Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Let’s give it up for Da’Vine Joy Randolph. The acclaimed actress of the stage and screen had her breakout moment with last year’s “The Holdovers,” bringing her all the way to the Oscars stage. A powerful and intimate performance, Randolph made audiences around the world fall in love with her turn as Mary Lamb, a grieving cafeteria worker at an all-boys preparatory school in 1970, opposite Paul Giamatti. Randolph earned all of the big awards for her marvelous performance, from the BAFTA to the Golden Globe and ultimately, the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Audiences were further endeared by her moving acceptance speeches, in which she spoke of her faith and persistence in the entertainment industry and how much the role of Mary Lamb meant to her. With such a huge splash, Randolph has plenty of roles coming her way. Her next gig is the upcoming musical film “Atlantis,” in which she’ll star alongside Halle Bailey and Brian Tyree Henry.