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• Erdenetuya Seagal is a professional Mongolian-American ballroom dancer, interpreter and actor
• She married Hollywood star Steven Seagal in 2009
• Not much is known about her early life, family background, and formal education
• She and Steven have a son, Kunzang Seagal, as well as 7 other children from his previous marriages
• Steven Seagal has a net worth of $22 million and they own a 12-acre estate in Scottsdale, Arizona

Erdenetuya Seagal, who goes by her stage name ”Ellee” in the USA, is a professional Mongolian-American ballroom dancer, interpreter, and actor. She has bagged numerous accolades in many prestigious dancing contests in the course of her career. She came into the radar of the media after she married the prolific veteran Hollywood star Steven Seagal in 2009. Seagal is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist and musician, who captivated the American audience in the ‘90s era with his action movies that incorporated martial arts.

Early life, Family, Education, And Career

In regards to Erdenetuya Seagal’s date of birth, parents, childhood and siblings not many precise details are available; therefore, her exact age and zodiac sign remain elusive. No light has been shed on her early life, family background, and formal education as she has kept most of the information to herself.

However, it is known that Erdenetuya Seagal is of Asian descent. She was born in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and her native birth-name is Erdenetuya Batsukh. At an early age, her passion for dance led her to ”Children’s Palace” in her home town, where she started her rigorous dance training, and later chose her profession as a dancer. Soon she excelled in ballroom dancing, which is a kind of partnership dance where couples, using step-patterns, move rhythmically, expressing the characteristics of music. She participated in and won numerous dance contests, and is considered one of the best female dancers of Mongolia. Her good physique, determination, and persistence saw her achieve a glorious space in the Mongolian history of dancers.

In addition to being a professional dancer, Elle has also served as a language interpreter.

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For around five years she had worked as Steven Seagal’s assistant and language interpreter. Her first on-screen presence was in a biographical TV series documentary ”E! True Hollywood Story” launched in 2002. After that, she made her acting debut when she appeared as Tuya Alexander alongside her husband in the action movie “General Commander”, released in 2019.

Erdenetuya’s figure is elegant, slick, and beautiful. She stands at a height which is around 5ft 9ins (1.80m) and maintains her slim build. She has exquisite black hair and black eyes.

Erdenetuya Batsukh holds Mongolian as well as American citizenship.

Meeting With Steven Seagal, And Marriage

Despite the diversity in terms of nationality, ethnicity, culture, and religion, the couple came together and set out to become a perfect epitome of mutual understanding. The account of their meeting is pretty interesting.

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In 2002 Steven was touring Mongolia assessing the filming location, and to garner funds so that he could finance a movie about Genghis Khan, the brutal historical founder of the Mongol Empire. It was then when Erdenetuya Batsukh met Steven Seagal, working as his guide, assistant and interpreter for five years. Working for that long period of time in proximity let them know each other pretty well, hence they turned their relationship from professional to personal. They married in 2009, and not long after that, on 17 September 2009 their son, Kunzang Seagal was born.

Family, Personal life, And Social Media Activity

As the fourth wife of Steven, Erdenetuya is also a step-mom to six more children. Steven’s previous three partners were Kelly Le Brock, Adrienne La Russa, and Miyako Fujitani.

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His other six children are Dominic Seagal, Arissa LeBrock, Annaliza Seagal, Kunzang Seagal, Kentaro Seagal, Ayako Fujitani and Savannah Seagal.

As for now, Erdenetuya doesn’t seem to be involved on any social media. However, it’s not difficult to come by her pictures online, as she appears frequently on her husband’s Instagram.

They both seem to get along with each other quite well, pretty evident from Steven Seagal’s social media accounts on which he posts various stories of their family tours and social outings.

Erdenetuya often writes on Steven’s official Facebook page – in one such post, she mentioned him as the ‘sunshine of her life’ on the occasion of his birthday.

They presently dwell in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Steven Seagal

Born on 10th April 1952, under the zodiac sign of Aries, in Lansing, Michigan USA,  Steven Frederic Seagal holds Americam nationality.

