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Vinessa Lynn Antoine (born c. 1976 or 1977) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Judith Winters in the CBC comedy-drama series Being Erica (2009-2011), Jordan Ashford in the ABC soap opera General Hospital (2014-18), and Marcie Diggs in the CBC legal drama series, Diggstown (2019-2022).
In 2018, Vinessa made history by becoming the first black Canadian person to lead a dramatic show in Canada. In 2020, Vinessa received The Nova Scotia Screen Actors award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead or Featured Female Role for her work on Diggstown.
Aug 19, 2022 · While speaking to The TV Watercooler back in 2020, Vinessa Antoine revealed the real reason why she left "General Hospital," explaining that the show's powers-that-be decided to recast her ...
Actress: Diggstown. Canadian born, Vinessa Antoine started studying ballet at the age of four with the Royal Academy of Dance in Toronto, Ontario. After graduating High School, she then went on to study dance at the acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Center.
Mar 4, 2019 · Diggstown’s Vinessa Antoine is the face of change as first Black woman to star in prime-time TV drama. Growing up, Vinessa Antoine didn’t see herself on television. In CBC’s Diggstown, she...
Mar 4, 2020 · Returning in the role of Marcie Diggs is Toronto-born actor Vinessa Antoine, who readily acknowledges the first season's significance as a Black Canadian woman.
Oct 13, 2022 · As she prepares for the final season of “Diggstown” to air, star Vinessa Antoine is finding it hard to accept that the show she sees as an “anomaly” on Canadian television is coming to an end.
Sep 22, 2023 · Former General Hospital star, Vinessa Antoine (ex-Jordan Ashford) has been making a name for herself in her native Canada starring now in not one, but two CBC dramas. Previously, Vinessa starred in the legal drama , Diggstown from 2019-2022.
Canadian-born, Vinessa Antoine started studying ballet at the age of four with the Royal Academy of Dance in Toronto, Ontario. After graduating high school, she then went on to...
Mar 4, 2019 · When CBC’s new legal drama Diggstown premieres this week, it’s star, Toronto-born actress Vinessa Antoine, will be making TV history: she’ll be the first black Canadian woman to lead a Canadian ongoing hour-long series (yes, in 2019).
