Kirby Howell-Baptiste
Kirby Howell-Baptiste (born 7 February, 1987) is a British actress. She has appeared as a series regular on "Downward Dog" (2017), "Killing Eve" (2018), and "Why Women Kill" (2019). Her television appearances also include recurring roles on "Love" (2016–2018), "Barry" (2018–2019), "The Good Place" (2018–2020), and the fourth season of "Veronica Mars" (2019), and a starring role in the second and third books of the animated series "Infinity Train" (2020) as Grace Monroe. Early life and education. Howell-Baptiste is from London. She began acting at the Anna Scher Theatre. Career. Howell-Baptiste's acting career  has included many appearances in guest and recurring television series roles, in addition to several short and feature-length films. Her earlier television work includes the IFC sketch comedy series "Comedy Bang! Bang!" and the Showtime series "House of Lies". She was also a series regular in the short-lived ABC series "Downward Dog" in 2017. Howell-Baptiste followed in 2018 with her role as Elena in the first season of the BBC America series "Killing Eve". She currently has a recurring role as actress Sasha Baxter in the HBO comedy-drama series "Barry", and has appeared as neuroscientist Simone  Garnett on the NBC series "The Good Place", beginning in the third season. On streaming television platforms, Howell-Baptiste has had recurring roles on the Netflix series "Love" and the fourth season of "Veronica Mars" for Hulu, and appeared in the main cast of the CBS All Access series "Why Women Kill" for its first season. She booked the role of Anita Darling in Disney's "Cruella" in 2021.