Crystal Dickinson

Crystal Dickinson
Born
Belleville, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationSeton Hall University
OccupationActress

Crystal Dickinson is an American actress. She made her Broadway debut in the play Clybourne Park written by Bruce Norris and directed by Pam MacKinnon.

Early life and education

Dickinson was born in Belleville, New Jersey,[1] and grew up in Irvington, New Jersey.[2] She graduated from Seton Hall University in 1998 in the College of Communication and the Arts.[3] She also received an MFA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[4]

Career

Dickinson is best known for her role on the Showtime series The CHI as Detective Toussaint. She has also appeared in other TV series such as New Amsterdam, Feed the Beast, House of Payne and The Good Wife and the films I Origins and This Is Where I Leave You.

She made her Broadway debut in Clybourne Park (2012) and returned to Broadway in You Can't Take It With You (2014).[5]

A recipient of Theatre World Award in 2012 for Clybourne Park,[6] she has also won a Jenny Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for the AUDELCO in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013.

In 2024, Dickinson starred in August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean at Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Personal life

Dickinson is married to actor Brandon J. Dirden.[6]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 House of Payne Melissa 2 episodes
2015 The Good Wife Josie Tatro 1 episode
2016 Feed the Beast Doctor 2 episodes
2016 High Maintenance Lawyer 1 episode
2019–2026 The Chi Detective Alice Toussaint 19 episodes
2019 New Amsterdam Tessa Martone 1 episode
2020 For Life Georgia Bishop 2 episodes
2020–2021 The Accidental Wolf 2 episodes

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 I Origins Julie Dairy
2014 This Is Where I Leave You Intern
2016 Collateral Beauty
2016 Distortion: A Social Media Story

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2008The First Breeze of SummerHopeSignature Theatre Company, Off-Broadway
2009Broke-ologySonia KingLincoln Center, Off-Broadway
2010Bottom of the WorldAbbyAtlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway
2011Born BadSister #2Soho Repertory Theatre, Off-Broadway
2012Clybourne ParkFrancine/LenaWalter Kerr Theatre, Broadway
2013The CallDreaPlaywrights Horizons, Off-Broadway
2013As You Like ItCeliaHouston Shakespeare Festival
2013All The WayCoretta HamerAmerican Repertory Theatre
2014You Can't Take It With YouRhebaLongacre Theatre, Broadway
2015Seven GuitarsLouiseTwo River Theater
2016Signature PlaysSarahPershing Square Signature Center, Off-Broadway
2017A Raisin in the SunRuth YoungerTwo River Theater
2018The Low RoadOld Tizzy/Mary Cleere/NtombiThe Public Theater, Off-Broadway
2021Cullud WattahMarionThe Public Theater, Off-Broadway
2022Lessons in Survival: 1971Nikki GiovanniVineyard Theatre, Off-Broadway
2022Wine in the WildernessTommyTwo River Theater
2023The TreesSheilaPlaywrights Horizons, Off-Broadway
2023CovenantMamaRoundabout Theatre Company, Off-Broadway
2024Gem of the OceanBlack MaryTwo River Theater
2024The White ChipThe WomenMCC Theater, Off-Broadway
2024The Blood QuiltClementineLincoln Center, Off-Broadway

References

  1. ↑ Feldberg, Robert (April 8, 2012). "N. J. actress rode wave of acclaim for 'Clybourne' to Broadway". The Herald-News. New Jersey, Passaic. p. D 1. Retrieved July 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "'You Can't': Survival of the flakiest". The Record. New Jersey, Hackensack. September 29, 2014. p. F 3. Retrieved July 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Crystal Dickinson - Rise, retrieved June 12, 2022
  4. ↑ "Crystal Dickinson". Department of Theatre. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Crystal Dickinson". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Evans, Everett (July 26, 2013). "Married thespians share an acting career built for two". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 20, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2015.


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