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Revision as of 23:25, 15 August 2006
Jasmine Guy (born March 10, 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actress. She is most well known for her starring role as Whitley Gilbert in the television series A Different World. She also had a starring role in Dead Like Me as Roxy. In the cartoon Cyberchase, Jasmine has lent her voice to two characters, Ava, the queen of the cybersite Symmetria and Ms. Fileshare, the Cybrarian. She also played Dominique La Rue in 1989's "Harlem Nights," starring Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor. In the film, Harlem "Sugar" Ray (Pryor) is the owner of an illegal casino, who contend with the pressures of vicious gangster and corrupt policemen who want to see him go out of business in 1920s Harlem. Guy played the girlfriend of the group's nemisis set out to seduce and kill Murphy.
In the spring of 2006, Jasmine spoke to the graduating class at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and revealed that she will record a second album. She commented that of all the entertainment industries, the music one was the wortst. She will sell her new album online herself and not through a major label, not unlike Prince.
Biography
- Raised Atlanta, Georgia
- Born to an African-American father and a European-American mother
- Attended the former Northside High School in Atlanta, Ga. which is now called North Atlanta High School
- released her self-titled debut album in 1990, which spawned 3 Billboard Top 100 hits: "Try Me", "Another Like My Lover", and "Just Want To Hold You"
- Studied dance at Alvin Ailey American Dance Center in New York City
Radio
- Recorded a public service announcement for Deejay Ra's 'Hip-Hop Literacy' campaign, encouraging reading of books about Tupac
Albums
| Album cover | Album information |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Album | US | US R&B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Try Me" | Jasmine Guy | - | 14 |
| 1991 | "Another Like My Lover" | Jasmine Guy | 66 | 9 |
| 1991 | "Just Want To Hold You (with James Ingram)" | Jasmine Guy | 34 | 3 |
| 1991 | "Don't Want Money" | Jasmine Guy | - | - |
Stage
Guy has performed in several Broadway shows, appearing as Crow in The Wiz, Mickey in Leader of the Pack, Betty Rizzo in Grease and Velma Kelly in Chicago.