Ashley Blaine Featherson

Ashley Blaine Featherson (born December 4, 1987)[1] is an American actress. She is best known as the co-creator and star of Black&SexyTV's Hello Cupid. She currently stars as Joelle in the Netflix series Dear White People.[2]

Ashley Blaine Featherson
Featherson in 2017
Born (1987-12-04) December 4, 1987
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHoward University
OccupationActress
Years active2013-present
Known forDear White People

Life and career

Featherson is from Maryland. She first acted at age four in a school production and enjoyed it from that age.[3] When she was 14 she began to perform at the Studio Theatre in Washington, DC and studied under costume designer Reggie Ray.[2] Featherson attended Howard University and graduated from the Fine Arts department where she majored in musical theater.[3] She is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.[2]

Featherson co-created the digital series Hello Cupid with Lena Waithe in 2012.[1] The show was distributed by Black & Sexy TV and eventually rebooted.[3] Featherson also starred in the series opposite Hayley Marie Norman.[2]

Her first feature film was Dear White People in 2014.[2] She reprised the supporting role of Joelle in the 2017 Netflix television series adaptation of the same name. Dear White People's fourth season has not yet announced a premiere date.[4]

She co-starred in the 2018 web series Leimert Park, which premiered at Sundance.[5][6] Featherson also appeared in the re-creation of the photograph "A Great Day in Harlem", organized by Netflix's Strong Black Lead initiative.[7]

Personal life

Featherson has stated that she most admires the career and work of Vanessa Williams.[8]

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