Ameenah Kaplan

Ameenah Kaplan

Born 1974-06-17 (age 51) Denver, Colorado, USA
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Biography

Ameenah Kaplan (born June 17, 1974) is an American actress, musician and choreographer.

Kaplan was born on June 17, 1974 in Denver, Colorado. She was raised in Atlanta, where she graduated from Avondale High School for the Performing Arts, and from New York, where she attended Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and trained in their experimental theater wing. She is a graduate of the Academy of Art University film school.

She has been a drummer since age 12 and was a member of the original American cast of STOMP. She is the west coast drum coach for Blue Man Group. She has played drums and/or percussion with Ty Taylor of Vintage Trouble, Adam Lambert, Alisan Porter, Macy Gray, Rihanna, Taylor Hicks, Lisa Haley and the Zydecats, Drake, Leslie Odom Jr., Scarlett Cherry, and the Twinz. She has performed on Oprah, Conan Oโ€™Brien, The Academy Awards, the AMAโ€™s, the Grammyโ€™s, and the Tonight Show.

She is the Resident Director of The Lion King on Broadway. Her current bands are : Sin City (hip-hop) and KULA (rock) and BAST .

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Known For

Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War

2018

as Gamora's Mother

Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame

2019

as Gamora Reader

Broken Silence
Broken Silence

1995

as Ashaela

Ten-Cent Daisy
Ten-Cent Daisy

2021

as Orchid