Amanda Ingrid Seales (born July 1, 1981), formerly known by the stage
name Amanda Diva, is an American actress, podcaster, rapper, singer,
songwriter, comedian, DJ, poet, activist, presenter and media
personality. Aside from her solo career, she was also a touring member
of the musical group Floetry. Since 2017, she has starred in the HBO
comedy series Insecure. Seales was also one of the co-hosts of the
syndicated daytime talk show, The Real, alongside Loni Love, Tamera
Mowry, Adrienne Bailon, and Jeannie Mai.Amanda Seales was born in
Inglewood, California, at Daniel Freeman Hospital on July 1, 1981. Her
mother was born and raised in Mt. Moritz, Grenada. Her father is
African-American. As a result, both she and her mother are dual
citizens of the US and Grenada. She moved to Orlando, Florida, in
1989, where she later attended Dr. Phillips High School. She graduated
from SUNY-Purchase, then acquired a master's degree in
African-American studies with a concentration in Hip hop from Columbia
University.Seales's first film was a minor role as Katy in the 1993
movie Cop and a Half. The next year Seales was featured on the
Nickelodeon sitcom My Brother and Me (1994) as Deonne Wilburn. In 2002
she appeared on Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam. Seales became
publicly known as "VJ Amanda Diva" on MTV2 Sucker Free Countdown on
Sundays. In 2016 she appeared in a recurring role on the HBO series
Insecure, as Tiffany DuBois. Also in 2016, Seales began hosting her
own show on truTV called Greatest Ever.On January 26, 2019, HBO
debuted her first stand-up comedy special I Be Knowin'. Bring the
Funny is a comedy competition series that premiered on July 9, 2019 on
NBC. Seales hosts, alongside judges Kenan Thompson, Chrissy Teigen,
and Jeff Foxworthy. On January 6, 2020, Seales joined the syndicated
daytime talk show, The Real, as a co-host alongside Loni Love, Tamera
Mowry, Adrienne Bailon, and Jeannie Mai. She departed the series after
six months of co-hosting, citing her dissatisfaction with the
inability to openly speak on recent social issues as a reason.
name Amanda Diva, is an American actress, podcaster, rapper, singer,
songwriter, comedian, DJ, poet, activist, presenter and media
personality. Aside from her solo career, she was also a touring member
of the musical group Floetry. Since 2017, she has starred in the HBO
comedy series Insecure. Seales was also one of the co-hosts of the
syndicated daytime talk show, The Real, alongside Loni Love, Tamera
Mowry, Adrienne Bailon, and Jeannie Mai.Amanda Seales was born in
Inglewood, California, at Daniel Freeman Hospital on July 1, 1981. Her
mother was born and raised in Mt. Moritz, Grenada. Her father is
African-American. As a result, both she and her mother are dual
citizens of the US and Grenada. She moved to Orlando, Florida, in
1989, where she later attended Dr. Phillips High School. She graduated
from SUNY-Purchase, then acquired a master's degree in
African-American studies with a concentration in Hip hop from Columbia
University.Seales's first film was a minor role as Katy in the 1993
movie Cop and a Half. The next year Seales was featured on the
Nickelodeon sitcom My Brother and Me (1994) as Deonne Wilburn. In 2002
she appeared on Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam. Seales became
publicly known as "VJ Amanda Diva" on MTV2 Sucker Free Countdown on
Sundays. In 2016 she appeared in a recurring role on the HBO series
Insecure, as Tiffany DuBois. Also in 2016, Seales began hosting her
own show on truTV called Greatest Ever.On January 26, 2019, HBO
debuted her first stand-up comedy special I Be Knowin'. Bring the
Funny is a comedy competition series that premiered on July 9, 2019 on
NBC. Seales hosts, alongside judges Kenan Thompson, Chrissy Teigen,
and Jeff Foxworthy. On January 6, 2020, Seales joined the syndicated
daytime talk show, The Real, as a co-host alongside Loni Love, Tamera
Mowry, Adrienne Bailon, and Jeannie Mai. She departed the series after
six months of co-hosting, citing her dissatisfaction with the
inability to openly speak on recent social issues as a reason.
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