Biography
Phylicia Pearl Mpasi is an American actress and writer. She trained at Elon University, where she studied theatre, and began her career performing in the Broadway production and national tour of the musical The Lion King.
Mpasi made her feature film debut as Young Celie in the 2023 musical adaptation of The Color Purple. She received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture for the role and was part of the ensemble nominated for Screen Actors Guild and Critics' Choice awards. She has also written for the television series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (2023) and the HBO podcast We Stay Looking.
