Jonica T. Gibbs | |
|---|---|
 Gibbs in 2018 | |
| Born | Gaffney, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Jojo T. Gibbs |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Known for | Twenties |
| Notable work | Fresh |
Jonica "Jojo" T. Gibbs is an American actress and comedian. She plays the lead role of Hattie on the BET series Twenties . [1]
Gibbs was born in South Carolina [2] and raised by her great-grandparents in Hampstead, North Carolina. [3] She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [3] Negative experiences with faculty members in the department discouraged her from pursuing journalism. [4] After graduation, she worked several jobs, including as a substitute teacher, and acted in student films at SCAD. [2]
Gibbs moved to Los Angeles in 2015 to pursue acting professionally, [3] a year after she began stand-up comedy. [2] [3] She and her close friend Rashonda Joplin started a production company and developed the web series No More Comics in L.A. [5] They shot and financed two episodes and created a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the remaining eight episodes. [3] [6] They reached out to a number of Black television creatives to market the campaign, including Lena Waithe. [7]
Waithe invited Gibbs to audition for Twenties , which was her first audition. [2] [3] Gibbs was cast in the lead role as Hattie, a broke, queer, aspiring TV writer loosely based on Waithe's experiences. [4] [5] Gibbs has spoken about the significance of playing one of few masculine-of-center lesbians in American media. [3] [8]
Gibbs has a recurring role in Good Trouble and the scripted podcast The Left Right Game . [9] [10] Gibbs starred in the 2022 thriller Fresh . [11]
Gibbs is openly gay. [4] [12] She came out to her mother at 19 after watching True Life : I'm Coming Out . [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2020 | Good Trouble [9] | Fundraiser Guest | Recurring role |
| 2020 | The Left Right Game [10] | Eve (voice) | Podcast series |
| 2020–2021 | Twenties [2] | Hattie | Main role |
| 2021 | Electric Easy [13] | Omni / Martha (voice) | Podcast series |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fresh | Mollie [11] | |
| Something from Tiffany's | Terri Blake | ||
| 2023 | Past Lives | Janice | |
| Dogman | Evelyn | ||
| 2024 | Civil War | WF White House Sergeant | |
| Dirty Angels | TBA |
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