Brely Evans (born December 9, 1972) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, producer, author and comedian. She co-starred in a number of films, and in 2019 starred in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, '' Ambitions''.

Life and career

Evans was born and raised in

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. She was briefly in the early 1990's R&B group Emage. Her first notable film role was in the 2010 romantic comedy '' Just Wright'' starring

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. In 2012, she appeared in musical film ''

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''. Her other film credits include ''He's Mine Not Yours'' (2011), David E. Talbert's Suddenly Single (2012), ''Black Coffee'' (2014), ''

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'' (2015), and the leading role in ''You Can't Fight Christmas'' (2017). On television, Evans had a recurring roles on BET drama series ''

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'' and TV One comedy series ''

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''. In 2019, Evans was cast in two series regular roles. First, a female lead on the Bounce TV comedy series ''Last Call'' opposite Charles Malik Whitfield. Later that year, she began starring in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, '' Ambitions'' playing Rondell Lancaster, the sister of Atlanta Mayor Evan Lancaster (

Brian J. White Brian Joseph White (born April 21, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in films such as ''The Family Stone'' (2005), '' The Game Plan'' (2007), '' 12 Rounds'' (2009), '' I Can Do Bad All by Myself'' (2009), ''Good Deeds'' ( ...

). The series was canceled after one season. In 2020, she appeared in the second season of BET crime drama '' The Family Business'', and starred in the Urban Movie Channel comedy-drama series ''For the Love of Jason'' and ''Terror Lake Drive''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music Videos

References

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