Jasmine GuyFilmography

Tru Loved

Actors: Najarra Townsend, Bruce Vilanch, Matthew Thompson, Alec Mapa, Jasmine Guy, Alexandra Paul, Cynda Williams, Jane Lynch, David Kopay

Synopsis: Uprooted from her comfortable San Francisco home and transplanted to a generic Southern California suburb by her two well-meaning moms, open-minded high-school sophomore Tru despairs at being surrounded by close-minded football players and air-headed Paris Hilton wannabes until she gets the idea Read More

Dead Like Me: Season 02

Actors: Ellen Muth, Mandy Patinkin, Laura Harris, Jasmine Guy, Callum Blue, Greg Kean

Synopsis: Surly 18-year-old "reaper" George Lass (Ellen Muth) reluctantly continues to pursue her afterlife job -- helping souls who are about to die make a peaceful and dignified transition to the next world -- in the second season of the darkly humorous Dead Like Me. As the season opens, George concludes Read More

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

Synopsis: Hosted by Obba Babatunde, this documentary from Passport Productions studies the life and career of African American entertainer Dorothy Dandridge. Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty features interviews with such Dandridge admirers as Brock Peters, Lawrence Fishburne, and Academy Award winner Read More

Dead Like Me: Season 01

Actors: Ellen Muth, Mandy Patinkin, Laura Harris, Jasmine Guy, Callum Blue, Greg Kean

Synopsis: Untimely ripped from the land of the living by a stray piece of bathroom porcelain from the MIR space station, teenaged girl George Lass (Ellen Muth) joins several other disgruntled decedents in pursuing her heavenly job of "reaper," helping ordinary mortals pass from this life to the next with Read More

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Synopsis: Among the tasks undertaken by the WPA's Federal Writers' Project in the 1930s was to transcribe the memories of those former African-American slaves who were still living. The result was a massive collection of notes, documents, and recordings, all of which found their way into the Library of Read More

Carrie

Synopsis: This made-for-TV remake of the classic movie chiller Carrie is slightly more faithful to the original Stephen King novel--and slightly less profane and violent. Following in the bloody footsteps of Sissy Spacek, Angela Bettis stars as woebegone high school girl Carrie White, whose shy and awkward Read More

Diamond Men

Actors: Robert Forster, Donnie Wahlberg, Bess Armstrong, Jasmine Guy, George Coe

Synopsis: A veteran salesman is forced to make way for a young drummer and has some improbable adventures along the way in this comedy-drama. Eddie (Robert Forster) has worked for over 30 years as a travelling jewelry salesman, but after he's stricken with a heart attack, he discovers he's no longer Read More

Intimate Portrait: Jasmine Guy

The Feast of All Saints

Actors: Gloria Reuben, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Beals, Robert Ri'chard

Synopsis: Based on a story by Anne Rice, this made-for-cable miniseries explores the little-known phenomenon of the "Gens de Couleur Libres," or "Free People of Color," who lived in Louisiana at a time when slavery still held a stranglehold on much of the South. In 1822, it was not at all uncommon for Read More

Call Me Claus

Actors: Whoopi Goldberg, Nigel Hawthorne, Victor Garber

Synopsis: As a child, Lucy Cullins asked Santa Claus to bring her father home from Vietnam. But when her dad returned in a pine box, the embittered Lucy decided that Christmas -- and every other holiday for that matter -- was a humbug. Now all grown-up (and played by Whoopi Goldberg), Lucy is the Read More

Guinevere

Actors: Stephen Rea, Sarah Polley, Jean Smart, Gina Gershon, Paul Dooley

Synopsis: Writer Audrey Wells (The Truth About Cats and Dogs) makes her directing debut in Guinevere, which won the screenwriting award at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, where it made its world premiere. The film concerns Harper Sloane, a twenty-something upper class pre-law student who falls for Connie Read More

Perfect Crime

Actors: Mitzi Kapture, Jasmine Guy, Nick Searcy, Andrew Masset, Richard Fullerton

Synopsis: An intelligence officer attempts to prove that despite a lack of hard evidence, a Marine officer is indeed guilty of killing his own wife. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Cats Don't Dance

Actors: Scott Bakula, Jasmine Guy, Natalie Cole, Ashley Peldon, Lindsay Rideway, John Rhys-Davies

Synopsis: This animated comedy for the family, which gently parodies the movie musicals of the '30s and '40s, follows Danny (voice of Scott Bakula), a cat from Kokomo, Indiana, who loves to sing and dance and longs to be in show business. One day, Danny decides to do something about his ambitions instead of Read More

