Sonequa Martin-Green Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

Is Sonequa Martin-Green, [gasps].

Wait, y'all.

I don't, I don't know what this is.

Wait, got it, I see it now.

[laughs]

Hey there, I'm Sonequa Martin-Green

and today I will be doing the Wired Autocomplete Interview.

[upbeat music]

[laughs]

Yeah.

Who is Sonequa Martin-Green?

I am me and that's who I am.

I look forward to becoming more me as I get older.

Who is Sonequa Martin-Green parents?

Well, that is Charles and Vera Martin.

Those are my parents, they live in Alabama.

Who is Sonequa Martin-Green, oh, married to?

Yes honey, well that is a hunk of a man, love of my life,

Kenric Green, who is also an actor.

Who is Sonequa Martin-Green in New Girl?

[laughs]

Well, I play Rhonda in New Girl, and Rhonda is crazy,

the craziest prankster you've ever known

and a lot of people wanna fight Rhonda,

and that was a whole lot of fun to do.

How tall is Sonequa Martin-Green?

I am 5'4 and a half, and I'm gonna hold onto that half

as long as I possibly can.

How to pronounce Sonequa Martin-Green?

It is Sa-nee-qua.

I've heard Sequoia, Seneca, Sakeena.

I have heard, I get Shaneequa more often than anything.

People will even read it on paper and say Shaneequa

as if it's a silent H.

How old is Sonequa Martin-Green?

I am happily 35, love getting older.

Was Sonequa Martin-Green,

here we go, we going into the past.

Was Sonequa Martin-Green pregnant on Walking Dead?

Yes I was.

I was actually just pregnant again.

I have a brand new little baby.

But yes, I was pregnant with my beautiful perfect son

during season five of Walking Dead.

I was pregnant the entire season.

When we wrapped, I was about eight months.

The good thing is that zombie apocalyptic wear

had a lot of layers, and I had my big M5,

so I could hide behind that and I was all belly,

which helped as well.

Everybody cared for me so much.

Lovely show family, they took good care.

Was Sonequa Martin-Green in Gossip Girl?

I was, one episode.

Don't remember what my character's name was though,

but it was fun.

Can Sonequa Martin-Green, let's find out if I can, okay?

Can Sonequa Martin-Green sing?

No, I cannot sing.

I wish that I could.

I really appreciate that gift.

I do sing in the shower and in the car, like most people do.

[laughs]

Can Sonequa Martin-Green accents?

Everybody has an accent, right?

Depending on where you're from in the world.

I do have a southern accent.

I cover it up most of the time,

but it's there and it does peek out a lot,

and it comes out a lot more the older I get too.

I can do a little bit of New York, you know what I'm saying?

'Cause I used to live there, I can do that.

I can do British pretty well and I like it,

it's a lot of fun for me to do.

I did it professionally one time

in an off Broadway show in New York

at the Vineyard Theater, which is near Union Square,

and it kinda gets on my husband's nerves from time to time.

[laughs]

Can Sonequa Martin-Green act?

Can I?

Y'all tell me.

Can I act?

Because I hope so.

[laughs]

It'd be awkward if I couldn't, right?

Okay, here we go, we've moved on to the does.

I'm gonna peel it backwards and see if it helps.

Does Sonequa Martin-Green have siblings?

I have lots of siblings.

I have one whole sister, and I have three half sisters,

but then also another sister.

There's a lot of sisters and it's all,

even though they're half, it's all real and I love them.

Does Sonequa Martin-Green have a son?

I do, I have a gorgeous, perfect, full of joy son

named Kenric Green the second.

Does Sonequa Martin-Green know martial arts?

Thank you for this question.

I appreciate you, thank you.

I don't know martial arts,

but I did study stage combat in college.

I was able to get certified in all eight weapons

that the Society of American Fight Directors offers,

which was a lot of fun.

Okay, what Sonequa Martin-Green, okay.

What nationality is Sonequa Martin-Green?

Okay, so I'm black,

but there is a lot of other stuff in my lineage.

I just did my DNA.

Did my DNA, what?

I had my DNA tested, okay?

And it did turn up that I'm mostly Nigerian.

There's some Cameroon in there.

