Persia White

Biography

Persia Jessica White is a Bahamas-born American actress and singer, best known for her roles as Lynn Searcy on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends (2000-2008) and Abby Bennett Wilson in The Vampire Diaries (2012-2017). She also released a solo album, Mecca, in 2009. White's early life was marked by a move to the Bahamas after her father's paralysis, where she studied dance, acting, singing, and painting before pursuing an acting career.