Jasmin Savoy Brown (born March 21, 1994) is an American actress. She has appeared in the

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mystery drama series '' The Leftovers'' (2015–2017), the

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legal drama series '' For the People'' (2018–2019), and the

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psychological drama series ''

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'' (2021–present). She played leading roles in the slasher films ''

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'' (2021), '' Scream'' (2022), ''

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'' (2023), and ''

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'' (2026) establishing herself as a

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, and provided the voice and motion capture for Phin Mason / Tinkerer in the video game '' Spider-Man: Miles Morales'' (2020).

Early life

Brown was born in

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to an African-American father and white mother. She has Irish ancestry from the maternal side of her family. She was raised in Springfield,

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. At age four, Brown had her first role in a church musical which sparked her love of performing. Growing up, she participated in numerous musicals and was a member of various musical clubs, choirs and groups, some of which include

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, Portland Shakespeare Project, Art's Umbrella, Oregon Children's Choir, and Upstart Crow Studios. Following high school, Brown moved to

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to pursue acting.

Career

Brown began with minor roles in

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's ''

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'' and Freeform's '' The Fosters''. She went on to star in ''Camp Harlow'' and ''Forgotten Hero'', and guest star on

's ''

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''. In 2015, Brown landed the recurring role of Evangeline "Evie" Murphy in seasons 2 and 3 of

's '' The Leftovers''. Evie is the daughter of Erika and John who goes missing with her friends after an earthquake. Following ''The Leftovers'', Brown was cast as Nina (Cameron's new girlfriend) on Freeform's ''

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''. She went on to play series regular character Emilia Bassano on the TNT drama series ''

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'', which told the story of

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. Emilia was a musician, poet, and writer, who went on to become the first female professional English poet and was believed to be the "Dark Lady" of Will’s sonnets. Brown is a series regular in the

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drama '' For the People'' on ABC. Two weeks before the premiere of ''For the People'', she signed with

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. She was cast in the

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'' as Alexis Reeves, a formerly deaf girl who goes on a murder spree. Initially titled ''Conductor'', the film was released in 2021 to positive reviews for Brown's acting. Jessica Kiang of ''Variety'' wrote that Brown gave "a lead performance that oozes empathy as much as her hapless victims ooze blood". In September 2020, Brown was cast as Mindy Meeks-Martin in the fifth ''Scream'' film, which was directed by

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and

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. The film was released on January 14, 2022. It was a critical and commercial success, and was the 28th-highest grossing film of 2022. She reprises the role in ''

'', which was released on March 10, 2023, to similar success, and is set to reprise the role in ''

''.

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of the ''

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'' called Brown "a scene-stealer as Mindy". She appeared in the 2024 film '' Dreams in Nightmares''. She also has released at least two songs; "Orange Wine" and "goddamnit" on YouTube.

Personal life

Brown identifies as

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. She uses both ''

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'' and ''

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'' pronouns, as indicated on her

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profile.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music videos

References

External links

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