Best known for the role of Cassandra Kopelson in the CW series Emily Owens, M.D., Aja Naomi King is an American actress. She made her acting debut in 2010 from Blue Bloods. Since then, King has appeared in films like The Rewrite, Reversion, The Upside, and A Girl from Mogadishu.
Aja Naomi King was born on 11 January 1985 in Los Angeles, California, the United States. She holds American nationality and belongs to Afro-American ethnic group.
Naomi grew up in Walnut, California. She went to the University of California, Santa Barbara and earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting. She then enrolled at Yale University School of Drama and received her Master of Fine Arts in 2010.
Besides this, Naomi has kept information regarding her family, parents, and siblings off the limelight.
Naomi King is in a romantic relationship with actor Alfred Enoch. The couple first met in 2014 on the sets of How to Get Away with Murder and became good friends.
The couple eventually began dating in early 2015 and have been together for over 3 years now.
Besides this, Aja was rumored to be dating her How to Get Away with Murder co-star Jack Fahalee. However, the rumors were never addressed by both parties.
Aja Naomi King is estimated to own a net worth of $3 million as of Sept 2019. She amassed her fortune from her career as an actress.
In addition, she also earns a decent sum of money from her sponsorship and endorsements deals with big brands like L’Oreal Paris. Similarly, she has worked with magazines companies like Elle, Marie Claire, Nylon, Vanity Fair, Shape, and Glamour.
In the United States of America, actors can earn at the range in between $37.4k to $80.1k annually. The average wage varies with one’s skills and experience.
Naomi is followed by over 979k on Instagram, 231k on Twitter, and over 35k on Facebook. As per sources, Naomi pockets around $2,918 to $4,863 per sponsored post from Instagram.
King made her television debut in 2010 with a guest role in the CBS police procedural drama series Blue Bloods. She then appeared in drama series like Person of Interest, The Blacklist, and Deadbeat.
Her big role came in 2012 after she was cast in the CW comedy-drama series Emily Owens, M.D. She appeared in the show alongside Mamie Gummer, Justin Hartley, Michael Rady, and Kelly McCreary portraying the role of Cassandra Kopelson.
Naomi got her breakthrough role in 2014 drama series How to Get Away with Murder as one of the lead cast of. She plays the role of Michaela Pratt alongside Viola Davis, Alfred Enoch, Billy Brown, Charlie Weber, Matt McGory, and Jack Fahalee. She received NAACP Image Award for her outstanding performance in the series.
In 2017, Naomi made a brief appearance in The Upside which is a remake of the 2011 French film The Intouchables. She stared opposite Nicole Kidman, Kevin Hart, and Bryan Cranston in the film.
Some of her other notable TV shows credits are Black Box, BoJack Horseman, Scandal, Person of Interest, and Deadbeat. Her upcoming projects is an American drama film Sylvie where she will appear as Mona. The film is set to release in 2020.
Aja Naomi King is an American actress.
Naomi is 34 years old as of 2019.
Aja stands 5 feet 5 inches or 165 cm tall in height.
As of 2019, Naomi is worth of $3 million.
King comes from Afro-American descent.