Michele Weaver is an American actress, known for playing the leading role in the Oprah Winfrey Network romantic drama series, '' Love Is''.

Life and career

Weaver was born and raised in

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. She is the daughter of a Haitian mother and her father from Colorado. Weaver attended

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and later began performing in theatre. On screen, she began appearing in small films, and played secondary roles on television shows include '' Switched at Birth'' and ''

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''. She played bigger roles in the Syfy television film '' 2 Lava 2 Lantula'' (2016), and was co-lead in the thriller ''Illicit'' (2017) opposite David Ramsey and

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. In 2018, Weaver was cast in a leading role on the Oprah Winfrey Network romantic drama series, '' Love Is'' created by

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and

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. The series is based on the Akils’ relationship, the series told the story of a power couple navigating the landscape of Black Hollywood. On July 31, 2018, it was originally renewed for a second season, but on December 19, 2018, OWN reversed the decision and canceled the series after Salim Akil was accused of domestic violence and copyright infringement. In 2019, Weaver appeared opposite

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in an episode of Netflix anthology series ''

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''. In 2020, she starred in the short-lived NBC drama series, '' Council of Dads''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weaver, Michele American television actresses Living people People from Littleton, Colorado 21st-century American actresses Pepperdine University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Colorado American film actresses African-American actresses American people of Haitian descent 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people