There's Mali, but then there's also English, Scottish.

There's a little bit of Spain, tiny bit of France,

and I do also believe that there's a lot of Native

in my family too.

My mother has not had her DNA tested yet,

so once her blood is in the mix,

or well really, once her DNA is in the mix, I'll see,

'cause that's where the Native comes from, is from her side.

What sign is Sonequa Martin-Green?

I am an Aries.

I am the first day of Aries.

My birthday is March 21st.

Three two one, here I come, is what I like to say.

[laughs]

So because I'm the first day of Aries,

I guess I'm technically a Pisces-Aries cusp.

What language does Sonequa Martin-Green?

No, languages.

What languages does Sonequa Martin-Green?

Only English, which is unfortunate.

I know a little bit of ASL.

I can go through the alphabet really quickly.

I am in the process of learning French right now actually,

my husband and I, and I would love to learn Spanish as well.

And see, there I go because speak was right there.

I'm sitting here laughing at this when there was this.

That's on me, my bad.

But yeah, I hope I can speak English better one day also.

[laughs]

Is Sonequa Martin-Green related to, oh I already know!

Angela Bassett, I already knew that!

Okay, I have heard for so much of my life

that I look just like Angela Bassett,

that I look like a younger version of her.

I love her.

I looked up to her a lot when I was really little.

I would love to look like her, I think she's beautiful.

I think she's a queen.

I am not related to her though,

but maybe one day I'll play her daughter, how about that?

Is Sonequa Martin-Green leaving Discovery?

Mm-mm, mm-mm.

I mean, one day.

One day I guess we'll all leave Discovery, won't we?

Because one day, the show will be done,

but I don't anticipate leaving the show before it's done.

Is Sonequa Martin-Green, [gasps].

Wait, y'all.

I don't, I don't know what this is.

Wait, got it, I see it now.

[laughs]

See, this is the problem when you peel off the letters,

you don't see what it is.

It's Asian.

I am not Asian.

That would be cool if I was, but I am not.

I have also heard that my whole life.

Funny story, I was walking, I was walking outside

in New York City years ago on Halloween

and I was walking with my friends

and somebody yelled across the street,

Gots to be black and Asian.

[laughs]

Oh my goodness y'all,

I'm really bad at peeling these off, clearly.

Is Sonequa Martin-Green in Space Jam?

Yes I am.

I play LeBron's wife.

We're excited about that.

It was a lot of fun and I look forward to it coming out.

Oh my goodness, this is the last board?

Sonequa Martin-Green Instagram?

So I do have an Instagram.

I think my handle is therealsonequa, yeah it is.

I don't post a lot.

Yeah, I should probably post more but I don't.

Yeah and then, here we go, Sonequa Martin-Green Twitter?

So I have a Twitter too.

I think it's sonequamg.

This is craziness that I don't know my handle.

That goes to show you how often I am not on these platforms,

but yes, I do have a Twitter

that I also do not post enough on.

Sonequa Martin-Green autograph?

That's a thing.

I guess that exists sometimes.

Sonequa Martin-Green Sasha Williams?

Yeah, that's who I played on The Walking Dead.

Sonequa Martin-Green short hair?

Yeah, so this was kind of a thing.

I cut my hair recently.

This is actually the shortest my hair has been

in a really long time,

but my hair was becoming such a thing.

It was very long and took a lot to take care of.

I found myself at a period in my life

where I could not make sense of how much time it was taking.

I wanted to spend that time doing other things,

more important things.

So I cut it all off and it was the best thing ever.

[laughs]

Sonequa Martin-Green measurements?

What are you doing?

You...

No.

[laughs]

I don't know what they are right now

because I am freshly postpartum,

so they are very different than they were

before I was pregnant, which is a beautiful thing.

Sonequa Martin-Green Piers Morgan?

Y'all getting into it, huh?

Okay.

I was on with him and we got into a little bit of a debate.

It went well, I was glad that it happened.

I felt like it was necessary.

Thank you guys for asking all these questions.

Thank you for even asking questions at all,

I appreciate you and I hope you have a good one.

[board crashes]

I hope you have a good one, much love to you.

[laughs]

I can't be trusted throwing these boards.