He’s popularly known for his contributions to the American entertainment industry. His height is 6ft 4ins (1.95m).

Steven Seagal inherits Jewish-Russian ancestry from his father Samuel Steven Seagal, and from his mother Patricia Seagal(1930–2003), he is of Dutch-German-English origin. He has a sister in Canada whose name is Brenda Seagal.

When he was five his family moved to Fullerton, California, and he attended ‘Buena Park High School’. At seven years of age, he commenced his martial arts training under the renowned karate author and instructor Fumio Demura, and in 1964 he began training in the Japanese martial art aikido, under the guidance of Harry Ishisaka. During his early adulthood, he decided to shift to Japan along with his father, and dedicate his life to further develop his martial arts skills.

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After some years he was able to reach the rank of a 7th Dan in Aikido, and in 1974 he returned to California where he met Miyako Fujitani, a second-degree black belt, and daughter of an Osaka aikido master. He again went to Osaka with her, married, had a son and daughter, and began teaching at the school owned by Miyako’s family. He is often stated as the first foreigner to own and operate an Aikido dojo in Japan.

His first entry into Hollywood took place when he became a martial arts co-ordinator for the 1982 movie ”The Challenge”. In 1983 he again served as a martial arts co-ordinator, for the James Bond film ”Never Say Never Again.”

His acting career didn’t take flight until 1987, when he was cast in director Andrew Davis’s film ”Above the Law”, which was highly appreciated by action fans and received complimentary critiques; he was already thirty-six when he made is acting debut. After this, his subsequent movies ”Hard to Kill”, ”Out for Justice”, and ”Marked for Death” made him an action hero and a national superstar.

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‘’Under Siege”, the 1992 blockbuster, is conceivably his best film to date, that won the hearts of both critics and fans.  Its box office collection was $156 million.

As Steven’s box-office power grew, he started to infuse his perception and spiritual beliefs about the exploitation of the environment in his films such as ”On Deadly Ground” and ”Fire Down Below”, but which were poorly received by critics. The first was his directing debut, and the second movie saw ”Warner Bros” end their contact with him. After this, he returned to movies of action genre, portraying an agent of CIA, Special Forces or Black Ops which further established him on his track to fame and success.

Apart from his movies, he even worked as Reserve Deputy Chief in the Jefferson Parish, and appeared in the reality television series, ”Steven Seagal: Lawman” on the A&E Network in 2009, which follows his work in the Louisiana Sheriff’s Office, which aired for several seasons.

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He also produced and starred in a 13 episode television series, “True Justice”.

In addition to being an actor and a martial art expert, Steven has a persona as a dedicated guitarist. ”Songs from the Crystal Cave”, which is his debut album, was released in 2005, and his second album, ”Mojo Priest”, in 2006.

Steven Seagal has been a part of many ventures and endorsements. In 2005, he began marketing an energy drink called “Lightning Bolt”, an aftershave called “Scent of Action”, and a couple of knives and weapons. In 2013, he announced that he would work with the Russian firearms manufacturing company ORSIS to develop a signature long-range rifle. He is also in partnership with an organic company known as “Young Living Essential Oils”

In 1995, he won the Golden Rasberry Awards for Worst Director, but in 1999 he was honored with a ”PETA Humanitarian Award”.

He co-authored a book with Tom Morrissey entitled “The Way of The Shadow Wolves

He is an activist and a supporter of the Tibetan independence movement. Many may not know that one of his Buddhist instructors, Penor Rinpoche, had declared Steven as a reincarnation of a Buddhist Lama.

Seagal has citizenship of two countries other than United States of America. On 3rd November 2016, Steven acquired Russian citizenship, and on 10th January 2016 Serbian citizenship.

His Instagram account ‘‘Seagalofficial’‘ has more than 305,000 followers as of 2020.

Steven Seagal’s Marriages

Steven Seagal has married four women and has seven kids – Erdeneturya is his fourth life. He was married to a martial artist, Miyako Fujitani (1974-1987), actress Adrienne La Russa (1984-1987), and another actress, Kelly LeBrock (1987-1996).

