Vinessa Antoine

Vinessa Lynn Antoine[2] (born July 21, 1983) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Judith Winters in the CBC comedy-drama Being Erica (2009-2011), Jordan Ashford in the ABC soap opera General Hospital (2014-18), and Marcie Diggs in the CBC drama Diggstown (2019-2022).

Vinessa Antoine
Antoine in 2016
Born
Vinessa Lynn Antoine

(1983-07-21) July 21, 1983[1]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Children2
Websitewww.vinessaantoine.com

Early life

A native to Toronto, Ontario, Antoine grew up with her younger brother and parents in the suburbs of Toronto.[3] She started studying classical ballet at age 4. At age 18, she studied for three years with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.[4] She also toured with P. Diddy for six months.[5] In her final year at Ailey, Antoine decided to focus her studies on acting.[3] She is of Trinidadian and Middle Eastern descent.[2]

Career

Antoine is best known for her roles on Canadian television. She was a regular cast member on the CBC series Being Erica from 2009 to 2011 as Judith Winters. She also had recurring roles on Haven and Heartland. Her other television credits including Soul Food, The Unit and ReGenesis. In 2014, Antoine joined the cast of ABC daytime soap opera, General Hospital as Jordan Ashford.[6][7] On July 16, 2018, Antoine announced that she was leaving General Hospital.[8][9]

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.[10] 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.[11][12] The series ended in 2022, after fourth seasons.[13] The following year, she had a recurring role in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Ginny & Georgia and was cast opposite Amanda Seyfried in the drama film Seven Veils directed by Atom Egoyan.[14]

Personal life

Antoine is a mother of two boys and lives in Los Angeles, California.[3]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Love Taps Short film
1997 Annie O Young Fan Television film
1999 Picture This Subletter
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 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)
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
2021 Kicking Blood Vanessa
2023 Ginny & Georgia Simone Recurring role, 4 episodes
2023 Civil Penny Post-production
2023 Seven Veils Post-production
2023 Kipkemboi Simba Post-production

References
  1. "Vinessa Antoine". July 20, 2021.
  2. Rossi, Rosemary A. (July 21, 2014). "Risky Business". Feature Interview. ABC Soaps In Depth. Vol. 18, no. 29. United States: Bauer Media Group. pp. 44–47.
  3. "Vinessa Antoine". vinessaantoine.com. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  4. Soaps SheKnows (October 24, 2014). "Vinessa Antoine Playing Jordan Ashford on General Hospital". Soaps.com. United States: SheKnows Media. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  5. Zekas, Rita (August 22, 2009). "Being Vinessa". Toronto Star. Toronto: Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  6. "Vinessa Antoine Joins GENERAL HOSPITAL as Jordan". We Love Soaps. United States: Blogger. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  7. Fairman, Michael (March 14, 2014). "Vinessa Antoine Debuts On General Hospital". Michael Fairman TV. United States: The Michael Fairman Company. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  8. Baysinger, Tim (July 16, 2018). "Vinessa Antoine Leaving 'General Hospital,' ABC to Recast Role". MSN. United States: Microsoft. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  9. SOD (July 16, 2018). "Vinessa Antoine Off GH; Jordan to be Recast". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  10. Wong, Tony (March 4, 2019). "Diggstown's Vinessa Antoine is the face of change as first Black woman to star in prime-time TV drama" – via Toronto Star.
  11. Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
  12. Furdyk, Brent (February 15, 2022). "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, 'Sort Of' & 'Scarborough' Lead The Pack".
  13. Dowling, Amber (November 16, 2022). "Why Didn't CBC's 'Diggstown' Take Off? 'In Canada, It's Extremely Hard to Finance a Show With a Black Female Lead,' Says Creator Floyd Kane".
  14. Wiseman, Andreas (March 14, 2023). "Douglas Smith, Mark O'Brien, Rebecca Liddiard & Vinessa Antoine Join Amanda Seyfried In Atom Egoyan's 'Seven Veils'".
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