Touched By an Angel: Clipped Wings

Synopsis: In this pivotal episode, Monica (Roma Downey) may lose her angelic powers after missing her evaluation-day appointment with her stern and unforgiving Heavenly supervisor Ruth (Cloris Leachman in her first series appearance). In an effort to cover for Monica, Tess ($Della Reese}) and Andrew (John Read More

Touched By an Angel: Lost and Found

Synopsis: Jasmine Guy returns as Monica's old nemesis, the "fallen angel" Kathleen . Now the girflriend of Frank Champness (Bill Nunn), a detective with the Center for Missing Children, Kathleen is bound and determined to undermine Frank's job performance and totally destroy his self-esteem. Fortunately Read More

Touched By an Angel: Sympathy for the Devil

Synopsis: Jasmine Guy makes her first appearance as the deliciously duplicitous fallen angel Kathleen. Monica (Roma Downey) has been assigned to reunite veteran rodeo rider Ty Duncan (Stacy Keach) with his long-estranged son Matt (Miko Hughes). Conversely, it is Kathleen's mission to drive the Duncans even Read More

NYPD Blue: Heavin' Can Wait

Synopsis: Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) has problems on several fronts. First off, he and Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) are investigating the disturbing murders of two children; second, his pregnant wife, Sylvia (Sharon Lawrence), is going through big-time bouts of morning sickness; and third, he doesn't like Read More

Kla$h

Actors: Giancarlo Esposito, Jasmine Guy, Cedella Marley

Synopsis: Reggae music is featured in this romantic thriller set in Jamaica. Stoney (Giancarlo Esposito), a photojournalist, is assigned by a U.S. music magazine to cover a battle of the bands in Jamaica. There he becomes involved with the seductive Blossom (Jasmine Guy) who works for Mr. Lee (Lucien Chen) Read More

Happily Ever After Fairy Tales: Rumpelstiltskin

Century of Women: Work and Family

Synopsis: Throughout the 20th century, women have met the challenges and struggles of balancing work and family. Narrated by Jane Fonda, A Century of Women: Work & Family weaves fictional and factual stories to illustrate the history of women in the workforce, as well as their roles as wives and mothers. Read More

A Different World: Baby, It's Cold Outside

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: The pressures of earning a living are driving newlyweds Dwayne (Kadeem Hardison) and Whitley (Jasmine Guy) apart. Out of frustration, Whitley decides to articulate her sexual woes on The Montel Williams Show (with Mr. Williams playing "himself", of course). This piquant moment in TV history is Read More

Stompin' at the Savoy

Actors: Lynn Whitfield, Vanessa Williams, Jasmine Guy

Synopsis: Originally aired on CBS in 1992, Stompin' at the Savoy was produced and directed by Broadway choreographer and actress Debbie Allen. Set in New York City during the late '30s, the story concerns the economic survival of four young women trying to achieve their dreams at the end of the Harlem Read More

A Different World: Season 06

Actors: Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown, Cree Summer

Synopsis: As the sixth and final season of A Different World gets under way, newlyweds Whitley (Jasmine Guy) and Dwayne (Kadeem Hardison) are returning from their honeymoon in Los Angeles -- which unfortunately coincided with the Rodney King riots! Nor is life a bed of roses for the couple upon settling Read More

A Different World: Really Gross Anatomy

Crew: Director

Synopsis: When Freddie (Cree Summer) goes camping with Shazza (Gary Dourdan), Ron (Darryl M. Bell) tries to renew his relationship with Kim (Charnele Brown)--who at the moment is having problems in her anatomy class. Unable to participate in a dissection without becoming nauseous, Kim turns to her lab Read More

Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You

Synopsis: Aimed at young adults in order to increase their awareness of AIDS and HIV, this video combines informational and educational messages with entertainment. Each segment teaches teenagers something different about the HIV virus or AIDS, such as how anyone can contract AIDS, how and why AIDS is Read More

Queen

Actors: Halle Berry, Tim Daly, Danny Glover, Ann-Margret, Jasmine Guy, Ossie Davis

Synopsis: In 1977, Alex Haley's groundbreaking mini-series Roots became one of the most watched programs in television history, telling the story of seven generations of the author's mother's family, from their capture in Africa and enslavement in the United States to their eventual emancipation more than a Read More

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Love at First Fight

Synopsis: Jasmine Guy takes time off from A Different World to guest star as Kayla Samuels, a brilliant scholarship student who comes from an urban background much like Will's. Attracted to Kayla, Will (Will Smith) convinces her not to take life so seriously, and introduces her to a wonderful new world of Read More

A Different World: War and Peace

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Dwayne (Kadeem Hardison) is unpleasantly surprised when his friend Zellmer (Blair Underwood), an Army reservist, is called to active duty in the Persian Gulf. Nonetheless, Dwayne organizes a "guy's only" farewell party for his pal--which is memorably crashed by Whitley (Jasmine Guy), Jaleesa Read More

