Jasmine Guy

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BIRTHDAY

March 10, 1964

Boston, MA

RECENT CREDITS

Tru Loved (FILM) Oct. 17, 2008

Diamond Men (FILM) Jan. 1, 2000

Guinevere (FILM) Jan. 22, 1999

Cats Don't Dance (FILM) Mar. 28, 1997

Kla$h (FILM) Jan. 1, 1997

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BIOGRAPHY

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While she appeared in several notable features in the 1980s and 1990s, TV was the star-making venue for Jasmine Guy. A multi-talented performer, Boston-born Guy began her career as a dancer for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. She moved to acting and television, however, with a part in the TV film At Mother's Request (1987) and a starring role as snooty co-ed beauty Whitley in The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World (1987-1993). During the show's six season run, Guy also made her feature film debut in Spike Lee's politically charged college comedy/musical School Daze (1988) and co-starred in Eddie Murphy's ill-fated Harlem Nights (1989). Guy further revealed her range in TV movies Runaway (1989), A Killer Among Us (1990), and Stompin' at the Savoy (1992). After A Different World ended in 1993, Guy continued to be a regular TV presence with numerous guest star roles throughout the 1990s, particularly on Melrose Place and NYPD Blue. Guy also returned to the stage as a musical theater actress in touring companies of Grease and Chicago, played a major role in the feature thriller Kla$h (1995), and made a brief appearance as one of Stephen Rea's former female protégées in the 1999 Sundance Film Festival prizewinner Guinevere. Guy is married and has one child.

~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide

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Inside the Turks & Caicos International Film Festival with Jas...

Oct. 20, 2006

Talk about A Different World: from a teen stint in the Alvin Ailey dance troupe to the sitcom role in the Cosby spin-off that made her famous to show-stopping turns on stage in “Grease” and “Chicago,” actress Jasmine Guy has had a rich and varied career on the spotlight. But this year she’s taken on a brand-new behind-the-scenes role as the executive director of the Turks & Cai...

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EXTRA: In Italy, Jeff Fahey Is the Last Action Hero

Posted: Mar. 1, 2000

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