Jasmine Guy
Jasmine Guy | |
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Spouse |
Terrence Duckett
(m. 1998; div. 2008) |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Warner Bros. |
Jasmine Chanel Guy[2] (born March 10, 1962)[3][4] is an American actress, singer, dancer and director. She portrayed Dina in the 1988 film School Daze and Whitley Gilbert-Wayne on the NBC The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World, which originally ran from 1987 to 1993. Guy won four consecutive NAACP Image Awards from 1990 through 1993 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on the show. She played Roxy Harvey on Dead Like Me and as Sheila "Grams" Bennett on The Vampire Diaries. She also played the role of Gemma on Grey's Anatomy.
Early life
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Jaye (
Acting career
Television roles
Guy began her television career with a non-speaking role, as a dancer, in seven episodes of the 1982 television series Fame under the direction of choreographer Debbie Allen.[7]
Guy today remains best known for her starring role as
In addition to her defining role on A Different World, she appeared in a 1991 episode of
Guy starred alongside
Film roles
Guy made her film debut in 1988 in Spike Lee's musical-drama film School Daze. She played the role of Dina, a member of the light-skinned, straight-haired African American women of Gamma Ray, a women's auxiliary to the Gamma Phi Gamma fraternity.[6] Filming on School Daze was completed before she joined the cast of A Different World. During the following year, she appeared as Dominique La Rue in Harlem Nights starring Eddie Murphy (who also directed), Richard Pryor, and Redd Foxx. In 1997, she provided the speaking voice of Sawyer in the Warner Bros. animated film Cats Don't Dance. In 2011, she appeared in the film October Baby. In 2015, she appeared in the film Big Stone Gap with Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Jenna Elfman, Anthony LaPaglia, Jane Krakowski, and Whoopi Goldberg. She starred in the short film My Nephew Emmett, which won the Student Academy Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2018.[15]
Stage
In 1987, Guy had a starring role in the off-Broadway hit musical Beehive, before traveling to France to appear in a similar musical review.
Guy directed the world premiere of
Music career
During the run of
Personal life
Guy had a close friendship with rapper Tupac Shakur. They met during his guest appearance on the sitcom A Different World in 1993.[20] Shakur recuperated at Guy's home after he was shot in 1994.[20] Guy appeared in his music video "Temptations" and later wrote his mother's biography, Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary.[21][22]
Guy married Terrence Duckett in August 1998, and the couple had one child, a daughter. On April 8, 2008, People reported that Guy and Duckett were divorcing after ten years of marriage due to irreconcilable differences. Guy and her daughter then moved to Guy's childhood hometown of Atlanta.[9]
Guy endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[23]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | School Daze | Dina | |
1989 | Runaway | Charlene 'Charlie' | TV movie |
Harlem Nights | Dominique La Rue | ||
1990 | A Killer Among Us | Theresa Hopkins | TV movie |
1992 | Stompin' at the Savoy | Alice | TV movie |
1993 | Boy Meets Girl | Lena | TV movie |
1995 | Klash | Blossom | |
1997 | Cats Don't Dance | Sawyer (voice) | |
Perfect Crime | Captain Darnell Russell | TV movie | |
1998 | Madeline | Narrator (voice) | |
1999 | Guinevere | Linda | |
Lillie | Sylvia | ||
2000 | The Law of Enclosures | - | |
Diamond Men | Tina | ||
2001 | Feast of All Saints | Juliet Mercier | TV movie |
Dying on the Edge | Micki | ||
2002 | Carrie [24] | Claire Murphy | TV movie |
2006 | The Heart Specialist | Aunt Burnetta | |
2007 | Rwanda Rising | Ephigenie Mukanyandwi (voice) | |
2008 | Tru Loved | Cynthia | |
2009 | Dead Like Me: Life After Death
|
Roxy Harvey | Video |
2010 | Stomp the Yard: Homecoming | Janice | |
Change in the Wind | Bessie Jordan (voice) | ||
