Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Antoinette Robertson is best known for her role as Coco in the Netflix series smash hit Dear White People.
- The show has provided Antoinette with a platform to speak out about diversity, socially relevant stories and injustices.
- She has also been hailed as one of the most beautiful women of colour in the industry.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Antionette is single and guards her private life. Little is known of her love life or relationships.
Early Life and Education :
- Antionette Nicole Robertson was born on June 26, 1993 as the daughter of Jamaican immigrant parents.
- She was bought up The Bronx, New York.
- Her early education was completed at an Anglican all girls school in Jamaica.
- She graduated from Stony Brook University with a degree in Chemistry.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- Antionette worked as a model before turning to acting.
- She got her first taste of acting when she appeared in a couple of short films called Eros and Alterations. This led to her studying theatre arts at the William Esper Studio Conservatory.
- Antionette started her acting career in 2013 appearing in two films, ‘The Haves and Have Nots’ and ‘Zero Hour.’
- Following this, she landed the part of Lynly Hayes in the TV series Hart of Dixie.
- Antionette’s most popular venture till-date was the successful TV / film Dear White People. At first, the film Dear White People was released & following its success, the producers realized that the characters could be explored much more and a longer Netflix TV series followed. Antionette took over the role of ‘Coco Connors’ from Teyonah Parris who had played the same part in the film. Her portrayal of this character has shot her to stardom.
- Netflix has stream the third series of the show with a fourth and final one in the pipeline.
- Besides acting, Antionette reviews and endorses several beauty products and also appears in travel Vlogs. Her first Vlog was made in Bali, while the next one was made in Japan.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Antionette loves her curly hair and says she gets more photo shoots when she wears it like that.
- She says she is a tomboy at heart.
- Antionette says she is absolutely obsessed with the other cast members of Dear White People. She says playing Coco Conner has made her be more direct and decisive about what it is she wants for herself.
- On the way back from an event promoting beauty products, she saw herself in Times Square on a huge billboard and she realized just how huge the public interest in her role was.
- On a red carpet event, Antionette met Hollywood stars Denzel Washington and Halle Berry and admits she was completely starstruck.