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Vinessa Antoine
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Born
Vinessa Lynn Antoine

1976/1977 (age 47–48)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Actress
Years active 1995–present
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Vinessa Lynn Antoine(born c. 1976 or 1977) 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).

Early life

A native to Toronto, Ontario, Antoine grew up with her younger brother and parents in the suburbs of Toronto. She started studying classical ballet at age 4. At age 18, she studied for three years with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She also toured with P. Diddy for six months. In her final year at Ailey, Antoine decided to focus her studies on acting. She is of Trinidadian and Middle Eastern descent.

Career

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. On July 16, 2018, Antoine announced that she was leaving General Hospital.

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. 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. The series ended in 2022, after fourth seasons. 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. It will have its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. She also co-starred in the climate change thriller film All the Lost Ones directed by Mackenzie Donaldson.

Personal life

Antoine is a mother of two boys and lives in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Film

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

Television

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 Recurring role, 4 episodes
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