Sonequa Martin-Green

Sonequa Chaunté Martin-Green born March 21, 1985) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her television roles as Michael Burnham, the main character in the streaming television series Star Trek: Discovery, and as Sasha Williams on The Walking Dead.[3] Before that, she had starred in several independent films before gaining her first recurring role as Courtney Wells on The Good Wife. Later, she had recurring roles as Tamara in Once Upon a Time and Rhonda in New Girl.

Martin-Green was born and raised in Russellville, Alabama. Her parents were Charles Winston Martin (1943–2021) and Vera Lynn Martin-Moore (née Freeman) (1950–2021). Her parents divorced and her mother remarried prior to her death. She has one full sister, NaKisha and three older paternal half-sisters.