Allegations and Lawsuits Against Steven Seagal

Steven Seagal has faced a series of accusations and cases about his involvement in sexual misconduct. His name also lies among those Hollywood actors who were stigmatized and denounced in the ”# Me Too” movement.

These rape allegations have always been denied by Steven. In one interview he was asked about the rape, and as a result he walked out, leaving the interview. Elle also has not broken her silence regarding these issues.

Net Worth

Given that Erdenetuya is a very talented professional dancer, she might have a pretty decent income. However, her actual net worth is still unknown, but she prefers to travel in business class, and stay in the luxurious hotels.

According to sources, Steven Seagal gathered a net worth of $22 million from his films, TV programs, music, business ventures, etc. Steven and his wife share a luxurious 12-acre estate situated at Scottsdale, Arizona, valued at $3.5 million, a farm in Montana, and a Colonial mansion valued at $1.5 million in Tennessee. They bought their home in Arizona in 2010. and in 2019 they had put it for sale.

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Details About Jake Lacy: How is Pete from The Office doing now?

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Who is Jake Lacy?

American actor Jameson Griffin ‘Jake’ Lacy was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts USA, on 14 February 1986, making Aquarius his zodiac sign. He’s had roles in 35 TV series and movies, and is probably known best for playing Richard Semco in the 2015 romantic film “Carol”, which Todd Haynes directed, and which starred Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara and Sarah Paulson. Set in New York City in the 1950s, the film follows a young female photographer who’s fallen in love with an elderly woman, and it won 76 of its 337 award nominations, including six Oscar nominations for Best Achievement in Costume Design, Best Achievement in Cinematography and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Cate Blanchett), amongst others.

Jake’s still active in the movie industry, and is currently shooting for the upcoming mini-series “Apples Never Fall” and the movie “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial”.

Education and early life

Jake was raised in Pittsford, Vermont by his parents, about whom not many details have been disclosed because they prefer to stay away from media; Jake’s yet to mention whether or not he has siblings, and thus is believed to be an only child.

He was interested in playing sports while attending a local high school in Pittsford, and was on his school’s baseball team; Jake also appeared in a couple of school plays, but at that time had no plan to pursue a career in the film industry.

He matriculated in 2004, and then enrolled at the University of North Carolina’s School of the Arts, from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 2008; prior to making a name for himself in the film industry, Jake worked as a waiter, bartender and gym receptionist.

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Roles in TV series

Jake’s debut TV series role was playing Chip in a 2008 episode of the soap opera “Guiding Light”, and in 2010 and 2011, he played Casey in 22 episodes of the comedy “Better with You”, created by Shana Goldberg-Meehan, and which starred JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Jennifer Finnigan and Josh Cooke. It follows two sisters who are in different stages of their relationships – the series was nominated for only a single award.

Jake attracted a lot of attention with his portrayal of Pete Miller in 21 episodes (2012-2013) of the critically acclaimed comedy “The Office”, which starred John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and Steve Carell, and was created by Ricky Gervais and Greg Daniels. It follows the lives of several work colleagues, the series aired from 2005 through 2013 and won 56 of its 251 award nominations. In 2013 and 2014, Jake appeared in an episode of the comedies “The Goodwin Games”, “The Michael J. Fox Show”, and “The McCarthys”.

In 2015 and 2016, he played Fran Parker in 12 episodes of the popular comedy “Girls”, which Lena Dunham created, and starred in alongside Allison Williams and Jemima Kirke. It follows the lives of several girls in their 20s, the series aired from 2012 through 2017, and won 21 of its 145 award nominations.

Jake’s three most recent TV series roles have been in two episodes of the 2020 biographical historical drama “Mrs America”, six episodes of the 2021 comedy “The White Lotus”, and all nine episodes of the 2022 biographical crime mini-series “A Friend of the Family”.

Roles in movies

Jake’s debut film role was playing Nathan in the 2010 short romantic comedy “C’est Moi”, and his following role came in 2014, when cast to play the main character Max in the hit romantic comedy “Obvious Child”, written and directed by Gillian Robespierre, and which also starred Gaby Hoffman and Jenny Slate. It follows a comedienne in her 20s who’s just learned that she’s pregnant – the film won 10 of its 39 award nominations.

