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Aja Naomi King

Acting Born Jan 11, 1985 Los Angeles County, California, USA 24 credits

Biography

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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Full filmography

  • The Blacklist (2013) as Elysa Ruben
  • Blue Bloods (2010) as Denise
  • Person of Interest (2011) as Lisa
  • Scandal (2012) as Michaela Pratt
  • BoJack Horseman (2014) as BoJack's date (voice)
  • How to Get Away with Murder (2014) as Michaela Pratt
  • Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
  • Lessons in Chemistry (2023) as Harriet Sloane
  • A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) as Recluse
  • Emily Owens, M.D. (2012) as Cassandra Kopelson
  • The Upside (2019) as Latrice
  • Black Box (2014) as Ali Henslee
  • Amend: The Fight for America (2021) as Self
  • Bottomless Brunch at Colman's (2020) as Self
  • Grosse Pointe Garden Society (2025) as Catherine
  • The Rewrite (2014) as Rosa Tejeda
  • The 24th (2020) as Marie
  • The Birth of a Nation (2016) as Cherry
  • A Little White Lie (2023) as Blythe Brown
  • Damsels in Distress (2012) as Positive Polly
  • Sylvie's Love (2020) as Mona
  • The Knife (2025) as Alex
  • Boxing Day (2021) as Lisa Dixon
  • Reversion (2015) as Sophie Clé