Jasmine Rush
Biography
Jasmine Rush is a Brooklyn based African American actress born and raised in Milwaukee, WI. Classically trained, she has worked nationally on stage, film, and television. She holds a BA from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities and earned her MFA in Classical Acting from Shakespeare Theatre Company's Academy of Classical Acting at George Washington University. She is the Founder of Sweet Milk Studios: a multi-disciplinary production house; and the Founder/Executive Director of ‘Black Arts Run It’: a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds to support small Black theaters in the New York City area and across the nation. She is a proud member of both SAG-AFTRA and Actor’s Equity Association. She is also a core member of both Quick Silver Theatre Company (NY) and The Grove Theatre NYC.
Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles
Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes • as Uniform
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Mama Nola (1989)
The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. Max Goodwin sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care, but the doctors and staff are not so sure he can succeed. They've heard this before. Not taking "no" for an answer, Dr. Goodwin's instinctive response to problems large and small is four simple words: "How can I help?" He has to disrupt the status quo and prove he'll stop at nothing to breathe new life into this underfunded and underappreciated hospital, returning it to the glory that put it on the map.
Drama Series - 2017, 16 episodes • as Nia Leroy
In a small New York town, a haunted detective hunts for answers about perplexing crimes while wrestling with his own demons.
Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • as Nurse Stacy Kelly
Dr. Jason Bull is the brilliant, brash, and charming founder of a hugely successful trial consulting firm.
Drama Series - 2015, 16 episodes • as Clinic Worker
Life is really tough for Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein, two thirty-something aspiring comics living and working in New York City. While their friends and acquaintances move on to find success and love, they continue to struggle with careers and relationships, getting more bitter by the day.
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Instructor
Four stylish and ambitious best girlfriends in Harlem, New York City: a rising star professor struggling to make space for her love life; a savvy tech entrepreneur always dating someone new; a no-filter singer; and a hopeless romantic fashion designer. Together, they level up into the next phase of their careers, relationships, and big city dreams.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Student (uncredited)
The movie is comprised of six vignettes. A look at the tumultuous marriage of Tim and Emily Hanratty over half a century.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Friend - Co-Worker (uncredited)
The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.