Bianca Lawson

Bianca Jasmine Lawson (born March 20, 1979) is an American film and television actress.

She was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Denise (née Gordy) and actor Richard Lawson. She attended the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and graduated from an elite school called Marymount High School in Los Angeles, California. She then went on to study film and psychology at University of Southern California.

Lawson started acting at the age of nine. She has appeared in commercials for Barbie and Revlon and in several television shows. On Buffy the Vampire Slayer she portrayed Kendra Young, another Vampire Slayer who is activated as a result of the temporary death of title character, Buffy Summers, in the first season finale.

She has also appeared on The WB's Dawson's Creek, where she portrayed Nikki Green, the daughter of the high school's new principal and competitor of the show's title character Dawson Leery. She has had roles in Saved by the Bell: The New Class and films such as Save the Last Dance and Breakin' All the Rules. She also appeared in the ABC/WB series Sister, Sister as Ronda Coley. She also appeared on "The Parent Hood".

In December 2009, Lawson plays in the cast as Maya St. Germain in the TV series Pretty Little Liars based on the book series by Sara Shepard. Lawson also appeared as Emily Bennett in The Vampire Diaries.

Source: Wikipedia

• Ethnicity: African American
• Residence: Los Angeles
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