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A couple of Jake’s following roles were in the 2014 sports comedy “Balls Out”, the 2015 romantic fantasy comedy “Love the Coopers” and the 2016 romantic comedy “How to Be Single”. Also in 2016, he played Forde in the critically acclaimed drama “Miss Sloane”, which John Madden directed, and which starred Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mark Strong and Jessica Chastain,. It follows the life of the best lobbyist in Washington State, Elizabeth Sloane, and the film won one of its 11 award nominations.

Jake’s three most recent film roles have been in the 2021 biographical drama “Being the Ricardos”, the 2021 science fiction comedy “Space”, and the 2022 mystery science fiction drama “Significant Other”.

Other credits

Jake was featured in the 2022 TV special “The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards”.

Some of his most recent talk-show appearances have been in “Made in Hollywood”, “Entertainment Tonight” and “Live with Kelly and Ryan”.

Awards and nominations

Jake’s won one of his nine award nominations: a 2021 Pena de Prata Award for Best Ensemble in a Limited Series, for his and his colleagues’ performance in “The White Lotus”. He was also nominated for a 2022 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series, also for “The White Lotus”.

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Love life and relationships

Although quite secretive when it comes to speaking about his love life in public, it’s been revealed that Jake’s a married man. He and non-celebrity American Lauren Deleo exchanged vows in a private ceremony in Dorset, Vermont on 22 August 2015; the wedding was attended by only their closest friends and family members – it was only revealed a couple of months later that the two had married. Jake and Lauren have two sons together, but their birthdates and names haven’t been disclosed, because their parents want them to be able to lead normal lives.

Jake’s yet to mention the women whom he had been with prior to meeting Lauren, he’s married to Lauren Deleo as of April 2023, and they have two sons together.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Jake loves to eat Italian food, and his favorites are spaghetti and pizza.

He’s quite active on Instagram, and numbers over 80,000 followers on the social media network, although he’s posted only 31 pictures and videos onto it, with most of these showing him during his everyday life.

Jake works out at the gym every day, thus his muscular body; he’s revealed that he doesn’t follow a diet, and that working out as often as he does allows him to eat whatever he wants, whenever he wants.

He’s been to many US states and various countries around the world, both for work and pleasure; Jake mostly likes to travel to London, England.

His favorite actor is Christian Bale, while some of his favorite movies include “American Psycho”, “The Machinist” and “The Dark Knight”.

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Height, eyes and wealth

Jake’s age is 37. He has brown eyes and hair, is 5ft 9ins (1.77m) tall and weighs about 170lbs (78kgs).

Jake’s net worth’s been estimated at over $500,000, as of April 2023.

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How is Lucas Black doing now? About His Health and Net Worth

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Who is Lucas Black?

American actor Lucas York Black was born in Decatur, Alabama USA, on 29 November 1982, making Sagittarius his zodiac sign. He’s had roles in 28 TV series and movies, but is perhaps still known best for playing Frank Wheatley in the 1996 drama movie “Sling Blade”, which Billy Bob Thornton wrote and directed, as well as starred in alongside Dwight Yoakam and J. T. Walsh. It follows now adult Karl Childers who’s been hospitalized since his mother and her lover were murdered when he was still a child, while he’s now been released; the movie won 15 of its 30 award nominations, including an Oscar win for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published.

Early life and education

Lucas was raised in Speake, Alabama, alongside his two older siblings Lee and Lori, by their father Larry Black who worked at a museum, and mother Jan Gillespie who was an office worker; because Lucas respects his family’s privacy, not a lot else has been disclosed about them.

He was around eight years old when he fell in love with acting, and started appearing in plays performed at his elementary school; Lucas was 11 when he made his debut film appearance, playing Ebb in the critically acclaimed 1994 drama “The War”, directed by Jon Avnet, and which starred Elijah Wood, Kevin Costner and Mare Winningham. It follows a Vietnam veteran as he’s raising his sons, and the movie won one of its four award nominations.

