Deborah Joy Winans | |
|---|---|
 Winans in 2019 | |
| Born | Deborah Joy Imani Winans September 6, 1983 |
| Education | Wayne State University (BFA) California Institute of the Arts (MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Spouse | Terrence Williams |
| Children | 1 |
Deborah Joy Imani Winans (born September 6, 1983) is an American actress and singer, and member of the musical Winans family. She starred as Charity Greenleaf-Satterlee in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf .
Winans was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Carvin and Deborah Kerr Winans. [1] [2] She graduated with a BFA degree from Wayne State University. [2] She spent a month in Moscow at the Moscow Art Theatre School for additional training, and received an MFA degree in acting from the California Institute of the Arts. [3] In 2014, she began her acting career appearing in Fragile World, a small film. Later she was cast as her aunt CeCe Winans in the Lifetime television biographical film Whitney , directed by Angela Bassett. Winans later made her stage debut in the musical Born for This: The BeBe Winans Story. [4] [5] [6]
In 2015, Winans was cast in a series regular role in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf . [7] [8] She plays Charity Greenleaf-Satterlee, the youngest daughter in the family, who is also the Minister of Music. The series also stars Lynn Whitfield, Keith David, Merle Dandridge, and Kim Hawthorne. [9] The series ended in 2020 after five seasons and 60 episodes. The following year, Winans played the leading role in the Lifetime Christmas film, Color of Love. [10] She starred in the drama film Don't Waste Your Pretty alongside Keri Hilson, Jasmine Burke and Kaye Singleton, [11] [12] and was lead in the Oprah Winfrey Network film, A Sisterly Christmas. [13] In 2023, she starred in the romantic drama film The Final Say for BET+, and had a leading role in the third season of Allblk thriller anthology series, Terror Lake Drive . [14]
Winans gave birth to her first child, son Terrence David Williams, with husband Terrence Williams in October, 2021. [15]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fighting the Battle | Mia | Short film |
| 2014 | Fragile World | Park Goer | |
| 2015 | Whitney | CeCe Winans | Television film |
| 2015-20 | Greenleaf | Charity Greenleaf-Satterlee | Main cast, 60 episodes |
| 2020 | Last Words | Keisha | Short film |
| 2021 | Color of Love | Monica | Television film |
| 2021 | Don't Waste Your Pretty | Jeanné | |
| 2021 | A Sisterly Christmas | Kristina Marshall | Television film |
| 2022 | Hello | Nicole Davenport | |
| 2023 | The Final Say | Valerie | |
| 2023 | Terror Lake Drive | Janice | Series regular |
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