Bresha Webb

Webb was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Garfield and Shea Webb.^[2] In 2002, she graduated high school from Baltimore School for the Arts.^[3][4] She says that her parents have been a strong support system for her and that actors such as Angela Bassett and Will Smith were positive influences for her to pursue acting and comedy.^[5] She is a devout Christian. She has stated that she has a strong belief in keeping God first in her life and believes in prayer.^[5] In 2007, she graduated from California Institute of the Arts with BFA in acting.^[6]

Webb began her career appearing on television. From 2008 to 2009, she had a recurring role as Dr. Laverne St. John in the NBC medical drama series, ER. In 2010, she was cast opposite Tatyana Ali in the TV One comedy series Love That Girl!. After three seasons of being a part of the main cast of Love That Girl!, it was announced that Webb had been upgraded to the leading role of the television series after former lead actress Tatyana Ali was prevented from returning due to contractual obligations to the now cancelled BET television show, Second Generation Wayans.^[7][8] In 2013, Webb was featured on a special showcase of Saturday Night Live that focused on female comedians of African American descent.^[9] In 2014, she starred in the ABC comedy pilot Keep It Together produced by Kevin Hart.^[10] Also in 2014, she had a recurring role in the ABC medical drama series, Grey's Anatomy playing Teresa Morris.

In 2015, Webb starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom Truth Be Told .^[11][12] From 2017 to 2018, she starred in another NBC sitcom, Marlon, opposite Marlon Wayans and Essence Atkins.^[13] The series was canceled after two seasons. In film, Webb starred in the 2014 independent horror Hollows Grove.^[14] In 2016, she appeared in the comedy films Ride Along 2 starring Kevin Hart and Meet the Blacks opposite Mike Epps. In 2018, she appeared in the thriller Acrimony starring Taraji P. Henson, and had a supporting role opposite Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish in the comedy film Night School. In 2019, she starred with Marlon Wayans in the comedy film Sextuplets.^[15] The following year, she starred opposite Crystal R. Fox in the thriller film A Fall from Grace.^[16] She was later cast in the Starz comedy series, Run the World.^[17][18]

Webb started dating writer Nick Jones Jr. in 2021. They were engaged later that year, and married in Beverly Hills, California on February 4, 2023.^[19] She gave birth to her first child, a girl named Brave on March 21, 2024.^[20]

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