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Persia White Born Persia White
October 25, 1972
Miami, Florida, U.S.Occupation Actress, singer Spouse Saul Williams (m. 2008–2009) Website persiawhite.com Persia White (born October 25, 1972) is an American actress and musician. White is known for playing free-spirited professional student Lynn Searcy on the long-running sitcom Girlfriends. She is also a member of the industrial rock band XEO3 and a solo singer, releasing her debut album Mecca in 2010.
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Early life and career
White was born in Miami, Florida, U.S. and raised in Nassau, Bahamas, and Miami. At the age of three, she earned a scholarship to the Nassau Civic Ballet Company. At age eight, she joined the Miami Coconut Grove Children's Theater. As a teen, White studied dance, acting, singing, and painting.[1]
She has appeared in various independent films, including Red Letters (opposite Peter Coyote) and the cult horror Blood Dolls. She starred in the made-for-TV movies Operation Sandman (opposite Ron Perlman), and Suddenly, opposite Kirstie Alley. Her television work includes guest starring roles on Angel, NYPD Blue, The Steve Harvey Show, Brooklyn South, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as a series regular role on Breaker High with co-star Ryan Gosling. In 2008, White appeared in The Fall of Night, as the character Dawn. She can also be seen in Chrisette Michele's video, "Be OK".
In addition to acting, White also co-produced the award-winning documentary Earthlings, narrated by Joaquin Phoenix.[2] In July of 2011, Persia won the award for Best Performance By An Actor in the American Black Film Festival for her work in Dysfunctional Friends. [3]
Advocacy
White, who is a vegan, is also a human rights and animal rights advocate, and environmentalist. She was honored by PETA as a 2005 Humanitarian of the Year.[1] She is a board member for the Humane Society of the United States, and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.[4] She is also an active member of Global Green and Farm Sanctuary.
Personal life
White has one daughter, Mecca, from a previous marriage.[5] (Mecca appeared on one episode of Girlfriends as the granddaughter of Maya's mother's boyfriend.) On February 29, 2008, White announced on her MySpace blog that she married her boyfriend, musician Saul Williams.[6] (On "Girlfriends," Williams portrayed her love interest Sivad.) On January 17, 2009, White announced via her MySpace blog that she and Williams were no longer together.[7]
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 1994 Blue Chips Uncredited 1996 Frankie D. 1999 Blood Dolls Black Baby 2000 Stalled Leanne Red Letters Vanessa Cody 2005 Earthlings - Co-producer 2007 The Fall of Night Dawn Everyday Joe Gina Co-producer 2009 Spoken Word Shea Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 NYPD Blue Margie Episode: "These Old Bones" Malibu Shores Listener Episode: "Hotline" Saved by the Bell: The New Class Heather Episode: "Little Hero" Goode Behavior Trish Episode: "Goode Grades" Suddenly Trina Television movie 1997 Weird Science Kim 1 episode The Burning Zone Episode: "Critical Mass" Sister, Sister Anya Episode: "Three the Heart Way" The Parent 'Hood Alexia "Tango & Cash" Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Molly Episode: "On the Road" 1997–1998 Breaker High Denise Williams Unknown episodes 1997–2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Girl #3
AuraEpisodes: "Welcome to the Hellmouth"
"The Harvest"
"Unaired Buffy the Vampire Slayer pilot"1998 Brooklyn South Cinnamon Episode: "Cinnamon Buns" Malcolm & Eddie Sharon Episode: "Bowl-a-Drama" 1999 The Steve Harvey Show Monique 1 episode Clueless Veronica Episode: "My Best Friend's Boyfriend" Another World Kineisha 'K.C.' Burrell Unknown episodes 2000 Operation Sandman Private Winslow Television movie 2000–2008 Girlfriends Lynn Searcy 172 episodes 2001 Angel Agnes "Aggie" Belfleur Episode: "Over the Rainbow" 2005 Unscripted Flirty Girl 1 episode 2012 The Vampire Diaries Abby Bennett Unknown episodes Discography
- Mecca (2009)
Award nominations
Year Award Result Category Series 2008 ALMA Award Nominated Outstanding Female Performance in a Comedy Television Series Girlfriends References
- ^ a b "Persia White: Biography". cwtv.com. http://cwtv.com/shows/girlfriends/cast/persia-white. Retrieved 2008-11-02.[dead link]
- ^ "Earthlings: Cast and Crew". earthlings.com. http://www.earthlings.com/earthlings/cast-crew.php. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^ "ABFF Announced 2011 Winners". abff.com. http://www.blackfilm.com/read/2011/07/abff-announces-2011-winners. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ "SSCS Board of Directors: Persia White". seashepherd.org. http://www.seashepherd.org/who-we-are/board-of-directors.html. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^ "Persia White Biography ((?)-)". filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/93/Persia-White.html. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Persia White: Official MySpace". myspace.com. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=19347697. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^ "Love Life and Friendship". blogs.myspace.com. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=19347697&blogID=464545735. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
External links
- Official site
- Persia White at the Internet Movie Database
- Persia White's Facebook Profile
- Official Persia White on Myspace
- Persia White on Twitter
- Persia White's biography on filmbug
- Persia White Interview on The Gregory Mantell Show
- Persia White's Youtube Channel
Music
- XEO3 Official Site
- XEO3 on Myspace
- XEO3 at Last.FM
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