Persia White is an American film and television actress and musician. She is best known for her role as Lynn Searcy in the sitcom Girlfriends. Some moviegoers know her for her role as Abby Wilson in the youth series The Vampire Diaries. In the filmography of Persia White at the moment there are more than thirty series and feature films. Consider the most successful projects in her career.
Biography
Persia was born in 1972. In addition to her, the family had three more children. The childhood of the future actress passed in the Bahamas. When Persia was three years old, her father was in a car accident and was paraplegic.
The family later moved to Florida. While studying at school, Persia was a very creative child - she was engaged in singing, dancing, studying painting and acting. After graduating from high school, she moved to Los Angeles to start her career as an actress.
Career
The film debut of Persia White took place in 1994. She performedan episodic role in the drama "Gamble" directed by William Friedkin, known worldwide for the Oscar-winning thriller "The Exorcist".
This project was followed by a more prominent but still small role in the black comedy Blood Dolls.
1997 was a fruitful year for Persia White - she appeared in seven series. In particular, the actress played Aura in the popular teen series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", Anya in the sitcom "Sister, Sister", Jenny in the drama series "The Burning Zone". In the same year, Persia landed a leading role in Breaker High, a teen sitcom about the school life of several teenagers. The series was not successful outside the US.
In 1999, the actress played in the last season of the soap opera "Another World", which aired since 1964.
From 2000 to 2008 The actress starred in the sitcom Girlfriends. Thanks to this series, Persia gained popularity all over the world. A photo of Persia White as Lynn Searcy in Girlfriends is shown below.
In 2001, the actress appeared in one of the episodes of the series "Angel", playing the role of Agnes Bellefleur.
At the moment, the last project in the career of Persia White is the youth series "The Vampire Diaries", in which she played the role of Abby Bennett Wilson. Her character appears intermittently in the fourth, fifth and eighth seasons.
Private life andlooks
For many years, the actress does not consume any animal products. She is a vegan, environmentalist and animal rights activist. In 2005, the actress even played in the documentary Earthlings, directed by Sean Monson, which raises the issue of animal cruelty. In 2008, Persia appeared in another documentary by the same director, Unity, which explores the importance of protecting the environment.
Persia loves music and plays the guitar in her free time.
White gave birth to a daughter, Mecca, in 1995.
In 2008, the engagement of Persia White and musician Saul Williams, with whom they had met for five years, took place. However, the wedding did not take place. Already in January 2009, the couple announced their separation, but they did not disclose the reason for this decision.
In 2011, White met actor Joseph Morgan on the set of The Vampire Diaries. The actors got married in 2014.