A Different World: Liza Who-Little

Synopsis: Before Whitley (Jasmine Guy) can be hired as art buyer for her wealthy aunt's hotel chain, she must first entertain her lookalike cousin Liza (also Jasmine Guy). Unfortunately, Liza is an shameless man-chaser whose latest "quarry" is the Ron (Darryl M. Bell), compelling Whitley to rescue the poor Read More

A Different World: Season 05

Actors: Jasmine Guy, Dawnn Lewis, Kadeem Hardison, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown

Synopsis: Season five of A Different World finds sweethearts (and recent college grads) Whitley (Jasmine Guy) and Dwayne (Kadeem Hardison) resuming their romance; Whitley's pal Jaleesa (Dawnn Lewis) surprising one and all by eloping with hard-nosed calculus professor Col. Clayton Taylor (Glynn Turnan); and Read More

A Different World: The Power of the Pen

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Whitley (Jasmine Guy) is convinced that she is the inspiration for Dwayne's poem "My First Love." Actually, Dwayne (Kadeem Hardison) wrote the poem as a paean to mathematics--and its true inspiration turns out to be the spirit of William Shakespeare (John H. Francis), in one of his rare TV Read More

A Killer Among Us

Actors: Dwight Schultz

Synopsis: Whenever there's a TV movie about a "lone holdout" juror, you can bet that reality will be left behind at the front door. Killer Among Us is no exception. A Different World's Jasmine Guy plays a doubting jury member on a homicide case. She not only believes the defendant innocent, but suspects Read More

A Different World: Season 04

Actors: Jasmine Guy, Dawnn Lewis, Kadeem Hardison, Darryl M. Bell, Sinbad

Synopsis: It's official -- the formerly self-centered Hillman College graduate Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy) is definitely in love with her fellow collegiate Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) as A Different World begins its fourth season. Unfortunately, during the summer, Dwayne has met and fallen for someone Read More

Harlem Nights

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner

Synopsis: Eddie Murphy, in addition to starring as Quick, the son of 1930s Harlem gambling-house proprietor Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor), also wrote and directed the film. The plotline details the combined efforts of Quick and Sugar Ray to prevent white gangster Bugsy Calhoune (Michael Lerner) from muscling in Read More

Runaway

Actors: Jasmine Guy, Charles S. Dutton, Gavin Allen

Synopsis: Besieged with guilt, a teenage boy feels he's to blame for his friend's accidental death and hides away in the subterranean subway world beneath the streets of New York City. His grief and guilt are assuaged somewhat through two friendships he develops. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

A Different World: Season 03

Actors: Jasmine Guy, Dawnn Lewis, Kadeem Hardison, Darryl M. Bell, Sinbad

Synopsis: As the third season of A Different World rolls around, Hillman College's venerable Gilbert Hall is now a coed dorm. Lettie Bostic has quit her job as dorm director, succeeded by local community-center leader Walter Oakes (Sinbad), with whom divorced, 28-year-old college senior Jaleesa (Dawnn Read More

School Daze

Actors: Kadeem Hardison, Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, Kyme, Joe Seneca, Ossie Davis

Synopsis: Fraternity and sorority members clash with the other students at a historically black university in this politically charged musical, which marked the sophomore feature from director Spike Lee. Dap (Laurence Fishburne) is a politically conscious brother who leads anti-apartheid demonstrations and Read More

A Different World: Season 02

Actors: Jasmine Guy, Sinbad, Kadeem Hardison, Dawnn Lewis, Darryl M. Bell

Synopsis: Season two of A Different World finds the overall quality of the series improving immensely, which many insiders attributed to the fact that the multi-talented Debbie Allen had taken over as producer-director. Originally intended as a vehicle for former Cosby Show co-star Lisa Bonet in her Read More

A Different World: Season 01

Actors: Lisa Bonet, Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Dawnn Lewis, Marisa Tomei

Synopsis: Season one of A Different World focuses primarily on former Cosby Show regular Lisa Bonet in her familiar role as Denise Huxtable, 19-year-old daughter of Cleveland obstetrician Cliff Huxtable (Bill Cosby). Having enrolled in Hillman College, the alma mater of both her father and grandfather Read More

At Mother's Request

Actors: E.G. Marshall

Synopsis: There were two rival TV dramatizations of the sensational murder case involving "monster Mom" Frances Schreuder. Stephanie Powers was the star of the two-part 1987 TV movie At Mother's Request. Part One details the events leading to the murder of Frances' multimillionaire father Franklin Bradshaw (E.G. Marshall Read More