I went to Juilliard in New York and used to do cabarets just for fun. Occasionally, I would get together with a jazz musician and play at a restaurant for cash. And I've done some background vocals for recording artists. Nicole Beharie artistbackgroundcabaret share on social
My mom has an English accent, so we always referred to the trunk as the 'boot.' And then, suddenly, we moved to Georgia and I would say things like 'open the boot' with a bit of an accent, and I quickly realized I had to adapt; that kind of thing will get you beat up! Nicole Beharie accentadaptbeat share on social
I was kind of a bully, even though I'm tiny, 5' 2". As a child, I'd boss other kids around and dress my little brother up, just putting on shows, singing and dressing up. Nicole Beharie bosbrotherbully Change image and share on social
There are expectations in how you play your character as a black woman, to be sassy and the same kind of feel, as if there are no quirky black women. I struggle with those things constantly, trying to add dimension to my work, and that's the goal, too. Nicole Beharie addblackcharacter share on social
I was the jokester, the one who made the family laugh. Nicole Beharie familyjokesterlaugh Change image and share on social
I've been fortunate to work with Alfre Woodard and Jeffrey Wright; people who are artists, have careers, longevity and full lives. That looks good to me. Nicole Beharie alfreartistcareer Change image and share on social
Stone Mountain, Georgia, still had Ku Klux Klan marches, and I had a wild and courageous mother who'd put us in the car to watch them. She wanted us to know those things existed. Nicole Beharie carcourageousexist Change image and share on social
Everything about us black people is complicated, us being here, being a minority, being a woman, all those things are complicated. Nicole Beharie blackcomplicateminority Change image and share on social
When I was younger, my father was in the Foreign Service and we lived in Nigeria, Panama, and London, but for the most part I grew up in the South and D.C. I got the travel bug as a little person and I've bounced around a lot. Nicole Beharie bouncebugfather share on social
