Amber Iman is an American actress and singer. She made her Broadway debut in 2013 as Nina Simone in Soul Doctor and appeared in the Broadway musical Shuffle Along in 2016 and in the first national tour of Hamilton. In 2024 she originated the role of Rafaela in the Broadway musical Lempicka, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She is a co-founder of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition and of Black Women on Broadway.
Early life Iman was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of the actress Margo Moorer. She graduated from Howard University with a BFA in musical theatre and began her career in regional theatre in Atlanta.
Iman studied at the Cap21 Summer Intensive at NYU in 2007. After graduating magna cum laude, with a full academic scholarship from Howard University in 2008, (BFA in musical theatre), she began her career in regional theatre in her hometown of Atlanta. Her credits included The Rabbit in Goodnight Moon and Lucinda in Into the Woods (Alliance Theatre), Woman #1 in The Colored Museum, produced by Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company., Daughter in Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery (Horizon Theatre), and Erzulie in Once on this Island (Aurora Theatre). Career Iman toured as a background vocalist for Lauryn Hill before moving to New York City, where she appeared Off-Broadway in Rent at New World Stages and in A Civil War Christmas at the New York Theatre Workshop.
Iman made her Broadway debut in 2013 as Nina Simone in Soul Doctor and was nominated for the Clive Barnes Award. She played Aldonza in Man of La Mancha at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., and was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical. In 2016 she appeared in the Broadway musical Shuffle Along, which received ten Tony Award nominations. In 2017 she played Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in the first national tour of Hamilton. In 2018 she played Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors at the Kennedy Center.
In 2022 Iman performed the one-woman show An Evening with Amber Iman at the Minetta Lane Theatre; Audible released a recording. That year she also played Nadira in the world premiere of Goddess at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Rafaela in Lempicka at La Jolla Playhouse. In 2023 she played Pam Brown in Hippest Trip: The Soul Train Musical at American Conservatory Theater.
In 2024 Iman originated the role of Rafaela on Broadway in Lempicka at the Longacre Theatre, which closed in May of that year. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and for a Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance. The same year she played Anita Hill in The Ford/Hill Project at the Public Theater. In 2025 she reprised the role of Nadira in Goddess Off-Broadway at the Public Theater. She joined the Broadway cast of Hadestown as Persephone on 1 September 2026.
Iman is a co-founder of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, which received a special Tony Award in 2021, and of Black Women on Broadway.
Stage credits +YearShowRoleTheatreNotes2013Soul DoctorNinaCircle in the Square Theatre, Broadway2016Shuffle Along...EnsembleMusic Box Theatre, Broadway2018HamiltonPeggy Schuyler, Maria ReynoldsU.S. National TourLittle Shop of HorrorsCrystalKennedy Center, Regional2022GoddessNadiraBerkeley Rep, Regional2023Hippest Trip—The Soul Train MusicalPam BrownAmerican Conservatory Theater, Regional2024LempickaRafaelaLongacre Theatre, BroadwayThe Ford/Hill ProjectAnita HillThe Public Theater, Off-Broadway2025GoddessNadiraThe Public Theater, Off-Broadway 2026Black SwanLeroyAmerican Repertory Theater, Regional Hadestown Persephone Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryWorkResultNotes2024Tony AwardsBest Featured Actress in a MusicalLempickaDrama League AwardsDistinguished Performance2026Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway MusicalGoddessDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Lead Performance in a Musical
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