Terri Abney

About

Accomplished actress and filmmaker who produced, directed, and starred in the 2020 short film Black Mental Health Matters Too. She has appeared in films including The Duff, Term Life, Nineteen Summers, and A Thousand One. She portrayed Simone in the 2017 TV movie Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland. She has also performed in television series such as Single Ladies, Game of Silence, Greenleaf, Donald Glover's Atlanta, and The Michael Blackson Show.

Before Fame

She studied acting at the revered Duke Ellington School of the Arts, as well as at Clark Atlanta University. She made her professional acting debut in the 2009 television series The Relationship Game, and earned her first starring role in the 2011 dramatic feature film Money Matters.

Trivia

She was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Award by the 2016 Indiana Film Journalists Association for her performance in the biographical romantic drama film Loving. The film was based on the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving, whose arrest for their interracial marriage in the 1960s led to the landmark 1967 Loving v. Virginia court case in which it was decided that the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits government from discriminating against individuals based on their race.

Family Life

She is a Washington, D.C. native.

Associated With

She played the role of Judith in the 2019 film Bolden, which was based on the life of trumpeter and legendary jazz musician Buddy Bolden. She appeared in the film alongside Gary Carr and Ian McShane.