Jasmine Guy born March 10, [2] [3] is an American actress , director , singer and dancer. Her mother, the former Jaye Rudolph born , was a former high-school teacher, and her father, the Reverend William Guy born , was pastor of the historic Friendship Baptist Church of Atlanta, which served as an early home to Spelman College ; he was also a college instructor in philosophy and religion. Guy began her television career with a non-speaking role, as a dancer, in seven episodes of the television series Fame under the direction of choreographer Debbie Allen. Guy today remains best known for her starring role as Whitley Gilbert in the television sitcom A Different World. Guy wrote three episodes of the show and directed one, in addition to appearing in every episode: she started as a co-star, but ended up replacing the show's original star Lisa Bonet , who left the series.
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Jasmine Guy
Jasmine Guy is currently single. She was once married to Terrence Duckett in August The couple welcomed a daughter named Imani on March 28, This relationship was going well but they could not hold it any longer. On April 8, , this couple announced their divorce after ten years of marriage due to irreconcilable differences. After her divorce, she along with her daughter resides in her childhood hometown of Atlanta. Jasmine Guy is an American actress, singer, director, and dancer. She is currently 57 years old. Her father was also a college instructor in philosophy and religion.
Thirty years ago, we were introduced to Whitley Marion Gilbert. Whitley grew on us, of course. Years after the show that introduced black college culture to the mainstream, Whitley — especially via YouTube and Netflix — still feels very present. And the woman who brought her to life — the triple threat that is Jasmine Guy — is back three decades later. She reminds me of a Charlayne Hunter-Gault.
