Jasika Nicole

Birth Name:

Jasika Nicole Pruitt

Birth Place:

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer, Soundtrack

Studied theatre, dance, and voice at Catawba College
The alternate version of her character Astrid on "Fringe" was on the autism spectrum, which she knew how to play because her sister is autistic
Quote: "A black character, an Asian character, a whatever character, they can all have the same qualities․․․Everybody's still looking for love․․․still trying to find their way in the world․ Those things are human qualities, not․․․race-specific qualities․"
Quote: "There's just so much space for people to have recognition within characters of colors or characters that are queer or gender nonconforming and I feel like we don't give audiences enough credit to be able to handle that kind of stuff․"
Best known for her role as Astrid Farnsworth in "Fringe" and as Wendy in "She's Out of My League․"
Voiced the character Intern Dana in an episode of the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale․"
Is also an artist and draws portraits and comics like "808 at 212" and "Close Talkers․"

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