Moses Ingram

Moses Ingram (born February 6, 1994) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jolene in the Netflix miniseries The Queen's Gambit. For this role, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. She is also known for her role as Reva Sevander/the Third Sister in the Disney+ miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022).

Early life and education Ingram was born on February 6, 1994 in Baltimore in a blended family of six children; her mother worked in childcare and her stepfather worked in city operations. When Ingram was 10 years old, her mother and a teacher at Windsor Hills Elementary enrolled her in an after-school theater program. graduating in 2012.

Due to financial limitations, Ingram declined an offer to attend Howard University and enrolled at Baltimore City Community College in 2012. Although Baltimore City did not have a drama program, she was encouraged by her advisor to continue acting and audition for local plays. She also took on multiple part-time jobs and scholarships to fund her schooling. She graduated with an associate degree.

She received a Princess Grace Award in 2018. In her final year at Yale, Ingram received rave reviews for her lead performance as Viola in an Afrocentric version of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. She graduated with her Master of Fine Arts in June 2019.

Ingram next appeared in Peter Hedges' ensemble drama The Same Storm and as Lady Macduff in Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth, which premiered at the New York Film Festival in September 2021. In 2022, she appeared in Michael Bay's Ambulance. Noting her Emmy nomination and these roles, Variety named her one of ten actors to watch for 2021.

Ingram appeared in the Disney+ Star Wars spin-off miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi as Reva Sevander / the Third Sister, an Inquisitor who works to hunt down surviving Jedi after Order 66. For her role as Reva Sevander in that series, Ingram received hundreds of direct messages on Instagram containing death threats and racist abuse which she revealed examples of on May 31, 2022. This prompted Disney and her colleagues, including Ewan McGregor, to defend her. McGregor, in a video posted to the official Star Wars social media accounts, called the abusive messages "horrendous" and said that "if you’re sending her bullying messages, you’re no Star Wars fan in my mind". For her performance in the miniseries, she received the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Television Series.

She next appeared in two Apple TV+ miniseries: Lady in the Lake opposite Natalie Portman, and The Big Cigar, starring André Holland. In March 2023, she joined the cast of Joshua Oppenheimer's The End.

In 2025, Ingram appeared in Rachel Sennott's I Love LA for HBO.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth Lady Macduff The Same Storm Audre Robinson 2022 Ambulance Amy Sharp 2023 All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Josie 2024 The End Girl 2025 A House of DynamiteCathy Rogers

Television Year Title Role Notes 2020 The Queen's Gambit JoleneMiniseries, 4 episodesNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie 2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi Reva Sevander/Third Sister Miniseries, 6 episodesBlack Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited SeriesSaturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming SeriesNominated—Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series 2024 The Big Cigar Terresa Dixon Miniseries, 5 episodes 2024 Lady in the Lake Cleo Sherwood Miniseries, 7 episodes 2025–present I Love LA Tessa Recurring role, 4 episodes

Theatre