Lovie Simone
Lovie Simone Oppong is an American actress, best known for her role as Zora Greenleaf in the drama series Greenleaf, and Keisha Clark in the critically acclaimed Netflix teen drama series Forever.
Early life and education
Simone was born in New York City in The Bronx and raised in Orange County, New York. Here, she attended Frederick Douglass Academy from her freshman year to senior year. Her mother is African American and her father is Ghanaian. She has a twin sister named Yuri, who's a musician that goes by Reiyo The Giant and a younger brother and sister. She studied at an acting school in New York and later appeared in a national commercial for JC Penney.Career
Beginning in 2016, Simone starred in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf playing the role of Zora Greenleaf, the daughter of Kerissa and Jacob Greenleaf. Simone was originally cast as a recurring cast member, but was promoted to a series regular by the second season. Simone later made her film debut in a supporting role opposite Jennifer Hudson and Kelvin Harrison Jr. in the 2018 drama film Monster, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The following year, she appeared in two drama films that premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, Share and Selah and the Spades in which she played the titular role. Both films received positive reviews from critics. In 2020, Simone played one of the leads in writer-director Zoe Lister-Jones' horror film The Craft: Legacy, a sequel to the 1996 film The Craft.In 2021, Simone starred in the first season of Starz crime drama series, Power Book III: Raising Kanan. In 2022, she was cast opposite Tobias Menzies Apple TV+ limited series, Manhunt. She starred in the period drama film The Walk, and in 2023, starred in the science fiction thriller 57 Seconds. In 2025, she starred as the lead character Keisha Clark in the Netflix teen drama series Forever, which received rave reviews from critics.