Lovie Simone

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Lovie Simone
Lovie Simone on Dulce Osuna.jpg
Simone interviewed in 2020
Born
Lovie Simone Oppong

(1998-11-29) November 29, 1998 (age 23)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Lovie Simone Oppong (born November 29, 1998)[1][2] is an American actress, best known for her role as Zora Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf.

Life and career[]

Simone was born in New York City at The Bronx and raised in Orange County, New York. Her mother is African American and her father is Ghanaian.[3] She has a twin sister and a younger brother and sister.[1][4] She studied at an acting school in New York and later appeared in a national commercial for JC Penney.[1]

In 2016, Simone began starring in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf playing the role of Zora Greenleaf, the daughter of Kerissa (Kim Hawthorne) and Jacob Greenleaf (Lamman Rucker).[4] Simone was originally cast as a recurring cast member but was promoted to a series regular as of the second season.[5] Simone later made her film debut playing supporting role opposite Jennifer Hudson in the 2018 drama film Monster that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.[1][6] The following year, she appeared in two drama films that premiered at 2019 Sundance Film Festival: Share and played a leading role in Selah and the Spades.[7][8] Both films has received positive reviews from critics.[9][10] Later in 2019, Simone was cast as one of leads in the horror film The Craft written and directed by Zoe Lister-Jones and based on the 1996 film of the same name.[11][12][13] She has a YouTube channel with over 11,000 subscribers.[14]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Monster Renee Pickford
2019 Share Jenna
2019 Selah and the Spades Selah Summers
2020 The Craft: Legacy Tabby
2022 The Walk Wendy Robbins Post-production

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2016–20 Greenleaf Zora Greenleaf Recurring role (season 1), series regular (season 2-5)
2017 Orange Is the New Black Jasmin Episode: "Sing It, White Effie"
2017 Blue Bloods Gina Walker Episode: "The Forgotten"
2020 Social Distance[15] Ayana
2021 Power Book III: Raising Kanan Davina Harrison

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Hanson-Firestone, Dana (September 23, 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Lovie Simone". TVOvermind.
  2. ^ Kwateng-Clark, Danielle. "Lovie Simone on the Psychology of Her "Greenleaf" Character and Wanting Complex Storylines". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  3. ^ "V Girl: Lovie Simone | V Magazine". vmagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  4. ^ a b Kwateng-Clark, Danielle. "Lovie Simone on the Psychology of Her "Greenleaf" Character and Wanting Complex Storylines". Teen Vogue.
  5. ^ Pedersen, Erik (October 27, 2016). "'Greenleaf': GregAlan Williams & Lovie Simone Upped To Regulars On OWN Drama".
  6. ^ "It's time to meet Lovie Simone". ASOS. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  7. ^ Obenson, Tambay (January 24, 2019). "'Selah and the Spades' Trailer: Sundance Drama Explores Underground Life at Boarding School".
  8. ^ Lang, Brent (July 17, 2019). "Amazon Studios Buys 'Selah and the Spades,' Will Develop Original Series (EXCLUSIVE)".
  9. ^ "Share (2019)" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  10. ^ "Selah and the Spades (2019)" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  11. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (September 19, 2019). "Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, Zoey Luna Join Cailee Spaeny To Lead 'The Craft' Remake From Blumhouse".
  12. ^ "'The Craft' Remake Taps Lovie Simone To Star As One Of The Four Leads". shadowandact.com.
  13. ^ "'The Craft' Remake Starring Lovie Simone Wraps Filming". shadowandact.com.
  14. ^ "Lovie Simone - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  15. ^ Allaire, Christian. "Lovie Simone on Starring in 'The Craft' Reboot and Embracing Witchy Style". Vogue. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

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