Life ‘Orange Is the New Black’ star Danielle Brooks is ‘happily pregnant’ with her first child July 2, 2019 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Orange Is the New Black’ star Danielle Brooks is ‘happily pregnant’ with her first child Danielle Brooks, best known for her role of Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson on the Netflix series – revealed she's five months pregnant.