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Angelica Rivera – How rich is Enrique Peña Nieto’s ex-wife?

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February 2, 2024

• Angelica Rivera is a Mexican model, singer and actress, who gained global prominence as the former First Lady of Mexico.
• She was discovered by veteran actress Veronica Castro and made her telenovela debut in 1989.
• In 2007, she won a Best Actress award for her role in the telenovela “Destilando Amor”.
• She was First Lady of Mexico from 2012 until 2018.
• She has an estimated net worth of $20 million.

Angelica Rivera is a Mexican model, singer, and actress, who gained global prominence for being the now former First Lady of Mexico, and the ex-wife of former President Enrique Pena Nieto.

Contents

1 Early Life and Family
2 Education
3 Career
4 Personal Life
- 4.1 Who is Enrique Peña Nieto?
- 4.2 Other relationship
5 Interesting Facts, Scandals, and Controversies
6 Appearance
7 Net worth

Early Life and Family

Angelica Rivera Hurtado was born on 2 August 1969, in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico, to parents Maria Eugenia Hurtado and Manuel Rivera. She has a brother named Manuel and four sisters, namely Carolina, Adriana, Elisa Rivera, and Maritza.

Education

There is no information about her educational background.

Career

First Step

Angelica was heralded into the spotlight at age 17, when she joined the modeling contest “The Face of the Herald,” in 1987. A popular veteran actress, who would later become her sister-in-law, Veronica Castro, was filming a movie when she spotted the young Angelica and urged her to join the contest. She won the title that year, which her to the world of music and television entertainment.

After the contest, she was invited to be in the “Ahora Te Puedes Marchar” (Now You Can Go) music video of Puerto Rican and Latin America superstar, Luis Miguel. That video exposure led her to do two international TV advertising campaigns – one filmed in the United States and the other in Japan. She also co-hosted a TNT TV show with Martha Aguayo.

Telenovela Debut

In 1989, Angelica was given the recurring role of María Inés, credited as her telenovela debut in the Mexican series, “Dulce Desafío,” or in English, “Sweet Challenge.”

A string of minor roles in popular telenovelas followed, including Isabella de Peñalvert de López in “Simplemente Maria” (Simply Maria); as Marisa Villaseñor in “Mi Pequeña Soledad” (My Little Soledad), in which she worked with Veronica Castro, her discoverer-mentor; and as Giovanna Carini in “La Picara Soñadora” (The Mischievous Dreamer).

Further Success

After gaining acting experience from doing minor roles, she was cast in one of the lead roles in “Alcanzar Una Estrella II” (To Reach a Star) in 1991.

She played an ambitious young woman of a musical group, “Muñecos De Papel” (Paper Dolls), with co-members a young Ricky Martin, Sasha Sokol and Erik Rubin. They subsequently pursued a musical career in real life as a group, releasing an album and performing in several cities in Mexico.

Then a couple of lead roles were offered to her – she was part of the main cast of “La Duena” (Lady Owner) with Francisco Gattorno and Cynthia Klitbo, which had 95 episodes aired in 1995; and in “Sin Pecado Concebido” with the English title of “Blameless Love” with 90 episodes, which ran from May to September of 2001

Her 2003 role as a scheming and manipulative bitch, Marcia Montenegro de Lugo-Navarro in “Mariana de la Noche” (Mariana of the Night/Dark Fate) won her the Best Antagonist Actress Award in the 22^nd TVyNovelas Awards.

Created by award-winning producer-director Salvador Mejia Alejandre for Televisa, it didn’t win the award for the Best Telenovela that year, but the drama became popular, and was aired in 17 countries in Europe, and 16 countries in South America, Asia and the US.

The year 2007 proved to be one of the highlights of Angelica’s career. She won Best Actress awards in the 26^th TVyNovelas and Premios Bravos along with an award for Popular Revelation of the Year in Premios Furia Musical and Premios Oyel, for playing the dual roles of Teresa Hernández García “Gaviota”/Mariana Franco Villareal de Montalvo in “Destilando Amor” (Distilling Love).

The drama series won the Best Telenovela of the Year from Premios Bravo, TVyNovelas Awards, and Premios ACE in Argentina.

Angelica Rivera

It aired for about eight months on Canal de las Estrellas network in Mexico, with 171 episodes, and was also shown globally even in non-Spanish speaking countries including in Asia and North America.

Mexico’s First Lady

Angelica became the First Lady of Mexico when her second husband, then Governor Enrique Peña Nieto, won the Presidential election in December of 2012, through until 30 November 2018 when her husband finished his term.

Personal Life

She announced in February of 2019 that she was divorcing her husband of nine years, just shy of two months after he ended his six-year term – the announcement was released via the former First Lady’s Instagram account with the caption, ‘Today all my energy, strength and love are focused on continuing to be a good mother, on recovering my life and my professional career.’

She said that she had given her all and deeply regretted this unfortunate and painful outcome.

The divorce was granted and Enrique posted about it via his Instagram account on 3 May 2019, thanking Angelica for being his wife, friend and companion, and for her dedication to their family.

Angelica and Enrique were married in a lavish ceremony, dubbed in Mexico as the “wedding of the century” on 27 November 2010. She announced her retirement from the entertainment industry, to focus on supporting her husband, who was then still the Governor of the State of Mexico. They were both previously married and had children with other partners.

Who is Enrique Peña Nieto?

Enrique Peña Nieto, who is mostly referred to through his initials as EPN, was born on 20 July 1966, in Atlacomulco, State of Mexico, Mexico.

