Jasmine’s net worth
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What is Jasmine Guy’s net worth?
Jasmine Guy is an American actress, singer and dancer with a net worth of US$4 million. Jasmine Guy’s most famous works are “School Traze”, “Another World” and later “The Vampire Diaries”.
early life
Gay was born on March 10, 1962 in Boston, Massachusetts. She is African American and Portuguese. She grew up near Collier Heights in Atlanta, Georgia. Her mother, Jaye Rudolph, was a high school teacher, and her father, Pastor William Vincent Guy, was the pastor of the historic Atlanta Friendship Baptist Church. He also teaches philosophy and religion at a local university.
Gay attended North End Performing Arts High School, where she developed an interest in acting and dancing. At the age of 17, she moved to New York City and studied dance at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center.
Profession
Guy first acted as a dancer in seven episodes of “Fame” in 1982. She continued to audition for roles until she made a major breakthrough in the “Cosby Show” spin-off drama “A Different World”. The show aired on NBC from 1987 to 1993, and Guy appeared in every episode. In addition to directing one episode, she also wrote three episodes of the show. Although she originally started the show as a co-star, after she left the show, she later replaced the original star Lisa Bonet. Because of her work on the show, Gay was nominated and won the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Comedy Series Outstanding Actress Image Award for six consecutive times.
In “Another World”, Guy continued to appear in other performance projects. In 1988, she made her debut in Spike Lee’s “School Daze.” Later, she starred in “Harlem Night” with Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy and Reid Fox. She appeared in “Fresh Prince Bel-Air”, “Stompin’ at the Savoy” and “Queen”. She also starred in two episodes of “Melrose Place” and “Single Life”. She also played a regular role in “Moved by Angels” and lent her voice to “Internet Chase.”
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In 2003, Guy appeared in the two seasons of “Dead Like Me”. She was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in the 2005 American Association for the Advancement of Colored Image Awards Drama Series. Later, she starred in “Rising from the Dead: Life After Death” released in 2009. In 2011, she starred in “October Bay” and in 2015, she starred in “Boulder Gorge”. From 2009 to 2017, Gay starred in a repeated role in the CW series “The Vampire Diaries”, where she played the role of Sheila “Gems” Bennett. In 2017, she starred in the lifetime Christmas movie “Secret Santa”.
Throughout her career, Gay has also appeared in many dramas. In 1987, she starred in the popular song “Beehive” outside of Broadway and appeared in many Broadway shows such as “The Wiz”, “Leader of the Pack”, “Grease” and “Chicago”. She returned to the stage in 2009 and starred in “The Blues of Alabama Sky.”
Gay has also tried directing, directing the world premiere of “My Dream” in 2010. Attend their first centennial celebration. In 2011, she starred in “The Fool of Love” with Kenny Leon. She also joined True Colors Theatre Company in 2010 as a production director.
personal life
Guy married Terrence Duckett in August 1998. They gave birth to a daughter named Imani in 1999. In 2008, it was reported that the couple divorced after ten years of marriage on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. Gay and her daughter then moved back to Atlanta.
Jasmine is a close friend of the late rappers Tupac Shakur and OJ Simpson.
