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Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins

Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins

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Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins is an actress, singer, and producer most known for her starring role as “Joelle” in the critically acclaimed Netflix Original Series, Dear White People (2017-2021) and for her ground-breaking web series, Hello Cupid. For her role in Dear White People, Variety described Ashley as "pitch-perfect," and TV Guide said the actress “[was] the comic force of the show." Throughout the show’s run, she continued to steal scenes and reviews. After Dear White People ended in 2021, Ashley made her return to television as “Talia” in the NBC sitcom, Grand Crew. In May 2022, her podcast Trials t...

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Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins is an actress, singer, and producer most known for her starring role as “Joelle” in the critically acclaimed Netflix Original Series, Dear White People (2017-2021) and for her ground-breaking web series, Hello Cupid. For her role in Dear White People, Variety described Ashley as “pitch-perfect,” and TV Guide said the actress “[was] the comic force of the show.” Throughout the show’s run, she continued to steal scenes and reviews. After Dear White People ended in 2021, Ashley made her return to television as “Talia” in the NBC sitcom, Grand Crew. In May 2022, her podcast Trials to Triumphs will debut. The weekly podcast is OWN’s first original podcast and will feature Ashley and her guests unpacking moments that remained hidden from the public as they worked to become who they are today. 

A force of talent on screen, Ashley brings that same level of passion and energy to her off-screen engagements. Arrestingly charming and relatable, Ashley works with the purpose of spreading messages of empowerment, hard work, self-discovery, and acceptance. Though she notes that positivity does not come easily, especially as a black actor, Ashley’s positivity is infectious and is felt in every interaction with her. She attributes her confident outlook on life due to divine alignment with her purpose: Changing the world through her artistry and serving as a resource for women of color.  

 

Recognizing a lack of mirrors for girls of color, Ashley co-created Hello Cupid alongside Emmy-winner Lena Waithe. Vulture selected Hello Cupid as one of the best web series of 2014, and The Boston Globe went further, declaring the series, and Ashley, deserving of Emmys. 

 

In 2019, Ashley again stood out and was hailed for her starring role in the Macro produced series, Leimert Park, at Sundance. She also starred in Amber Tamblyn’s directorial debut, Paint It Black, the 2016 CBS pilot, Drew, and guest-starred in Fox’s Glee. 

 

Ashley received her BFA in musical theater from Howard University, and she currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. 

 

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PASSION VS. PURPOSE: HOW A CHANGE IN YOUR PERSPECTIVE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

DESTINY ADVOCATES

TRANSFORMING YOUR TRIALS INTO TRIUMPHS (INSPIRED BY ASHLEY BLAINE FEATHERSON’S PODCAST)

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Love That For Us Ep 1: Ashley Blaine Featherson & Darroll Jenkins | Strong Black Lead | Netflix
A Day of Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins' ‘Trials to Triumphs’ Podcast | Trials to Triumphs | OWN

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TRIALS TO TRIUMPHS
TRIALS TO TRIUMPHS

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