

I will say I think 2020 added five years to my life! Just speaking to the roles, between Master of None, Beale Street and Sistas, I feel like my trajectory changed. How would you say you’ve grown as an actress in the years since you started to who you are now? Your first credited role was in 2015, a few years later you co-starred in If Beale Street Could Talk, and now in 2021 we are on the third season of the much-loved show Sistas. In conversation with 1883 Magazine, Ebony discusses her role as Karen on Sistas, her love of music, her charity work, and more. Now, Ebony is prepping for the latest chapter of her career: the release of Season 3 of Sistas, the hit show about a group of single black women as they navigate the messiness of love, career, and much more. This mindset brought the release of “EIL,” an emotive track about embracing the concept of loss as a state of transition rather than an ending - a powerful message so many of us need. It’s this need to impact others - whether it be through her own career or through her charity work - that is the driving force in every decision she makes.Īs both a talented actress and musician, she understands the significance different forms of art can have on the viewer and how certain shows, films, and songs can help us be able to relate to one another and keep us afloat when we need it the most. While chatting over Zoom, it’s clear that, much like the characters she portrays, there’s a distinct degree of warmth and vulnerability to Obsidian. Since starring in acclaimed roles in films like If Beale Street Could Talk and shows like Amazon’s Hunters and Netflix’s Master of None, American actress Ebony Obsidian has quickly garnered acclaim for every character she portrays. After a long year in a pandemic, actress Ebony Obsidian is just happy to be connecting with others again - whether it’s on-set, through her music, or getting stopped on the street by fans of her hit show Sistas.
