1. Persia White was born on October 25,1972 and is a Bahamian-American actress, singer and musician.
18 Facts About Persia White
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Persia White is a member of the band XEO3, and a solo singer who released her debut album Mecca in 2009.
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Persia White is known for her role as Abby Bennett Wilson in The Vampire Diaries.
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Persia White was born in Miami, Florida and was one of four children to an Irish-American mother and a Bahamian father.
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Persia White's father was paralyzed in a car accident when she was three, and he later moved to Miami to seek better medical care.
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Persia White's mother moved with her children to South Florida two years later but did not reunite with Persia White's father.
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Persia White then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.
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Persia White has appeared in various independent films, including Red Letters and the cult horror Blood Dolls.
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Persia White starred in the made-for-TV movies Operation Sandman, opposite Ron Perlman, and Suddenly, opposite Kirstie Alley.
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In 2008, Persia White appeared in The Fall of Night in the role of Dawn.
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Persia White can be seen in Chrisette Michele's video for "Be OK".
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In July 2011, Persia White won the award for Best Performance by an Actor in the American Black Film Festival for her work in Dysfunctional Friends.
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Persia White appeared as Bonnie's mother on The Vampire Diaries in a semi-recurring role.
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Persia White is a vegan, a human and animal rights advocate, and environmentalist.
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Persia White was honored by PETA as a 2005 Humanitarian of the Year.
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Persia White is a board member for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
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On February 29,2008, Persia White became engaged to singer Saul Williams, her boyfriend of five years, and married in 2008.
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On January 17,2009, Persia White announced via her Myspace blog that she and Williams were no longer together.