Exclusive: Danielle Moné Truitt talks Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 2
Currently airing on Thursdays on NBC is Law & Order: Organized Crime, starring Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler, reprising his role from SVU.
Danielle stars as ‘Sergeant Ayanna Bell’ and partner to Chris Meloni’s ‘Elliot Stabler’ in the latest series in the Dick Wolf universe. The show, which premiered to 7.56 million viewers, follows the detectives of the Organized Crime Control Bureau as they work to dismantle New York City’s most vicious and violent illegal enterprises.
Danielle has also created a One Woman Show Black Girl Blues an exciting play of a tale of three close friends - Keish, Jill and Stephanie - who grew up together and now at thirty years old are confronted with facing their demons. Keisha, an urban socialite, has her life crushed when she realizes her long-term boyfriend has had a child with another woman. Jill, a housewife in denial, admits to her husband’s betrayal. Stephanie, an executive in the upper echelon world, has to face the core of her mental illness.
Hand-picked by the late John Singleton for the BET series, “Rebel,” Danielle’s breakout performance in the title role of Rebecca 'Rebel' Knight,” brought her national acclaim. Danielle was nominated for an NAACP® Theatre award and an Ovation award for her role in the Katori Hall play The Mountaintop; she received a second Ovation nomination for her role in Dreamgirls.
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales recently caught up with Truitt as she spoke this second season and her other projects.