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His mother, María del Perpetuo Socorro Ofelia Nieto Sánchez, was a schoolteacher and his father, Gilberto Enrique Peña del Mazo, was an electrical engineer. His deep interest in politics and governance came from being part of a political dynasty, as he has a couple of uncles and cousin from both sides of his family who were former governors. His father would bring him to political rallies even as a kid, and at the age of 15, he distributed campaign material, and that was when he began to dream of a political career. Growing up, he was sent to a school in the US in 1978, to become proficient in the English language.

Enrique graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies from Universidad Panamericana, and gained his Master’s degree in Business Administration at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in 1991.

In 1984, EPN became a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), and in 1999 started working for his cousin and mentor, Arturo Montiel Rojas, who was then Governor of the State of Mexico. Later on, he was appointed Administration Secretary of the State of Mexico for three years. He won a seat as Representative of the 13^th District, and in 2005 ran for governorship and won; his tenure lasted until 2011.

In 2012, Enrique ran for president and it was then exposed that he had children with other women aside from his first wife, Monica Pretelini, whom he married in 1993. She died in 2007 from an epileptic attack and left him with three children, namely Paulina, Nicole, and Alejandrino.

Las responsabilidades son pasajeras, el amor por nuestro país es permanente. ¡Gracias, México! pic.twitter.com/MUxSFjxwZE

— Enrique Peña Nieto (@EPN) November 29, 2018

Apparently, he had two other children with different women, a son with a certain Maritza Diaz Hernandez, and another who died as a baby with an unknown woman.

EPN became the 57^th President of Mexico with 38% of the vote, marking the comeback of the PRI in the national scene after being booted out in the 2000 election. After his term ended, he withdrew from public life. He is currently dating a model-socialite, Tania Ruiz, and were seen in a restaurant in New York.

Other relationship

Angelica previously married Veronica Castro’s brother, Jose Alberto Castro, a TV producer, in December of 1994. They had three children, Sofia, Fernanda, and Regina, but after 14 years of marriage, the couple divorced. Sofia followed her mother’s footsteps and became a Mexican telenovela actress at age 11.

Interesting Facts, Scandals, and Controversies

When she was still a First Lady, she was accused of having benefited from a contractor favored and won government projects during her husband’s term as governor. She bought a $7million house through a financing company owned by the said contractor in 2008. She explained that it was bought from her earnings as an actress, and it was a loan that she needed to pay. When she ended her contract with Televisa, it was part of her settlement and she received ownership in 2010. To defend herself, she made a video documenting how she was able to acquire the house along with her financial capabilities. She later decided to sell it to stop the controversy, which was dubbed by the Mexican media as “White House Scandal.” However, memes spread about it in social media as netizens do not believe her explanation.
She released documentary videos about the experiences that she had during the presidential campaign of her husband. entitled “What my eyes see, what my heart feels.”
The media often pointed out her lack of interest in advocacy for the less fortunate or social issues. She was supposed to head the Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (National System for Integral Family Development), but since she became the First Lady, she was not seen at any event of the agency. Angelica chose to focus on caring for her children and husband, which stance did not go well with other people.
Allegedly, she spent too much money on her wardrobe as First Lady. However, fans would defend her by pointing out that she was a popular and successful actress so she can afford a luxurious life. Critics would also point out that she only used luxury brands such as Gucci, Chanel and Dior, but never Mexican brands and that it was only recently that she appreciated local brands.
She was given a nickname by the media, “La Gaviota,” – the seagull – from her popular telenovela series, “Destilando Amor.”

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Appearance

Angelica is 5ft 6ins (1.71m) tall and weighs around 127lbs (58kgs). She is of Mexican descent with light brown hair and dark brown eyes.

Net worth

Sources estimate that the former First Lady’s net worth at around $20 million as of May 2020. Most of her wealth has come from her work as a Telenovela actress.

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

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44 mins ago

April 19, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Contents

1 Who is Jake Lacy?
2 Education and early life
3 Roles in TV series
4 Roles in movies
5 Other credits
6 Awards and nominations
7 Love life and relationships
8 Interesting facts and hobbies
9 Height, eyes and wealth

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”.

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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.

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”.

.@girlsHBO's Jake Lacy for @theimproper's Feb. 2016 Bachelor/ette issue. Full cover story: https://t.co/T2upwq8rz0 pic.twitter.com/EzorNUqX8G

— HBO PR (@HBOPR) February 1, 2016

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.

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”.

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”.

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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5 hours ago

April 19, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Contents

1 Who is Lucas Black?
2 Early life and education
3 Roles in movies
4 Roles in TV series
5 Other credits
6 Awards and nominations
7 Love life and relationships
8 Interesting facts and hobbies
9 Height, eyes and wealth

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.

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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.

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”.

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,

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.

“Marriage involves: first, a comprehensive union of spouses (husbands and wives); second, a special link to children; and third, Norms of permanence, monogamy, and exclusivity.”- Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy #marriage pic.twitter.com/talGmxdizU

— Lucas Black (@TheLucasBlack) June 6, 2022

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.

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

Published

6 hours ago

April 19, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Contents

1 Who is Jasmine Guy?
2 Education and early life
3 Roles in TV series
4 Roles in movies
5 Other credits
6 Awards and nominations
7 Love life and relationships
8 Interesting facts and hobbies
9 Height, eyes and wealth

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”.

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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.

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”.

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”.

Me and Whoopi in Big Stone Gap #whoopi #adriana Trigiani #tai Beauchamp pic.twitter.com/VJrhHKo4Sv

— Jasmine Guy (@TheJasmineGuy) October 28, 2013

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”.

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”.