Lucas then focused on his career in the film industry, but also continued his studies; he attended a local high school in Speake, where he played for the school’s football team Speake Bobcats; upon matriculating in 2001, he chose not to pursue a college degree.

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Roles in movies

Lucas played Burt DeLaughter in the 1996 historical drama “Ghosts of Mississippi”, directed by Rob Reiner, and which starred Alec Baldwin, James Woods and Whoopi Goldberg. It follows district attorney Medgar Evers who’s trying to bring a white racist to justice, after he killed a civil rights leader in 1963; the movie won two of its 13 award nominations, including two Oscar nominations for Best Make-up and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (James Woods).

A couple of Lucas’ following roles were in the 1998 science fiction mystery “The X Files”, and in 1999 the animated family drama “Our Friend, Martin” (voice role) and the crime comedy “Crazy in Alabama”.

In 2000, he portrayed Jimmy Blevins in the hit romantic western “All the Pretty Horses”, which Billy Bob Thornton directed, and which starred Henry Thomas, Penelope Cruz and Matt Damon. It follows the lives of two Texas cowboys, and the film won two of its 16 award nominations. Lucas played Oakley in the 2003 romantic adventure “Cold Mountain”, and the following year saw him appear in both the musical drama “Killer Diller” and the sports action “Friday Night Lights”. In 2006, he played the main character Sean Boswell in the critically acclaimed action crime thriller “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift”, directed by Justin Lin, and which also starred Zachery Ty Bryan and Shad moss. It follows a teenager who’s moved with his father to Tokyo, Japan and has become a drift racer; the film won one of its five award nominations.

Some of Lucas’ following notable performances were in the 2009 mystery “Get Low”, the 2010 drama “Tough Trade”, and the 2012 drama “Promised Land”.

He’s since appeared in three more movies: the 2015 action crime thriller “Furious 7”, the 2021 action crime thriller “F9: The Fast Saga”, and the 2022 adventure “Legacy Peak”; Lucas is currently shooting for the upcoming movie “Unsung Hero”.

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Roles in TV series

Lucas’ debut TV series role was playing the lead character Caleb Temple in all 22 episodes of the horror thriller “American Gothic”, created by Shaun Cassidy, and which also starred Gary Cole and Paige Turco. It follows the life of an evil sheriff with demonic powers, who’s only afraid of the boy whom he fathered through rape; the series aired from 1995 through 1998 and was nominated for six awards.

Between 1997 and 2000, Lucas appeared in two episodes of the adventure comedy “The Wonderful World of Disney”, and his following role came in 2014 through 2019 when cast to play Christopher LaSalle in 125 episodes of the popular crime action “NCIS: New Orleans”, which Gary Slasberg created, and which starred CCH Pounder, Rob Kerkovich and Scott Bakula. It follows the detective team NCIS, which investigates military-related crimes in the city of Big Easy – the series aired from 2014 through 2021, and won two of its eight award nominations.

Lucas has appeared in only one other TV series: while still shooting for “NCIS: New Orleans”, he reprised his role as Christopher LaSalle in four episodes of the crime action “NCIS”.

Other credits

Lucas received special thanks for the 2009 short documentary film “Making the ‘Fast’ Franchise”.

Some of his recent talk-show appearances have been in “Entertainment Tonight”, “First Class Fatherhood”, and “Icons Unearthed”.

Awards and nominations

Lucas has won three of his 13 award nominations, all in 1997 for “Sling Blade” – a Young Star Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film, a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor, and a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor,

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Love life and relationships

Lucas hasn’t shared many details about his love life with his fans, as he prefers to keep his wife and their three children away from media, but some things about them are still known.

He married American attorney Maggie O’Brien in a small, private ceremony on 3 July 2010, with only their closest friends and family members in attendance; not a lot else has been disclosed about Maggie, while it’s known that both she and Lucas are devout Christians. She gave birth to their daughter Sophie Jo in June 2011, and their son, whose name hasn’t been revealed followed in August 2013; Lucas and Maggie have another child, by his/her birthdate and gender haven’t been disclosed.

