“I look at some of the amazing actors that we celebrate today, who are leading their own shows and movies and writing and directing their own projects, and producing their own projects. Many of them had full careers on the stage, and as day players or in one-liner roles. And then they got their break.”

American film and television actress

Simone Missick is an American film and television actress best known for playing Detective Misty Knight in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She took on the role in Luke Cage from 2016 to 2018, and also appeared as the character in The Defenders in 2017 and Iron Fist in 2018. From 2019 to 2023, Missick starred as Lola Carmichael in All Rise. Her screen work is most closely associated with crime and legal drama, especially roles built around intelligence, authority, and steady resolve.