Lovie Simone

Lovie Simone Oppong (born November 29, 1998)[1][2] is an American actress, best known for her role as Zora Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf.

Lovie Simone
Born
Lovie Simone Oppong

(1998-11-29) November 29, 1998
The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Life and career

Simone was born in New York City at The Bronx and raised in Orange County, California. Her mother is African American and her father is Ghanaian.[3] She has a twin sister.[1] She studied at an acting school in New York and later appeared in a national commercial for JC Penney.[1]

In 2016, Simone began starring in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf playing the role of Zora Greenleaf, the daughter of Kerissa (Kim Hawthorne) and Jacob Greenleaf (Lamman Rucker).[4] Simone was originally cast as a recurring cast member but was promoted to a series regular as of the second season.[5] Simone later made her film debut playing supporting role opposite Jennifer Hudson in the 2018 drama film All Rise that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.[1] The following year, she appeared in two drama films that premiered at 2019 Sundance Film Festival: Share and played a leading role in Selah and the Spades.[6][7] Both films has received positive reviews from critics.[8][9] Later in 2019, Simone was cast as one of leads in the horror film The Craft written and directed by Zoe Lister-Jones and based on the 1996 film of the same name.[10][11][12]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2018 All Rise Renee Pickford
2019 Share Jenna
2019 Selah and the Spades Selah Summers
2020 The Craft Tabby In post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016–20 Greenleaf Zora Greenleaf Recurring role (season 1), series regular (season 2-5)
2017 Orange Is the New Black Jasmin Episode: "Sing It, White Effie"
2017 Blue Bloods Gina Walker Episode: "The Forgotten"

References
  1. Hanson-Firestone, Dana (September 23, 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Lovie Simone". TVOvermind.
  2. Kwateng-Clark, Danielle. "Lovie Simone on the Psychology of Her "Greenleaf" Character and Wanting Complex Storylines". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  3. "V Girl: Lovie Simone | V Magazine". vmagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  4. Kwateng-Clark, Danielle. "Lovie Simone on the Psychology of Her "Greenleaf" Character and Wanting Complex Storylines". Teen Vogue.
  5. Pedersen, Erik (October 27, 2016). "'Greenleaf': GregAlan Williams & Lovie Simone Upped To Regulars On OWN Drama".
  6. Obenson, Tambay (January 24, 2019). "'Selah and the Spades' Trailer: Sundance Drama Explores Underground Life at Boarding School".
  7. Lang, Brent (July 17, 2019). "Amazon Studios Buys 'Selah and the Spades,' Will Develop Original Series (EXCLUSIVE)".
  8. "Share (2019)" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  9. "Selah and the Spades (2019)" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  10. N'Duka, Amanda (September 19, 2019). "Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, Zoey Luna Join Cailee Spaeny To Lead 'The Craft' Remake From Blumhouse".
  11. "'The Craft' Remake Taps Lovie Simone To Star As One Of The Four Leads". shadowandact.com.
  12. "'The Craft' Remake Starring Lovie Simone Wraps Filming". shadowandact.com.
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