college, I was dead set on it. I was going to change it to Sone or something. But my mentor at the time, Seth Panitch, who teaches at UA [the University of Alabama], said, ‘No! Don’t do that. You should keep it. That you.’ I said OK and I never thought about it again.
Hobbies and Interests:
Cooking, playing with a child
Favorite Color: White
Favorite Food: Mac ‘n’ cheese
Favorite Music: Rock
Favorite Perfume: Chanel Chance
Favorite Movie: The Mist
Favorite TV Show: The Walking Dead
Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby
Favorite Sport: Tennis
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