Persia White
- Actress
- Writer
- Director
In one word, Persia White is prolific. An actress, musician, producer
and animal rights activist, she is best known for her lead in the
popular CW series "Girlfriends." Driven by her passion to change the
world, Persia co-produced the award winning documentary film
"Earthlings" narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, and is involved in the series
"Whale Wars" on Animal Planet. Persia is a Board Member of the Humane
Society of the United States as well as the Sea Shepherd Conservation
Society. She is the co-founder of Echoed Images, a new production
company whose mission is to create conscious, world-changing media.
Puerto Rican, African-American and Irish, Persia was born in south
Florida. As begins the biography of many an artist, Persia spent he
first two months of her life in a musical instrument case; in this
instance: an upright bass case. Her mother was a compassionate
schoolteacher, writer and civil-rights activist and moved the family to
the Bahamas for work. Persia's early life was enmeshed with lush
tropical landscapes, multi-cultural exposure and Reggae. When Persia
was eight the family moved back to the United States and settled in
Miami, FL. It's here that Persia began her acting career. Already an
accomplished ballet dancer, Persia knew she wanted to try theater.
While walking down the street with her mother, Persia was spotted by a
talent scout for the now world-renown Coconut Grove Children's Theater.
Upon seeing her, the scout asked, "Are you an actress?" Persia
immediately said, "Yes!" She has been a non-stop performer since that
day, delving into musical theater, new forms of dance, acting,
modeling, singing, playing instruments and even branching out into
painting, a passion of her's to this day.
Persia actually intended to be a singer before an actress. When she
moved to Los Angeles, she turned down several album deals due to the
lack of creative control offered in the contracts. Persia explains,
"When I make music I want it to be honest and to be me. I wanted to
wait and do it the way I felt it should be in my heart." She focused on
building her acting career, and garnered the role she is most known
for, Lynn Searcy on The CW's "Girlfriends," Girlfriends was the #1 TV
show of in African American homes for over 8 years as well as a leading
show all women ages 14-42. She also has a repertoire of guest star
credits from some of the most popular shows on television, as well as
leads in feature films. In 2010, Persia will star in "Spoken Word,"
directed by Victor Nunez. Through this, Persia still developed her
music on the backburner. She has worked with great artists such as Gary
Wallis of Pink Floyd, Dominique Miller of Sting, Jerome Dillon of Nine
Inch Nails, and Big Bio of Outcast, as well as written soundtrack music
for three Independent films and three songs for the Girlfriends
soundtrack. On October 25, 2009, her birthday, Persia debuted her first
solo album MECCA, a sprawling, twelve track journey, combining a number
of genres, including electronica and trip-hop and including elements of
blues and prog-rock. The album features collaborations with ex-fiancé
Saul Williams, Tricky and Ric Alien. The overall album was produced by
Persia herself, mixed by the legendary Dave Way and mastered by
(BigBass) Brian Gardner.
Persia's success as an artist and public figure are all fueled by the
desire to make change in the world. A passionate animal rights activist
since she was twelve, Persia has devoted her life to raising the
consciousness of the public on issues of animal cruelty. As an artist,
as an advocate and as a person, Persia strives to reach further and
deeper and bring all that she finds to light.
and animal rights activist, she is best known for her lead in the
popular CW series "Girlfriends." Driven by her passion to change the
world, Persia co-produced the award winning documentary film
"Earthlings" narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, and is involved in the series
"Whale Wars" on Animal Planet. Persia is a Board Member of the Humane
Society of the United States as well as the Sea Shepherd Conservation
Society. She is the co-founder of Echoed Images, a new production
company whose mission is to create conscious, world-changing media.
Puerto Rican, African-American and Irish, Persia was born in south
Florida. As begins the biography of many an artist, Persia spent he
first two months of her life in a musical instrument case; in this
instance: an upright bass case. Her mother was a compassionate
schoolteacher, writer and civil-rights activist and moved the family to
the Bahamas for work. Persia's early life was enmeshed with lush
tropical landscapes, multi-cultural exposure and Reggae. When Persia
was eight the family moved back to the United States and settled in
Miami, FL. It's here that Persia began her acting career. Already an
accomplished ballet dancer, Persia knew she wanted to try theater.
While walking down the street with her mother, Persia was spotted by a
talent scout for the now world-renown Coconut Grove Children's Theater.
Upon seeing her, the scout asked, "Are you an actress?" Persia
immediately said, "Yes!" She has been a non-stop performer since that
day, delving into musical theater, new forms of dance, acting,
modeling, singing, playing instruments and even branching out into
painting, a passion of her's to this day.
Persia actually intended to be a singer before an actress. When she
moved to Los Angeles, she turned down several album deals due to the
lack of creative control offered in the contracts. Persia explains,
"When I make music I want it to be honest and to be me. I wanted to
wait and do it the way I felt it should be in my heart." She focused on
building her acting career, and garnered the role she is most known
for, Lynn Searcy on The CW's "Girlfriends," Girlfriends was the #1 TV
show of in African American homes for over 8 years as well as a leading
show all women ages 14-42. She also has a repertoire of guest star
credits from some of the most popular shows on television, as well as
leads in feature films. In 2010, Persia will star in "Spoken Word,"
directed by Victor Nunez. Through this, Persia still developed her
music on the backburner. She has worked with great artists such as Gary
Wallis of Pink Floyd, Dominique Miller of Sting, Jerome Dillon of Nine
Inch Nails, and Big Bio of Outcast, as well as written soundtrack music
for three Independent films and three songs for the Girlfriends
soundtrack. On October 25, 2009, her birthday, Persia debuted her first
solo album MECCA, a sprawling, twelve track journey, combining a number
of genres, including electronica and trip-hop and including elements of
blues and prog-rock. The album features collaborations with ex-fiancé
Saul Williams, Tricky and Ric Alien. The overall album was produced by
Persia herself, mixed by the legendary Dave Way and mastered by
(BigBass) Brian Gardner.
Persia's success as an artist and public figure are all fueled by the
desire to make change in the world. A passionate animal rights activist
since she was twelve, Persia has devoted her life to raising the
consciousness of the public on issues of animal cruelty. As an artist,
as an advocate and as a person, Persia strives to reach further and
deeper and bring all that she finds to light.