What is Lovie Simone?
{{Infobox person |name = Lovie Simone |image = Lovie Simone on Dulce Osuna.jpg |imagesize = 180px |caption = Simone in 2020 |birth_name = Lovie Simone Oppong |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|29}} |birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. |occupation = [[Actress]] |yearsactive = 2016&ndash;present |education = [[Monroe-Woodbury High School]] }} '''Lovie Simone Oppong''' (born November 29, 1998) is an American actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://1883magazine.com/lovie-simone/|title=Lovie Simone|language=en-US|publisher=1883 Magazine|date=2016-12-31|accessdate=2023-06-30}}</ref> She is best known for her main roles in ''[[Greenleaf (TV series)|Greenleaf]]'' (2016–2020), ''[[Selah and the Spades]]'' (2019), ''[[The Craft: Legacy]]'' (2020), ''[[Power Book III: Raising Kanan]]'' (2021) and ''[[The Walk (2022 film)|The Walk]]'' (2022).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tubitv.com/person/0cbc82/lovie-simone|title=Lovie Simone's Movies and TV Shows|language=en-US|publisher=Tubi|date=2016-12-31|accessdate=2023-06-30}}</ref> == Biography == Simone was born on November 29, 1998 in [[New York City]]. Her mother is [[African Americans|African American]] and her father is [[Ghana]]ian. She has a twin sister named Yuri, who's a musician that goes by Reiyo The Giant and a younger brother and sister.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvovermind.com/lovie-simone/|title=10 Things You Didn’t Know about Lovie Simone|first=Dana|last=Hanson-Firestone|language=en-US|publisher=tvovermind.com|date=2023-06-04|accessdate=2023-06-30}}</ref> In 2016, Simone starred in the [[Oprah Winfrey Network]] drama series ''[[Greenleaf (TV series)|Greenleaf]]'', playing the role of Zora Greenleaf, the daughter of Kerissa ([[Kim Hawthorne]]) and Jacob Greenleaf ([[Lamman Rucker]]). Simone was originally cast as a recurring cast member but was promoted to a series regular as of the second season. Simone later made her film debut, playing the supporting role opposite [[Jennifer Hudson]] in the 2018 drama film ''[[Monster (2018 film