Cast & creator
Nafessa Williams
Best known for Twin Peaks, Black Lightning, Steve
Nafessa Williams (born December 4, 1989) is an American actress. She is most known for her 2011 role as Nicole Gordon in the Meek Mill film Streets, her 2011 role as Deanna Forbes on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, and her 2016 role as Dr. Charlotte Piel on the CBS drama Code Black. Since 2018, she plays Anissa Pierce in The CW's Black Lightning. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nafessa Williams licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
13
film credits
8
television credits
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1990–2026 · acting roles
7.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (21)
Showing 21 of 21 credits
Twin Peaks
Jade
1990
Black Lightning
Anissa Pierce / Thunder / Blackbird
2018
Steve
Self
2017
Rivals
Cameron Cook
2024
Code Black
Charlotte Piel
2015
Tales
Jenny
2017
Black and Blue
Missy
2019
Survivor's Remorse
Adina Parker
2014
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Robyn Crawford
2022
Brotherly Love
Simone
2015
Rivals: The Official Podcast
Self
2026
True to the Game
Sahirah
2017
Burning Sands
Toya
2017
Asterisk
Angela
2016
The Man in 3B
Krystal
2015
Whitney
Kim
2015
Restored Me
Monica Berry
2016
Streets
Nicole Gordon
2012
A Holiday Chance
Noel
2021A Holiday Chance
Story
2021A Holiday Chance
Producer
2021