Jasmine Guy

Jasmine Guy knew Afeni Shakur for nearly a decade, having met her via Afeni's son, Tupac. A multitalented performer, Guy began her career as a dancer for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. She moved to acting and television, however, with the starring role of Whitley Gilbert on the hit series A Different World . During the show's six-season run, Jasmine made her film debut in Spike Lee's School Daze and went on to costar in Eddie Murphy's Harlem Nights . Her other big and small screen...See more

Jasmine Guy knew Afeni Shakur for nearly a decade, having met her via Afeni's son, Tupac. A multitalented performer, Guy began her career as a dancer for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. She moved to acting and television, however, with the starring role of Whitley Gilbert on the hit series A Different World . During the show's six-season run, Jasmine made her film debut in Spike Lee's School Daze and went on to costar in Eddie Murphy's Harlem Nights . Her other big and small screen credits include Kla$h , Diamond Men , Stompin' at the Savoy , Any Day Now , Linc's , Feast of All Saints , and Dead Like Me . She has also starred more recently in The Vampire Diaries , and Grey's Anatomy . Jasmine is married with one child. Afeni Shakur is her first book. See less