# Jasmine Burke

Jasmine Burke is an American actress. She is known for her role as Dr. Christie Johnson in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, Saints & Sinners (2016–2022).

## Life and career

Burke was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and studied theatre and business at Kennesaw State University. She began her acting career appearing in small parts in films Daddy's Little Girls (2007), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), and Mississippi Damned (2009). On television, she has appeared in Making The Band 3,The Vampire Diaries, Drop Dead Diva, and Army Wives, and well as VH1 film Drumline: A New Beat. She played the leading role in the 2015 independent drama film Skinned directed by LisaRaye McCoy.
In 2016, Burke was cast alongside Vanessa Bell Calloway, Gloria Reuben and Clifton Powell in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, Saints & Sinners. The series was the first original drama produced by the African-American-oriented television network Bounce TV and was a ratings success, running for six seasons. Burke also was featured in the 2021 spin-off movie Saints & Sinners Judgment Day. The series ended in 2022. From 2016 to 2017, Burke also had a recurring role in the Fox musical drama series, Star. In 2020 she also starred in the first season of Urban Movie Channel drama series, Double Cross.
In 2021, Burke starred opposite Taryn Manning in the crime-thriller film, Karen, it received negative reviews from critics and five Golden Raspberry Awards nominations. Later that year she starred in the drama film Don't Waste Your Pretty alongside Keri Hilson, Deborah Joy Winans and Kaye Singleton, and the drama film Entanglement opposite Omar Gooding. The following year she starred in the second season of Allblk horror anthology series, Terror Lake Drive. In 2023, Burke starred in the Christmas romantic comedy film, Christmas Holidate, and starred and directed the romantic comedy film, Shamed.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Daddy's Little Girls | Girl | |
| 2008 | Never Back Down | Student | |
| 2008 | The Secret Life of Bees | Sugar Girl | |
| 2009 | Mississippi Damned | Paula | |
| 2009 | Van Wilder: Freshman Year | Molly | Video |
| 2009 | Acceptance | Lily | TV movie |
| 2009 | Musical Theater of Hope | Shantel | TV movie |
| 2010 | Preacher's Kid | Cresha | |
| 2011 | Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | Drama Queen #2 | |
| 2011 | Letters to a Father | Angel | Short |
| 2012 | Let It Shine | Eb | TV movie |
| 2012 | Reckless | Jana Morrison | Short |
| 2012 | Hillbilly Highway | Shante | Also producer |
| 2013 | Restitution | Receptionist/Clerk/Sara | Short |
| 2013 | Military Man | Shooter Girl | Short |
| 2013 | Emma Mae Tell | Emma Mae | Short |
| 2014 | Ride Along | Dispatcher Gina | |
| 2014 | Drumline: A New Beat | Tasha Williams | TV movie |
| 2014 | Bossip Comedy Series | Shawn | TV movie |
| 2015 | Skinned | Jolie | Also associate producer |
| 2015 | When I Hold My Ears | Dianne Jones | |
| 2015 | A Baby for Christmas | Wilhelmina | TV movie |
| 2016 | Brazilian Wavy | Zakia | Short |
| 2016 | Addicted to You | Lena Shaw | TV movie |
| 2017 | Schooling Life | - | Short |
| 2019 | Angrily Ever After | Tia Logan | |
| 2019 | The Probe | A.D.A Smith | TV movie |
| 2021 | Saints & Sinners Judgment Day | Christie | TV movie |
| 2021 | Don't Waste Your Pretty | Aisha | |
| 2021 | Entanglement | Robin | |
| 2021 | Karen | Imani | |
| 2023 | Christmas Holidate | Holly Harper | |
| 2023 | Shamed | Stella Watson | Also director and producer |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Making The Band 3 | Herself | Main cast: season 2 |
| 2008 | Somebodies | Tasha | Episode: "Dad-O-Lantern" |
| 2009 | Meet the Browns | Tamika | Episode: "Meet the Babies" |
| 2009 | The Vampire Diaries | Birdy Mae | Episodes: "Lost Girls" & "162 Candles" |
| 2010 | Drop Dead Diva | Lily | Episode: "Bad Girls" |
| 2012 | Army Wives | Chelsea Rhodes | Episodes: "System Failure" & "After Action Report" |
| 2016–17 | Star | Danielle Jackson | Recurring cast: season 1 |
| 2016–22 | Saints & Sinners | Dr. Christie Johnson | Main cast |
| 2017 | Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta | Herself | Episode: "In with the New" |
| 2020 | Double Cross | Detective Candice | Main cast: season 1 |
| 2021 | Covenant | Monica Ellison | Episodes: "The Vow - Part 1 & 2" |