2011 | Blossoms for Clara | Clara Dukes | Short |
October Baby | Nurse Mary | ||
2012 | Kasha and the Zulu King | Ngazi | TV movie |
What About Us? | Arlene Gomes | Short | |
2013 | Scary Movie 5 | Mrs. Brooks | |
2014 | My Other Mother | Evelyn | TV movie |
Big Stone Gap | Leah Grimes | ||
Ir/Reconcilable | Robye | Short | |
2015 | Sick People | Beatrice | |
2016 | Chasing Waterfalls | Salma | TV movie |
The Substitute Spy | G11 | ||
2017 | My Nephew Emmett | Elizabeth Wright | Short |
Wrapped Up In Christmas | Elise Nash | TV movie | |
2018 | The Christmas Pact | Nadia | TV movie |
2019 | Illegal Rose | Rose | Short |
2020 | Open | Betty | TV movie |
2021 | Liam White: The Forgettable Life of Liam White | Rene White | |
2022 | Vanished: Searching for My Sister | Detective Hill | TV movie |
A Wesley Christmas | Sylvia Wesley | ||
The Lady Makers | Emma | ||
2023 | A Wesley Christmas Wedding | Sylvia Wesley | TV movie |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | Fame | Fame Dancer | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
1986 | The Equalizer | Gloria | Episode: "Out of the Past" |
1987 | At Mother's Request | Bank Teller | Episode: "Part 1 & 2" |
1987-93 | A Different World | Whitley Gilbert-Wayne | Main Cast |
1990 | Soul Train | Herself | Episode: "Snap/E.U./Jasmine Guy" |
1991 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Kayla Samuels | Episode: "Love at First Fight" |
1993 | Alex Haley's Queen | Easter | Main Cast |
1994 | A Century of Women | Family Member | Episode: "Part 1 & 2" |
1995 | Melrose Place | Caitlin Mills | Recurring Cast: Season 3
|
NYPD Blue | LaVonna Runnels | Episode: "Heavin' Can Wait" | |
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Jonae (voice) | Episode: "Rumpelstiltskin" | |
1995-97 | Touched by an Angel | Kathleen | Recurring Cast: Season 2-3 |
1996 | Living Single | Dr. Jessica Bryce | Episode: "Shrink to Fit" |
America's Dream | Elna Du Vaul | Episode: "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black" | |
The Outer Limits | Captain Teri Washington | Episode: " The Heist "
| |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Angela Winters | Episode: "The People vs. Lois Lane" | |
1996-03 | Intimate Portrait | Herself | Recurring Guest |
1997 | Malcolm & Eddie | Paige | Episode: "Two Men and a Baby" |
1998 | Celebrity Profile | Herself | Episode: "Diahann Carroll" |
1998-00 | Linc's | Courtney Goode | Guest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
1999 | Any Day Now | Aunt Kiki | Episode: "Blue" |
Ladies Man | Allegra | Recurring Cast: Season 1 | |
Partners | Amanda | Episode: "A Beautiful Day" | |
2000 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Frog Princess Lylah (voice) | Episode: "The Frog Princess" |
2001 | Journeys in Black | Herself | Episode: "Patti LaBelle" |
Between the Lions | Herself | Episode: "Humph! Humph! Humph!" | |
2002 | Inside TV Land | Herself | Episode: "Inside TV Land: Taboo TV" |
The Parkers | Delilah | Episode: "Lights, Camera, Action" | |
2002-04 | Cyberchase | Various Voices (voice) | Guest Cast: Season: 1-3 |
2003-04 | Dead Like Me | Roxy Harvey | Main Cast |
2005 | Between the Lions | Herself | Episode: "Pigs, Pigs, Pigs/The Three Little Pigs" |
2006 | That's So Raven | Pistáche | Episode: "Checkin' Out" |
2009 | My Parents, My Sister & Me | Keela Goldman | Episode: "Starting Over" |
2009-17 | The Vampire Diaries | Sheila Bennett | Recurring Cast: Season: 1 & 3–5 & 8 |
2010 | Andrew Young Presents | Bessie Jordan (voice) | Episode: "Change in the Wind" |
Drop Dead Diva | Judge Nona Daniels | Episode: "Last Year's Model" | |
2012 | Let's Stay Together | Herself | Episode: "Dancing with the Stars" |
2014 | Oprah: Where Are They Now? | Herself | Episode: "A Different World Cast Reunion" |
2014-15 | If Loving You Is Wrong
|
Mattaline | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
2015-16 | Unsung Hollywood | Herself | Recurring Guest |
2016 | Being | Herself | Episode: "Jasmine Guy" |
Zoe Ever After | Barbara Jean Johnson | Episode: "2 Weddings and an Ass Whooping" | |
