Persia White is an American actress and musician. White is known for her role as Lynn Searcy on the sitcom Girlfriends (2000–2008). She is also a member of the industrial rock band XEO3 and a solo singer, who released her debut album Mecca in 2009. White is one of four children born to a white mother and a Bahamian father. Her early years were spent in the Bahamas. White's father was paralyzed in a car accident when she was three. He later moved to Miami to seek better medical care. White's mother moved with her children to the South Florida area two years later, but did not reunite with White's father. White later joined the Miami Coconut Grove Children's Theater. As a teen, she studied dance, acting, singing, and painting. After high school, White signed with the Ford Agency and obtained her Screen Actors Guild card. She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. White is a vegan, a human and animal rights advocate, and environmentalist. She was honored by PETA as a 2005 Humanitarian of the Year. She is a board member for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. After three years of dating, White married fellow The Vampire Diaries actor Joseph Morgan in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, on July 5, 2014. White has one daughter named Mecca @MissPersiaWhite #PersiaWhite #Girlfriends #LynnSearcy #Bahamas #islandpeeps (at The Bahamas)
