Birthday: March 10, 1962 (Pisces)
Born In: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Jasmine Guy is an American actress, dancer, singer, and director who is known for her role of Whitley Gilbert in NBC’s ‘The Cosby Show’ spin-off ‘A Different World’ and Roxy in ‘Dead Like Me’. Born to a white mother and a black father, the actress is biracial. While she is dark-skinned, many feel that her skin tone is not “dark enough” to be considered black. Owing to this, she was often bullied in her school by other black students. As a biracial young woman, she struggled a lot while trying to establish herself in the show business as well. After learning dancing at Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, New York, she made her debut in the TV series ‘Fame’ as a dancer. Her film debut was in the movie ‘School Daze’. She also acted on stage in several Broadway, Off-Broadway and other productions. Apart from her acting career, she has also gained popularity for her singing. She released her debut album named ‘Jasmine Guy’ (1990) which reached #143 on the US Top 200 Album Chart. She married Terrence Duckett and was blessed with a daughter named Imani. The couple divorced in 2008, after being married for a decade.
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Age: 62 Years, 62 Year Old Females
Spouse/Ex-: Terrence Duckett (m. 1998 - div. 2008)
father: William Guy
mother: Jaye Rudolph
children: Imani Duckett
Born Country: United States
African American Actress Actresses
Height: 5'2" (157 cm), 5'2" Females
Ancestry: Portuguese American
City: Boston
U.S. State: Massachusetts
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She has a sister named Monica Guy, who was also her stand-in on the set of the TV series ‘A Different World’. At the age of seventeen, she moved to New York and joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Center to study dance.
Jasmine Guy began her career in 1982, with the television series ‘Fame,’ in which she portrayed a non-speaking role of a dancer. She made her Broadway debut in the revival of ‘The Wiz’ in 1984. In the ensuing years, she appeared in many television series and theatrical productions.
Her film credits include roles in ‘Cats Don't Dance’ (1997), ‘October Baby’ (2011), and ‘Big Stone Gap’ (2015). She has also appeared in several Broadway productions, including ‘Leader of the Pack’, ‘Chicago’, and ‘Living Single’.
She directed the world premiere of the opera ‘I Dream’ in July 2010, and the play ‘The Colored Museum’ for True Colors in 2011.
On August 22, 1998, Jasmine Guy married her boyfriend, actor Terrence Duckett, and the couple welcomed a daughter named Imani in 1999. Her decade-long marriage ended in 2008, due to irreconcilable differences between the two. She received all she had requested for in her filing, including her daughter’s sole custody.
She was good friends with slain rapper Tupac Shakur, whom she had met through her co-star on ‘A Different World’, Jada Pinkett Smith.
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