Antonia Gentry facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Antonia Gentry
Gentry in 2022
Born	Antonia Bonea Gentry (1998-09-25) September 25, 1998 (age 26) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Other names	Toni
Education	John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School
Alma mater	Emory University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2015–present

Antonia Bonea Gentry (born September 25, 1998) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Virginia "Ginny" Miller in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia (2021–present).

Early life and education

Antonia Gentry was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She is biracial. Her mother is Black and from Jamaica, and her father is white. Since she was five years old, she wanted to be an actress. Her first involvement in theater was acting in plays that her mother wrote at their community theater.

She studied drama at the John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School in Augusta, Georgia. She also attended Emory University for drama. At Emory, she was a member of the university's comedy-improv troupe, Rathskellar Comedy Improv Group. Before her graduation in 2019, she balanced acting roles with being a full-time college student in addition to having a part-time job.

Career

Gentry has acted in a variety of smaller roles, including two shorts in 2015. In 2018, she played Jasmine in the romantic comedy feature film Candy Jar and acted in one episode of superhero television series, Raising Dion.

She graduated from Emory in the same week that she got an audition for Ginny & Georgia. She won the role and, in 2021, the series was released on Netflix. Gentry is also featured in a starring role in the 2024 coming of age comedy, "Prom Dates".

Personal life

Gentry lives in New York City.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Antonia Gentry para niños