Ameenah Kaplan
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 O’Brien, The Academy Awards, the AMA’s, the Grammy’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 .
Acting
Movie
Avengers: Infinity War
as Gamora's Mother
2018
Movie
Avengers: Endgame
as Gamora Reader
2019
TV
Grey's Anatomy
as Makena
2005
TV
The Office
as Val Johnson
2005
TV
Heroes
as Female Airport Police
2006
TV
Hannah Montana
as Mom
2006
TV
Veronica Mars
as Loretta Cancun
2004
TV
Medium
as Nurse
2005
TV
Veep
as Female Butler
2012
TV
Mr. Sunshine
as Angie
2011
TV
Harry's Law
as Forewoman
2011
TV
Law & Order: LA
as SID Tech
2010
TV
Strong Medicine
as Patsy
2000
Movie
Broken Silence
as Ashaela
1995
Movie
Ten-Cent Daisy
as Orchid
2021