Nafessa Williams

ABOUT NAFESSA WILLIAMS

Film and television actress most well known for her portrayal of Deanna Forbes in 2011 on the popular soap opera One Life to Live . In 2018, she began playing the character Thunder on the TV series Black Lightning .

She studied at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

She made her silver screen debut in the 2011 drama Streets.

Originally a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she later lived in Los Angeles, California.

In 2015, she appeared alongside Lamman Rucker in the mystery The Man in 3B.