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The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor is a heartwarming medical drama following the medical career and personal life of Dr. Shaun Murphy (played by Freddie Highmore). With autism and savant syndrome, Shaun struggles in social situations. Fans of the ABC series have seen him come on leaps and bounds since the beginning.
Bria Samoné Henderson stars as Dr. Jordan Allen, a committed and faithful Baptist who finds strength and comfort from daily prayer. She cares for her patients, but cares even more about building her career.
Bria Samoné Henderson and MRS.AMERICA
Henderson has also appeared in the HULU/FX drama miniseries, MRS. AMERICA. She joined a cast including Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Sarah Paulson, Margo Martindale, Uzo Aduba, Elizabeth Banks, and Tracey Ullman. The nine-episode told the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, played by Blanchett.
Bria Samoné Henderson. Twitter @bria_samone
Feminism and the moral majority
Henderson starred as Ms. Magazine editor Margaret Sloan, an outspoken, funny, radical-thinking African American feminist, and civil rights activist who marched with MLK. The out lesbian, single mother, and accomplished poet, was an intersectional trailblazer in several cultural and political movements. Through the eyes of the women of that era – both Schlafly and second-wave feminists Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Bella Abzug, and Jill Ruckelshaus – the series explores how one of the toughest battlegrounds in the culture wars of the 70s helped give rise to the Moral Majority and forever shifted our political landscape.
A good heart
When she’s not on set, Henderson spends her time volunteering and helping others. She has spent most of her time tutoring youth, involving herself in the community. The star even traveled to Africa with “For My Sister.” Alongside the volunteers, Bria assisted with lessons at a Nigerian school and created youth programs for girls.
