Ashley Blaine Featherson

Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins (née Featherson; born December 4, 1987) is an American actress. She is best known as the co-creator and star of Black&SexyTV's Hello Cupid. She also appeared in the web series Roomieloverfriends, the film Bad Hair, and was a main cast member on the Netflix series Dear White People (2017–2021).

Early life and education Born Ashley Blaine Featherson, she was raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland. She first acted at age four in a school production and enjoyed it from that age. When she was 14 she began to perform at the Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C. and studied under costume designer Reggie Ray.

Career Featherson co-created the web series Hello Cupid with Lena Waithe in 2012.

She co-starred in the 2018 web series Leimert Park, which premiered at Sundance. Featherson also appeared in the re-creation of the photograph "A Great Day in Harlem", organized by Netflix's Strong Black Lead initiative.

In 2020, she collaborated with Simien again on his comedy horror film Bad Hair. That year she also worked with The Lip Bar on a makeup campaign. She also helped develop a three-piece collection for dark skinned women with Mented Cosmetics.

Personal life Featherson announced her engagement to sports agent Darroll Jenkins in September 2020, and married him on September 5, 2021, at Hummingbird Nest Ranch in Santa Susana, California.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 Bonds Simone Bancroft Short 2014 Dear White People Curls David's Reverie Dancer Short 12 Days of Christmas Zene Short 2015 Doors Morgan Short Stages Skye Short 2016 Paint It Black Shirley Mae Drew Stephanie Lloyd TV movie 2020 Bad Hair Rosalyn

Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 State of Georgia Student #3 Episode: "Pilot" 2012 My Gimpy Life Lady in Orange Episode: "Inspirational" 2013 The Number Whitney Episode: "The Slumberette Party" My Crazy Roommate Leslie Episode: "The Puppy" 2013–2014 Hello Cupid Whitney Main cast 2014 Glee Shaynice Episode: "Bash" Roomieloverfriends Whitney Recurring cast: season 3 2015 Mann & Wife Ms.Lincoln Episode: "Undercover Mann" 2016 The Number: The Reboot Whitney Episode: "The Intro" 2017–2021 Dear White People Joelle Brooks Main cast 2022 Grand Crew Talia Recurring cast