Jasmine Guy

Jasmine Chanel Guy is an American actress, singer, dancer, and director. She gained recognition for her role as Dina in the 1988 film School Daze and as Whitley Gilbert-Wayne on the NBC The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World. From 1987 to 1993, Guy portrayed the character, winning four consecutive NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She also appeared as Roxy Harvey in Dead Like Me and as Sheila 'Grams' Bennet in The Vampire Diaries. Notably, she played Gemma, Richard Webber's friend and potential love interest on Grey's Anatomy. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Guy was raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended Northside Performing Arts High School.