Lucas is yet to mention the women whom he had dated before he met Maggie; as of April 2023, he’s married to Maggie O’Brien, and they have three children together.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Lucas is physically highly active, as he often plays various sports with his friends, while his favorites are golf, basketball and football.

He was offered a role in the critically acclaimed 1998 romantic western movie “The Horse Whisperer”, which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Music, Original Song; Lucas turned the offer down because the producers had asked him to change his accent.

He hasn’t attended any acting school.

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Lucas and his wife go to church together at least once a week.

He’s quite active on Instagram, and is today followed by nearly 200,000 people, while he’s posted over 300 pictures and videos onto the social media network, most of which feature him spending time with his children.

Lucas is an avid fisherman.

His favorite actor is Tom Hardy, while some of his favorite movies include “Venom”, “The Dark Knight Rises” and “Legend”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Lucas’ age is 40. He has brown hair and blue eyes, is 5ft 9ins (1.75m) tall and weighs around 160lbs (73kgs).

Lucas’ net worth’s been estimated at over $8 million, as of April 2023.

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What is Jasmine Guy doing now? About Her Age, Net Worth, Bio

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Who is Jasmine Guy?

American actress, singer and dancer Jasmine Guy was born in Boston, Massachusetts USA, on 10 March 1962, making Pisces her zodiac sign. She’s had roles in more than 80 TV series and movies, but is probably still known best for starring as Whitley Gilbert in all the 144 episodes of the comedy “A Different World”, which Bill Cosby created, and which also starred Kadeem Hardison and Lisa Bonet. It follows the students attending an historically Black University, the series aired from 1987 through 1993, and won 17 of the 28 awards for which it was nominated.

Jasmine is still highly active in the movie industry, and is currently shooting for the upcoming films “A Wesley Christmas Wedding”, and “Not Another Church Movie”.

Education and early life

Jasmine was raised in Atlanta, Georgia by her Caucasian mother Jaye Rudolph who was a high school teacher, and black father Reverend William Guy who was a pastor at the Friendship Baptist Church; Jasmine’s sister Monica Guy’s also an actress, but is perhaps only known for playing Danielle in the 1992 episode “Community Action” of the comedy series “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”.

Jasmine studied at Northside Performing Arts High School, and was into a number of activities during her time there, mostly acting and dancing. Upon matriculating in 1979, aged 17, Jasmine moved to New York City, and enrolled at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center.

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Roles in TV series

Jasmine’s debut TV series role was playing Dancer in two episodes of the 1982 musical drama “Fame”, and the remainder of the decade saw her appear in two other series: the crime action “The Equalizer”, and the drama “At Mother’s Request”.

From 1995 through 1997, Jasmine portrayed Kathleen in the popular family fantasy “Touched by an Angel”, which John Masius created, and which starred Jon Dye, Roma Downey and Della Reese. It tells the story of three angels who’ve been sent to Earth by God, the series aired from 1994 through 2003 and won 28 of its 88 award nominations. Jasmine could then have been seen appearing in an episode or two of the comedy “Malcolm & Eddie”, the drama “Any Day Now”, and the comedy “Ladies Man”.

In 2003 and 2004, she portrayed Roxy Harvey, one of the main characters in the fantasy comedy “Dead Like Me”, created by Bryan Fuller, and which also starred Ellen Muth and Callum Blue. It follows a temporary clerk who’s been killed by a toilet seat which fell from the space station Mir, and has now become a grim reaper; the series was nominated for 10 awards. Some of Jasmine’s roles in the remainder of the decade were in an episode or two of the animated adventure comedy “Cyberchase” (voice role), the family fantasy comedy “That’s So Raven”, and the comedy mini-series “Hillman College Reunion Week”.

Her following notable performance was playing Mattaline in three episodes in 2014-2015 of the romantic drama “If Loving You Is Wrong”, which Tyler Perry created, and which starred Edwina Findley, Heather Hemmens and April Parker Jones. It follows the lives of five married couples who live in the same street, and the series aired from 2014 through 2020.

