Born: March 20, 1979
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Zodiac Sign:
Pisces
Bianca Jasmine Lawson is an American film and
television actress.
Lawson is known for her recurring roles in Saved
by the Bell: The New Class, Goode Behavior, Pretty Little Liars, and Rogue.
Lawson began acting at nine, appearing in
commercials for Barbie and Revlon.
In 1993, she was in the television series
Saved by the Bell: The New Class as regular Megan Jones. She appeared in
multiple episodes of The WB sitcoms Sister, Sister as Rhonda Coley, and The
Steve Harvey Show as Rosalind.
In 1996, she co-starred in the UPN sitcom
Goode Behavior—which lasted for just one season—as Bianca Goode, the teenage
daughter of the titular family.
In 1997, she appeared as vampire slayer Kendra
Young in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In 1999, she appeared in The WB's Dawson's
Creek as a rival character Nikki Green.
In 2009, Lawson was cast as Shawna in The
Secret Life of the American Teenager. She was in the CW television series The
Vampire Diaries that same year.
In December 2009, she was in the ABC Family
series Pretty Little Liars, based on the book series by Sara Shepard.
In 2001, she was in Anne Rice's The Feast of
All Saints.
In 2014, Lawson had a recurring role as Eva in
Witches of East End.
In 2015, she was in season three of Rogue.
In 2016, Lawson began starring in the Oprah
Winfrey Network drama series Queen Sugar.