Moses Ingram Trivia | 31 facts about the actress

Moses Ingram is an American actress. She is currently starring in the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series for Disney+.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the actress.

1. Moses Ingram is an American actress
2. She portrayed Jolene in the Netflix miniseries The Queen’s Gambit (2020)
3. For the role she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
4. Ingram grew up in West Baltimore
5. She grew up in a blended family of six children
6. Her mother worked at childcare and her stepfather worked in city operations
7. At age 10, her mother and a teacher at Windsor Hills Elementary enrolled her in an after-school theater program
8. She later attended the Baltimore School for the Arts
9. She graduated in 2012
10. Due to financial limitations, Ingram declined an offer to attend Howard University
11. She enrolled in Baltimore City Community College for 2012
12. Although Baltimore City did not have a drama program
13. She was encouraged by her advisor to continue acting and audition for local plays
14. She also took on multiple part-time jobs and scholarships to fund her schooling
15. She graduated with an associate degree
16. In 2015, she won a regional competition from the National Society of Arts and Letters
17. She finished fourth in the nationals
18. The winner of that competition, Jonathan Majors, encouraged her to audition to the Yale School of Drama
19. She was accepted with scholarship support and enrolled in the fall of 201
20. Before starting Yale, she renamed herself Moses
21. She received a Princess Grace Award in 2018
22. In her final year at Yale, Ingram received rave reviews for her lead performance as Viola in an Afrocentric version of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”
23. She graduated with her Master of Fine Arts in June 2019
24. A month after commencement, she auditioned in New York City for a role in The Queen’s Gambit
25. She landed the role of Jolene, who is Beth’s friend from the orphanage in the series.
26. Ingram next appeared in Peter Hedges’ ensemble drama The Same Storm
27. She also appeared as Lady Macduff in Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth
28. The film premiered at the New York Film Festival in September 2021
29. She has been cast in Michael Bay’s Ambulance
30. She currently stars in the Disney+ Star Wars spin-off miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi
31. Noting her Emmy nomination and these roles, Variety named her one of ten actors to watch for 2021