Jonica T. Gibbs

Jonica "Jojo" T. Gibbs is an American actress and comedian. She plays the lead role of Hattie on the BET series Twenties.

Early life and education Gibbs was born in South Carolina and raised by her great-grandparents in Hampstead, North Carolina. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduation, she worked several jobs, including as a substitute teacher, and acted in student films at SCAD. They shot and financed two episodes and created a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the remaining eight episodes. They reached out to a number of Black television creatives to market the campaign, including Lena Waithe.

Waithe invited Gibbs to audition for Twenties, which was her first audition.

Gibbs has a recurring role in Good Trouble and the scripted podcast The Left Right Game. Gibbs starred in the 2022 thriller Fresh.

Personal life Gibbs is openly gay. She came out to her mother at 19 after watching True Life: I'm Coming Out. Omni / Martha (voice) Podcast series

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