Jasmine’s three most recent roles in TV series have been in the 2022 episode “Hot in Here” of the drama “Tales”, the 2023 episode “Wanna Get Away?” of the action “Chronicles of Jessica Wu”, and eight episodes of the 2023 comedy “Harlem”.

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Roles in movies

Jasmine made her debut film appearance in the popular 1988 musical comedy “School Daze”, which Spike Lee wrote and directed, and which starred Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito and Tisha Campbell. It follows a not-so-popular teenager who wants to join his university’s popular fraternity – the movie was nominated for an Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture.

Some of Jasmine’s following roles were in the 1989 family drama “Runaway”, the 1992 drama “Stompin’ at the Savoy”, and the 1995 romantic crime musical “Klash”. In 1999, she portrayed a supporting character in the family comedy “Madeline”, directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer, and which starred Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne and Hatty Jones. It follows a young girl who’s trying to save her school from being sold – the film was nominated for five awards.

Jasmine appeared in only a couple of movies in the 2000s, with some of the most popular amongst these having been the 2000 drama “Diamond Men”, the 2006 comedy “The Heart Specialist”, and the 2008 romantic comedy “Tru Loved”.

The year 2014 saw her play Leah Grimes in the romantic comedy “Big Stone Gap”, written and directed by Adriana Trigiani, and which starred Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson and Whoopi Goldberg. The film follows elderly woman Ave Marie Mulligan who’s learned a horrible secret about her family; it was nominated for a Casting Society of America Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Low Budget Feature – Comedy.

Jasmine’s three most recent movie roles have been in the thriller “Vanished: Searching for My Sister”, the family drama “A Wesley Christmas”, and the drama “The Lady Makers”, all released in 2022.

Other credits

Jasmine received special thanks for the 2003 biographical documentary movie “Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty”, and the 2017 episode “Devil in a Red Suit” of the biographical crime documentary mini-series “Who Killed Tupac?”

She wrote three and directed one episode of the series “A Different World” from 1990 through 1992, and directed the 2020 short movie “American Leopard”.

Some of Jasmine’s recent talk-show appearances have been in “Tamron Hall”, “Start Your Day with Sharon + Mike” and “Red Table Talk”.

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Awards and nominations

Jasmine’s won six of the 10 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Awards for which she’s been nominated – six for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series from 1990 through 1995, all for her performance in “A Different World”.

Love life and relationships

Jasmine was quite close friends with the late American rapper and actor Tupac Amaru Shakur, the two having met when he made a guest appearance in the series “A Different World”; after Tupac was shot in 1994, he recuperated at Jasmine’s home. She was featured in his 1995 music video “Temptations”, and later helped write Tupac’s mother’s biography “Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary”; some people believe that the two might had been romantically linked, but this hasn’t been confirmed.

Jasmine exchanged vows with non-celebrity American Terrence Duckett in 1998, and she gave birth to their daughter Imani in 1999; Jasmine and Terrence divorced in 2008, with Imani staying with Jasmine.

She hasn’t spoken of her other relationships; Jasmine seems to be single as of April 2023, was married to Terrence Duckett, and has a daughter with him.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Jasmine supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 US presidential election.

She enjoys being active on Instagram and has posted close to 100 pictures and videos, while she’s today followed by nearly 400,000 people on the social media network; most of Jasmine’s content features her during her everyday life.

She loves to travel and has been all around the world; Jasmine dislikes travelling alone, so often does it with her friends.

She’s a huge fan of the late singer Michael Jackson, and her favorite two songs are “Billie Jean” and “They Don’t Care About Us”.

Some of Jasmine’s favorite actresses are Halle Berry, Angela Bassett and Regina King, and her favorite movies include “Things We Lost in the Fire”, “Losing Isaiah” and “Solomon & Sheba”.

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Height, eyes and wealth

Jasmine’s age is 61. She has brown eyes and hair, is 5ft 2ins (1.57m) tall and weighs around 110lbs (50kgs).

Jasmine’s net worth’s been estimated at over $4 million, as of April 2023.

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