2016−17 | K.C. Undercover | Erica | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
2017 | Who Killed Tupac? | Herself | Episode: "Devil in a Red Suit" |
2017-18 | Superstition | Aunt Nancy | Recurring Cast |
The Quad | Ella Grace Caldwell | Recurring Cast | |
2019 | Grey's Anatomy | Gemma Larson | Guest: Season 16
|
2021 | Reunion Road Trip | Herself | Episode: "It's a Different World" |
History of the Sitcom | Herself | Episode: "Facing Race" & "Freaks, Geeks & Outsiders" | |
2021-23 | Harlem | Patricia | Recurring Cast |
2022 | Tales | Ms. Gloria | Episode: "Hot In Here" |
2023 | Chronicles of Jessica Wu | Barbara Baldwin | Main Cast: Season 3 |
Music Videos
Year | Song Title | Artist |
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1986 | "Someone like You" | Sylvester |
1989 | "Liberian Girl" | Michael Jackson |
1990 | "Lift Every Voice and Sing" | Melba Moore |
1995 | "Temptations" | 2Pac
|
Discography
Albums
- Jasmine Guy (1990)
Singles
- "Try Me" (1990)
- "Another Like My Lover" (1991)
- "Just Want to Hold You" (1991)
- "Don't Want Money" (1991)
References
- ISBN 9780879307448. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "THEY FLEXIN". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ Intelius People Search
- ISBN 9781442242746. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ Thompson, Kevin D. (July 30, 2008). "Jasmine Guy: Flashback Friday - The star of "A Different World" on being Whitley, her impending divorce, and growing up biracial". Essence. New York City: Essence Communications.
- ^ a b Bernstein, Fred (November 9, 1987). "After Years of Trying to Fit In, Actress Jasmine Guy at Last Finds Happiness in A Different World". People. Vol. 28\number=19. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ McClatchy Company. p. 39. Retrieved January 30, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Cadet, Danielle (September 21, 2017). "Whitley's World: A Brief History of Bad and Boujee Black Girl Style". Andscape. ESPN. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ a b Holman, Curt (2010-01-28). "Speakeasy with Jasmine Guy". Creative Loafing Atlanta. CL Inc. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- Tribune Media Services. April 12, 1992. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "Credits | the People Speak". Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- Tronc. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ DiNunno, Gina (May 26, 2010). "Drop Dead Diva Casts Jasmine Guy and Lauren Stamile". TV Guide. New York City: NTVB Media.
- TV Guide Magazine. New York City: NTVB Media. Archived from the originalon September 23, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "Kevin Wilson's MY NEPHEW EMMETT Joins Academy's Live Action Short Film Shortlist". Broadway World. December 15, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (April 6, 2009). "Jasmine Guy to Sing Blues for an Alabama Sky at True Colors". Playbill. London, England. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- Turner Broadcasting Systems. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Curt, Holman (August 16, 2010). "True Colors Theatre hires Jasmine Guy as full-time staffer". Creative Loafing. Creative Loafing Inc. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ Creative Loafing Event Calendar
- ^ a b Anderson, Joel (2020-02-14). "Slow Burn season 3, episode 1: Against the World". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary by Jasmine Guy". PublishersWeekly.com. February 1, 2004. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ Hochman, Steve (September 24, 1995). "2Pac's Pals Turn Out for Tupac-Less Video". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Jasmine Guy speaks in Support of Bernie Sanders during the Democratic... News Photo - Getty Images".
- ^ Taylor, Robert (October 26, 2006). "Reflections: Talking with Bryan Fuller". Comic Book Resources. Valnet Inc. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
External links
- Jasmine Guy at IMDb
- Jasmine Guy at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jasmine Guy at the Internet Off-Broadway Database