Michele Weaver
Michele Weaver is an American actress, known for playing the leading role in the Oprah Winfrey Network romantic drama series Love Is.
Early life
Weaver is the daughter of a Haitian mother and a father from Colorado. Weaver attended Pepperdine University and later began performing in theatre.Career
On screen, she began appearing in small films, and played secondary roles on television shows include Switched at Birth and Cooper [Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life]. She played bigger roles in the Syfy television film 2 Lava 2 Lantula, and was co-lead in the thriller Illicit opposite David Ramsey and Vivica A. Fox.In 2018, Weaver was cast in a leading role on the Oprah Winfrey Network romantic drama series, Love Is created by Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. The series is based on the Akils' relationship, the series told the story of a power couple navigating the landscape of black actors in Cinema of [the United States|Hollywood]. On July 31, 2018, it was originally renewed for a second season, but on December 19, 2018, OWN reversed the decision and canceled the series after Salim Akil was accused of domestic violence and copyright infringement.
In 2019, Weaver appeared opposite Delta Burke, Tim Reid, Brooke Elliott in an episode of Netflix anthology series Dolly Parton's Heartstrings. In 2020, she starred in the short-lived NBC drama series Council of Dads.