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American actress, director, singer, and dancer (born 1962)

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Within Vinony's link graph, Jasmine Guy is referenced by 225 other articles, and connects out to Atlanta, Tupac Shakur and The Vampire Diaries.

It is catalogued under topics including 1962 births, 20th-century African-American actresses and 20th-century African-American women singers.

Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.

Film & TV

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Jasmine Guy (born March 10, 1962) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She is best known for her starring role as Whitley Gilbert in the television sitcom A Different World and Roxy in Dead Like Me. From Wikipedia

Known for

  • Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery — Anita Pierce2026
  • Noah's Arc: The Movie2025
  • Not Another Church Movie — Miss Mildew2024
  • A Wesley South African Christmas — Sylvia Wesley2024
  • A Wesley Christmas Wedding — Sylvia Wesley2023
  • Poker Face — Norma Kazinsky2023
  • Vanished: Searching for My Sister — Detective Hill2022
  • A Wesley Christmas — Sylvia Wesley2022
  • The Lady Makers2022
  • The Sherri Shepherd Show — Self - Guest2022

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Key facts

Born
Jasmine Chanel Guy , ( 1962-03-10 ) March 10, 1962 (age 64) , Boston , Massachusetts , U.S.
Occupations
Actress singer dancer director
Years active
1982–present
Known for
Whitley Gilbert-Wayne – A Different World , Roxy Harvey – Dead Like Me , Sawyer - Cats Don't Dance
Spouse
Terrence Duckett, ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1998 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2008 ) ​
Awards
NAACP Image Award – (1989, 1991–1993) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series ( A Different World ) , Primetime Emmy Award – (2023) Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series ( Chronicles of Jessica Wu )
Origin
Atlanta , Georgia , U.S.
Genres
R&B pop new jack swing country
Label
Warner Bros.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jasmine
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Boston
Occupation
film director
Languages spoken
American English
Notable work
A Different World
Hair colour
black hair
Official website
www.iamjasmineguy.com
Image
Jasmine Guy.jpg
Number of children
1
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date of birth
1964-00-00
ethnic group
African Americans
Commons category
Jasmine Guy
start of work period
1982-00-00
name in native language
Jasmine Guy
sexual orientation
heterosexuality
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Encyclopedic overview

Jasmine Chanel Guy (born March 10, 1962) 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

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