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Jasmine Burke
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Burke in 2019
Born
Occupation Actress, producer
Years active 2005–present

Jasmine Burke is an American actress. She is known for her role as Dr. Christie Johnson in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, Saints & Sinners (2016–2022).

Life and career

Burke was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and studied theatre and business at Kennesaw State University. She began her acting career appearing in small parts in films Daddy's Little Girls (2007), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), and Mississippi Damned (2009). On television, she has appeared in Making The Band 3,The Vampire Diaries, Drop Dead Diva, and Army Wives, and well as VH1 film Drumline: A New Beat. She played the leading role in the 2015 independent drama film Skinned directed by LisaRaye McCoy.

In 2016, Burke was cast alongside Vanessa Bell Calloway, Gloria Reuben and Clifton Powell in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, Saints & Sinners. The series was the first original drama produced by the African-American-oriented television network Bounce TV and was a ratings success, running for six seasons. Burke also was featured in the 2021 spin-off movie Saints & Sinners Judgment Day. The series ended in 2022. From 2016 to 2017, Burke also had a recurring role in the Fox musical drama series, Star. In 2020 she also starred in the first season of Urban Movie Channel drama series, Double Cross.

In 2021, Burke starred opposite Taryn Manning in the crime-thriller film, Karen, it received negative reviews from critics and five Golden Raspberry Awards nominations. Later that year she starred in the drama film Don't Waste Your Pretty alongside Keri Hilson, Deborah Joy Winans and Kaye Singleton, and the drama film Entanglement opposite Omar Gooding. The following year she starred in the second season of Allblk horror anthology series, Terror Lake Drive. In 2023, Burke starred in the Christmas romantic comedy film, Christmas Holidate, and starred and directed the romantic comedy film, Shamed.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Daddy's Little Girls Girl
2008 Never Back Down Student
The Secret Life of Bees Sugar Girl
2009 Mississippi Damned Paula
Van Wilder: Freshman Year Molly Video
Acceptance Lily TV movie
Musical Theater of Hope Shantel TV movie
2010 Preacher's Kid Cresha
2011 Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son Drama Queen #2
Letters to a Father Angel Short
2012 Let It Shine Eb TV movie
Reckless Jana Morrison Short
Hillbilly Highway Shante Also producer
2013 Restitution Receptionist/Clerk/Sara Short
Military Man Shooter Girl Short
Emma Mae Tell Emma Mae Short
2014 Ride Along Dispatcher Gina
Drumline: A New Beat Tasha Williams TV movie
Bossip Comedy Series Shawn TV movie
2015 Skinned Jolie Also associate producer
When I Hold My Ears Dianne Jones
A Baby for Christmas Wilhelmina TV movie
2016 Brazilian Wavy Zakia Short
Addicted to You Lena Shaw TV movie
2017 Schooling Life - Short
2019 Angrily Ever After Tia Logan
The Probe A.D.A Smith TV movie
2021 Saints & Sinners Judgment Day Christie TV movie
Don't Waste Your Pretty Aisha
Entanglement Robin
Karen Imani
2023 Christmas Holidate Holly Harper
Shamed Stella Watson Also director and producer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Making The Band 3 Herself Main cast: season 2
2008 Somebodies Tasha Episode: "Dad-O-Lantern"
2009 Meet the Browns Tamika Episode: "Meet the Babies"
The Vampire Diaries Birdy Mae Episodes: "Lost Girls" & "162 Candles"
2010 Drop Dead Diva Lily Episode: "Bad Girls"
2012 Army Wives Chelsea Rhodes Episodes: "System Failure" & "After Action Report"
2016–17 Star Danielle Jackson Recurring cast: season 1
2016–22 Saints & Sinners Dr. Christie Johnson Main cast
2017 Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta Herself Episode: "In with the New"
2020 Double Cross Detective Candice Main cast: season 1
2021 Covenant Monica Ellison Episodes: "The Vow - Part 1 & 2"
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