Jasmine Guy Biography

Fast Facts

• She received six NAACP Image Awards for her role as Whitley Gilbert on "A Different World․"
• She moved to New York City at 17 to study dance at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center
• Her TV career began with a non-speaking role in the series "Fame․"
• Quote: "I really just want my little girl to grow into a happy, wonderful woman․ However, I can do that whether it's by guiding her or staying out of her way when I need to - that's the most important thing to me right now․"
• While starring in the TV series "A Different World," she wrote three episodes and directed one
• In the 1990s, she released a self-titled debut album that spawned three singles
• She helped Tupac Shakur's mother, Afeni, write a biography about her life as an ex-Black Panther