Bresha Webb

Bresha Webb (born May 6, 1984) is an American actress. She starred as Imunique Jefferson in the TV One comedy series Love That Girl! from 2010 to 2014. She later has appeared in films Meet the Blacks (2016), Acrimony (2018), Night School (2018), Sextuplets (2019) and A Fall from Grace (2020).

Bresha Webb
Webb in 2020
Born
Bresha Renee Webb

(1984-05-06) May 6, 1984[1]
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Early life

Webb was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Garfield and Shea Webb.[2] In 2002, she graduated high school from Baltimore School for the Arts.[3][4] She says that her parents have been a strong support system for her and that actors such as Angela Bassett and Will Smith were positive influences for her to pursue acting and comedy.[5] She is a devout Christian. She has stated that she has a strong belief in keeping God first in her life and believes in prayer.[5] In 2007, she graduated from California Institute of the Arts with BFA in acting.[6]

Career

Webb began her career appearing on television. From 2008 to 2009, she had a recurring role as Dr. Laverne St. John in the NBC medical drama series, ER. In 2010, she was cast opposite Tatyana Ali in the TV One comedy series Love That Girl!. After three seasons of being a part of the main cast of Love That Girl!, it was announced that Webb had been upgraded to the leading role of the television series after former lead actress Tatyana Ali was prevented from returning due to contractual obligations to the now cancelled BET television show, Second Generation Wayans.[7][8] In 2013, Webb featured on a special showcase of Saturday Night Live that focused on female comedians of African American descent.[9] In 2014, she went to star in the ABC comedy pilot Keep It Together produced by Kevin Hart.[10] Also in 2014, she had a recurring role in the ABC medical drama series, Grey's Anatomy playing Teresa Morris.

In 2015, Webb starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom Truth Be Told .[11][12] From 2017 to 2018, she starred in the another NBC sitcom, Marlon, opposite Marlon Wayans and Essence Atkins.[13] The series was canceled after two seasons. In film, Webb starred in the 2014 independent horror Hollows Grove.[14] In 2016, she appeared in the comedy films Ride Along 2 starring Kevin Hart and Meet the Blacks opposite Mike Epps. In 2018, she appeared in the thriller Acrimony starring Taraji P. Henson, and had supporting role opposite Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish in the comedy film Night School. In 2019, she took a female leading role opposite Marlon Wayans in the comedy film Sextuplets.[15] The following year, she starred opposite Crystal R. Fox in the thriller film A Fall from Grace.[16] She later was cast in the Starz comedy series, Run the World.[17][18]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Zombie Love Teenager Short film
2008 The American Mall Penny
2008 Shades of Ray Shirmeen Short film
2012 Heckle or Hell Mother Bernice Watson Short film
2014 Return to Zero Dr. Holden's Nurse Uncredited
2014 Hollows Grove Julie Mercade
2015 Ex-Free Lela
2016 Ride Along 2 Shayla
2016 Meet the Blacks Allie Black
2016 A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. Bresha Webb
2018 Acrimony Young Brenda
2018 Night School Denise
2019 Sextuplets Marie Daniels
2019 Merry Liddle Christmas Kiara Television film
2020 A Fall from Grace Jasmine Bryant
2020 aTypical Wednesday Bailey
2020 Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding Kiara Television film
2020 The House Next Door Allie

Television/web
Year Title Role Notes
2007 State of Mind Lola Episodes: "Between Here and There", "Lost & Found"
K-Ville Shania Duplessis Episode: "Critical Mass"
Lincoln Heights Eva Episode: "Out with a Bang"
2008 Dirt Alicia Episode: "God Bless the Child"
Raising the Bar Kea Banks Episode: "I Will, I'm Will"
2008–2009 ER Dr. Laverne St. John Recurring role, 10 episodes
2010–2014 Love That Girl! Imunique Jefferson Series regular, 44 episodes
2011 In the Flow with Affion Crockett Tiny Episode: "Pass the Torch"
2012 Private Practice Melanie White Episode: "Are You My Mother?"
2012 Weeds Charlemagne Episode: "Threshold"
2013 LearningTown Cookie Series regular, 10 episodes
2014 Grey's Anatomy Teresa Morris Recurring role, 6 episodes
2014 Keep It Together Lorraine Unsold TV pilot
2015 Truth Be Told Angie Series regular, 10 episodes
2016 Ever After High Justine Dancer, Jackie Frost voice role
2017-2018 Marlon Yvette Series regular, 20 episodes
2018 Unsolved Tiffany Episode: "Christopher"
2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show Court reporter Episode: "Born at Night, But Not Last Night"
2019 The Last O.G. Faith Recurring role, 4 episodes
2020 Run the World Renee Series regular

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Infamous 2 Female Pedestrians (voice)
2017 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Billie N/A

References
  1. Bresha Webb [@Breshawebb] (May 6, 2016). "Bresha Webb on Twitter: "Thank you @devonfranklin Happy Birthday to me and I'm thankful that I'm becoming the woman… t.co/Sjl6vTjlua"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. David Zurawik (October 9, 2015). "Baltimore native Bresha Webb stars in new NBC series".
  3. Bresha Web (September 20, 2014). "Bresha Webb | Official Website | Actress & Comedian | Resume". Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  4. Mia. "Baltimore's Bresha Webb To Star In Kevin Hart Comedy On ABC – The Fab Empire".
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Bresha Webb | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  7. Obenson, Tambay (21 May 2013). "TV One Announces Return Of Original Comedy Series 'Love That Girl!'". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  8. Pendleton, Tonya (11 October 2013). "Love That (Different) Girl: Tatyana Ali's Out, Bresha Webb's In". Black America Web. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  9. thejasminebrand (11 December 2013). "[EXCLUSIVE] Actress Bresha Webb Talks About SNL's Black Women Showcase Audition: We were all honored".
  10. https://deadline.com/2014/03/bresha-webb-to-star-in-abc-pilot-keep-it-together-brianna-brown-joins-visitors-694369/
  11. "Interview: Bresha Webb on NBC's 'Truth Be Told,' HBO's 'Brothers in Atlanta' and Black Women in Comedy". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  12. "Interview: 'Marlon' star Bresha Webb on the new show, working with legends and more". shadowandact.com. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  13. "Bresha Webb Joins NBC Pilot 'Marlon'". 2016-02-18. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  14. "Hollows Grove (2014)". October 21, 2014.
  15. N'Duka, Amanda; D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 27, 2018). "Marlon Wayans To Play Six Lead Roles In Netflix Comedy 'Sextuplets'; Reteams With Bresha Webb".
  16. Bennett, Anita (November 24, 2019). "Tyler Perry Announces Next Project – Netflix Film 'A Fall From Grace'".
  17. Andreeva, Nellie (October 14, 2019). "Starz Orders 'Run the World' Comedy Pilot Starring Amber Stevens West & Bresha Webb From Yvette Lee Bowser".
  18. https://deadline.com/2020/01/starz-picks-up-run-the-world-comedy-pilot-series-1202846799/
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