Jasmin Savoy Brown (born March 21, 1994) is an American actress. She has appeared in the

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mystery drama series '' The Leftovers'' (2015–2017), the

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legal drama series '' For the People'' (2018–2019), and the

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psychological drama series ''

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'' (2021–present). Brown also acted in ''

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'' (2021) and ''

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'' (2022). She provided the voice and motion capture for Phin Mason / Tinkerer in the video game '' Spider-Man: Miles Morales'' (2020).

Early life

Brown was born in

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and raised in

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. At age four, Brown had her first role in a church musical which sparked her love of performing. Growing up, she participated in numerous musicals and was a member of various musical clubs, choirs and groups, some of which include University of Oregon, Portland Shakespeare Project, Art's Umbrella, Oregon Children's Choir, and Upstart Crow Studios. Following high school, Brown moved to

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to pursue acting.

Career

Brown began with minor roles in

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's ''

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'' and Freeform's '' The Fosters''. She went on to star in ''Camp Harlow'' and ''Forgotten Hero'', and guest star on

's ''

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''. In 2015, Brown landed the recurring role of Evangeline "Evie" Murphy in seasons 2 and 3 of

's '' The Leftovers''. Evie is the daughter of Erika and John who goes missing with her friends after an earthquake. Following ''The Leftovers'', Brown was cast as Nina (Cameron's new girlfriend) on Freeform's ''

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''. Brown went on to play series regular character Emilia Bassano on the TNT drama series ''

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'', which told the story of

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. Emilia was a musician, poet, and writer, who went on to become the first female professional English poet and was believed to be the "Dark Lady" of Will’s sonnets. Brown is a series regular in the

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drama '' For the People'' on ABC. Two weeks before the premiere of ''For the People'', Brown signed with

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. In September 2020, Brown was cast as Mindy Meeks-Martin on the fifth ''Scream'' film, which was directed by

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and

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. The film was released on January 14, 2022. She also has released at least two songs; "Orange Wine" and "goddamnit" on YouTube.

Personal life

Brown identifies as

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and a

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, and is a biracial woman.“The Girls Will Eat”: Jasmin Savoy Brown and Liv Hewson Spill Yellowjackets Secrets
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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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