Danièle Watts

Early life and education

Danièle Watts was born in California. In middle school, she lived in Orlando, Florida and in high school, she lived in Atlanta where she attended the North Springs Charter School of Arts and Sciences. She later attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and the British American Drama Academy in London.

Career

On television, she has appeared in singular episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Greek, Cold Case, Detroit 1-8-7, Criminal Minds, Private Practice, 90210, Castle, Melissa & Joey, as well as episodes of Weeds. She currently appears as a main cast member of the TV series Partners, acting as Martin Lawrence's daughter.

Controversy

In September 2014, Watts and boyfriend Brian Lucas were accused of having sex in a car on a public street. The police were called for a "citizen complaint of indecent exposure" and loud noises. During and after her arrest, Watts falsely claimed she was the subject of racial profiling, being called a prostitute, and handcuffs leaving her wrist bloodied. After recordings of the encounter were released, a judge ruled the statements Watts made were inaccurate and the police officer was only responding to the 911 call. She was ordered to write letters of apology to all three police officers responding to the scene, as well as neighbors who had witnessed her public altercation. She later had to rewrite the letters due to her use of "passive aggressive" language.

Films

Television