Name
Ameenah Kaplan
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1974-06-17 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, USA
Biography
Ameenah Kaplan (born June 17, 1974) is an American actress, musician and choreographer.
Kaplan was born on June 17, 1974 in Denver, Colorado. She was raised in Atlanta, where she graduated from Avondale High School for the Performing Arts, and from New York, where she attended Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and trained in their experimental theater wing. She is a graduate of the Academy of Art University film school.
She has been a drummer since age 12 and was a member of the original American cast of STOMP. She is the west coast drum coach for Blue Man Group. She has played drums and/or percussion with Ty Taylor of Vintage Trouble, Adam Lambert, Alisan Porter, Macy Gray, Rihanna, Taylor Hicks, Lisa Haley and the Zydecats, Drake, Leslie Odom Jr., Scarlett Cherry, and the Twinz. She has performed on Oprah, Conan O’Brien, The Academy Awards, the AMA’s, the Grammy’s, and the Tonight Show.
She is the Resident Director of The Lion King on Broadway. Her current bands are : Sin City (hip-hop) and KULA (rock) and BAST .
Known For
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- 1995 Broken Silence as Ashaela
- 2018 Avengers: Infinity War as Gamora's Mother
- 2019 Avengers: Endgame as Gamora Reader
- 2021 Ten-Cent Daisy as Orchid
- 2011 Mr. Sunshine ( 1 episode ) as Angie
- 2005 Medium ( 1 episode ) as Nurse
- 2006 Heroes ( 1 episode ) as Female Airport Police
- 2010 Law & Order: LA ( 1 episode ) as SID Tech
- 2005 Grey's Anatomy ( 2 episodes ) as Makena
- 2012 Veep ( 1 episode ) as Female Butler
- 2006 Hannah Montana ( 1 episode ) as Mom
- 2004 Veronica Mars ( 1 episode ) as Loretta Cancun
- 2000 Strong Medicine ( 2 episodes ) as Patsy
- 2005 The Office ( 14 episodes ) as Val Johnson
- 2011 Harry's Law ( 1 episode ) as Forewoman
