Amirah Vann

Some Lesser Known Facts About Amirah Vann

• Her father was an African-American from Georgia, and her mother is Puerto Rican.

• Amirah Vann is Afro-Latina and speaks Spanish fluently.

• She appeared in supporting roles in many films such as And So It Goes (2014) and Tracers (2015).

• Amirah Vann gained recognition in 2016 for her role as Ernestine in the television drama series Underground, which aired on WGN America, an American subscription television network.

• Her performance in the television series Underground earned her an award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 48th NAACP Image Awards.

• The series ended after two seasons in 2017.

  

• In 2017, Amirah Vann appeared as a guest on the television show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and had a recurring role as Special Agent Jazzma Fey in the final season of the television series Major Crimes in the same year.

• In 2017-2018, she appeared as attorney Tegan Price in the legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder, which aired on ABC.

• Amirah Vann portrayed a recurring character in the fifth and sixth seasons of the series.

  

• In 2018, she appeared in the ABC’s television drama The Holmes Sisters, which was produced by Regina King and Robin Roberts.

• The same year, Amirah Vann had a recurring role in the USA Network limited series Unsolved: The Murder of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. She played the role of an FBI agent on the task force and was investigating Christopher Wallace’s murder.

• In 2019, she played the role of a corporate lobbyist named Parker Campbell in the fourth season of the television series Queen Sugar, which aired on OWN.

• In the same year, Amirah Vann appeared in a supporting role in the drama film Miss Virginia.

  

• In 2020, she appeared as a guest in the television series Star Trek: Picard, which aired on CBS All Access.

• In 2022, Amirah Vann appeared as a singer Hattie Mae, the mother of the lead character (played by Joshua Boone), in the period romantic drama film A Jazzman’s Blues.

• Reportedly, the role was originally written for Diana Ross. Her performance in the film received positive reviews from film critics.

• In 2023, Amirah Vann had a recurring role in the horror television series The Changeling, which aired on AppleTV.

  

• She then portrayed actress Diahann Carroll in the biographical drama film Shirley. The film told the story of American politician Shirley Chisholm.

• Amirah Vann likes travelling to distant places and practising salsa dance in her free time.

  

• She often practices meditation.

  

• Amirah Vann is an animal lover and has a pet dog. She often shares pictures of her pet on social media.

  

• She is often spotted enjoying alcoholic beverages on various occasions.