Sonequa Martin-Green Biography

Early Life and Education of Sonequa Martin-Green

Sonequa Martin-Green was born Sonequa Martin on March 21, 1985, in Russellville, Alabama, United States. She grew up with her four sisters, three of whom are her half-sisters. Growing up, she was determined to be a psychologist since she was interested in learning human behavior.

She was confident that she would become a psychologist and decided firmly in the tenth grade. But later on, at 16, she decided to pursue acting instead and even stated that it was very similar to her former planned job as a psychologist.

Later, to groom her acting skills, she joined the University of Alabama and graduated in 2007 with a theatre degree. Then she moved to New York, where she began her professional acting journey and met her husband, Kenric Green. After staying in New York for five years, the couple eventually moved to California and resided there.

Sonequa Martin-Green's Career

Sonequa Martin-Green is a professional actress who debuted in the movie world in 2005 with a movie named Not Quite Right, where she portrayed Coco Delight. Later in 2008, she starred in an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, which was her small-screen debut.

After her debut, Green got her breakthrough role in The Walking Dead, where she portrayed Sasha Williams for 44 episodes. Her role in the series grabbed everyone's attention, and soon, she was popular worldwide. 

Her other series include Once Upon a time, Escape, New Girl, and Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero, which showed her acting skills and versatility. Some of the movies she was cast in after her debut was Rivers Wash Over Me, Yelling to the Sky, and Shockwave Darkside.

Martin-Green is an active cast of the CBS' popular series Star Trek: Discovery, where she plays the role of Lieutenant Commander Michael Burnham and has appeared in 15 episodes as a series lead.

She was even awarded the Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her Star Trek: Discovery role. Martin-Green created history by being the first female lead on Star Trek, a huge achievement. In the series, she is joined by actors like Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, and Wilson Cruz.

Sonequa Martin-Green's Net Worth

Sonequa Martin-Green is estimated to have a net worth of $2 million which she earned from her career as an actress. 

Sonequa Martin-Green's Personal Life

Sonequa Martin-Green is married to her The Walking Dead co-star Kenric Green whom she met at the start of her career in New York, where they performed the play Fetch Clay and Make Man together.

They married in a private ceremony on December 4, 2010, and seemed deep in love. Green has good things to say about his wife and says working beside her has helped him generate his best acting delivery. 

The couple gave birth to their firstborn, Kenric Justin Green II, on January 10, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. During the shoot of the fifth season of the series, The Walking Dead that she got pregnant, and the costume crew hid her pregnancy by putting on a thick layering of clothes around her. She even carried big guns to cover her pregnant belly. Having a child has been the most joyous moment in her life, and she talks about how motherhood has made her become a responsible and loving person.

She initially had thought about changing her name from Sonequa to Sone during college, but when her teacher named, Seth Panitch, told her not to change it as it defined her, she dropped the idea forever. Both Matin-Green and her husband are vegans.

Activism

Martin-Green has been the ambassador for Stand Up to Cancer since April 2016 and has been aware of it since her mother is a three-time cancer survivor, and her sister has breast cancer. She has used her social media handles to raise awareness for cancer research and the importance of participating in clinical trials. Martin-Green is a brave citizen who presents her opinion straightforwardly and isn't afraid to support what she believes in.

She has spoken in favor of the Black Lives Matter movement and raised her voice against the discrimination and injustice that people of different gender and race have to suffer. Martin-Green talked about the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando and joined a charity event to support the Pulse Nightclub victims.

She appeared on the Good Morning Britain show to talk about the launch of her Star Trek: Discovery series. There she talked to Piers Morgan about gender fluidity, saying a daughter can also be named after her father, like her character in the series, since she is named Michael Burnham.

Morgan couldn't quite get what she meant exactly and made a fuss by commenting,

"I'm very confused about gender fluidity, people one day wake up thinking they are Sonequa and the other day think they are Michael. She calmly cleared his misunderstanding and said by that she meant the industry should give equal opportunities to all genders.

Here is a video of Sonequa Martin-Green talking about Star Trek on the Ellen Show on January 12, 2018.

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