Gina Belafonte
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| Born | (1961-09-08) September 8, 1961 (age 62)
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Gina Belafonte (born September 8, 1961) is an American actress, film and stage producer, and civil rights activist. The youngest daughter of singer, actor, and activist Harry Belafonte,[1] she has appeared in such films as Bright Lights, Big City, Tokyo Pop (both 1988), and BlacKkKlansman (2018). Belafonte served as a producer on Sing Your Song, a 2011 documentary film about her father. She co-founded The Gathering for Justice, a nonprofit organization whose aim is to end child incarceration and eliminate the racial disparities in the criminal justice system, and is the CEO of Sankofa.org, a nonprofit founded by her father.[1]
Belafonte was born on September 8, 1961, at Mount Sinai Hospital[2]inNew York City, New York, to Harry Belafonte and his then-wife Julie Robinson Belafonte.[1] As a young child, she visited Africa as well as the West Indies.[3] At age six, Gina Belafonte attended the Ethical Culture School in New York City alongside her brother David.[4]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 1984 | Beat Street | Elizabeth | [5] | |
| 1988 | Bright Lights, Big City | Kathy | [6][7] | |
| Tokyo Pop | Holly | [6][8] | ||
| 1989 | Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring | Narrator | Short documentary film | [9] |
| 1996 | Kansas City | Hey-Hey Club Hostess | ||
| 1998 | Operation Splitsville | Bernice | ||
| 2011 | Sing Your Song | Self | Documentary film; also producer | [10] |
| 2016 | Courting Des Moines | Senator Gina Piccollo | ||
| 2018 | BlacKkKlansman | Gina B. |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | All My Children | Polly | 1 episode |
| 1991–1993 | The Commish | Carmela Pagan | 33 episodes |
| 1997 | Duckman | Wanda | Voice role; episode: "Aged Heat 2: Women in Heat" |
| Johnny Bravo | Newscaster / Computer | Voice roles; episode: "Hip Hop Flop/Talk to Me, Baby/Blanky Hanky Panky" |
