Vinessa Antoine | |
|---|---|
 Antoine in 2016 | |
| Born | Vinessa Lynn Antoine July 21, 1983 [1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Vinessa Lynn Antoine [2] (born July 21, 1983) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Judith Winters in the CBC comedy-drama series Being Erica (2009-2011), Jordan Ashford in the ABC soap opera General Hospital (2014-18), and Marcie Diggs in the CBC legal drama series, Diggstown (2019-2022).
A native to Toronto, Ontario, Antoine grew up with her younger brother and parents in the suburbs of Toronto. [3] She started studying classical ballet at age 4. At age 18, she studied for three years with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. [4] She also toured with P. Diddy for six months. [5] In her final year at Ailey, Antoine decided to focus her studies on acting. [3] She is of Trinidadian and Middle Eastern descent. [2]
Antoine made her film debut in the 1999 drama film Picture This starring Valerie Perrine and Michael Nouri. From 2001 to 2002, she had a recurring role in the Showtime drama series, Soul Food . Her other television credits including guest shots on The Unit and ReGenesis . She had recurring roles on Haven as Evidence "Evi" Ryan in 2011, and Heartland (2008-14). From 2009 to 2011 she regular cast member on the CBC comedy-drama series, Being Erica playing Judith Winters. She appeared in A Day Late and a Dollar Short , a Lifetime television movie starring Whoopi Goldberg in 2014. Later in 2014, Antoine joined the cast of ABC daytime soap opera, General Hospital as Jordan Ashford. [6] [7] On July 16, 2018, Antoine announced that she was leaving General Hospital. [8] [9]
In 2019, Antoine made history as a first Black Canadian woman to headline Canadian drama series playing lawyer Marcie Diggs in the CBC drama Diggstown . [10] At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, and at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, she received a nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Series for Diggstown. [11] [12] The series ended in 2022, after fourth seasons. [13] The following year, she had a recurring role in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Ginny & Georgia and starred opposite Amanda Seyfried in the drama film Seven Veils directed by Atom Egoyan. [14] It will have its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. [15] She also co-starred in the climate change thriller film All the Lost Ones directed by Mackenzie Donaldson. [16]
Antoine is a mother of two boys and lives in Los Angeles, California. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Love Taps | Short film | |
| 1999 | Picture This | Subletter | |
| 2021 | Kicking Blood | Vanessa | |
| 2023 | Seven Veils | Rachel | |
| 2023 | Kipkemboi | Simba | |
| 2024 | All the Lost Ones | Penny | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Annie O | Young Fan | Television film |
| 2001–02 | Soul Food | Monica | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 2007 | The Unit | Tribal Daughter | Episode: "The Outsiders" |
| 2008 | ReGenesis | Jamila Thompson | Episode: "Bloodless" |
| 2008–14 | Heartland | Nicole | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2009–11 | Being Erica | Judith Winter | Series regular, 40 episodes |
| 2011 | Haven | Evidence 'Evi' Ryan | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 2014–18 | General Hospital | Jordan Ashford | Series regular |
| 2014 | A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Donetta | Television film |
| 2018 | NCIS | Sarah Willis | Episode: "Keep Your Friends Close" |
| 2019–2022 | Diggstown | Marcie Diggs | Series lead, 26 episodes ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance (2021) ACTRA Award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role (2020) Screen Nova Scotia Award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role (2020) Screen Nova Scotia Award for Outstanding Performance (2020) Nominated — Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (2021, 2022) Nominated — ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance (2022) |
| 2019 | The Resident | Lea Jordan | Episode: "If Not Now, When?" |
| 2019 | Hudson & Rex | Allison Daniels | Episode: "Trial and Error" |
| 2020 | Interrogation | Sandy | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Ginny & Georgia | Simone | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2023–2024 | So Help Me Todd | Alex | Episodes: "More Fang for Your Chuck" and "The Queen of Courts" |
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