Persia White

Persia White
White in 2024
Born
Persia Venessa White

(1972-10-25) October 25, 1972 (age 52)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • musician
Years active1994–present
Known forLynn Searcy in Girlfriends
Spouses
  • (m. 2008; div. 2009)
  • (m. 2014)
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Labels
  • Hybrid Music
Websitepersia-white.com
Left to right: Mara Brock Akil with White, Golden Brooks, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Jill Marie Jones in 2013

Persia White (born October 25, 1972) is a Bahamian-born American actress, singer and musician. White is known for her role as Denise Williams on the short-lived television series Breaker High and as Lynn Searcy on the UPN/CW sitcom Girlfriends.[1] White is also a member of the band XEO3, and a solo singer who released her debut album Mecca in 2009. She is also known for her role as Abby Bennett Wilson in The Vampire Diaries (2012-2017).[2]

  1. ^ Crissy Calhoun (2014). Love You to Death – Season 3: The Unofficial Companion to the Vampire Diaries. ECW Press. ISBN 9781770903234. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Persia White | Actress, Writer, Director". IMDb. Retrieved April 5, 2024.