About

Imani Vaughn-Jones is an actress and writer based in Atlanta, GA with Twin Cities affiliations. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in creative writing and English with a concentration in screenwriting from Southern New Hampshire University. Across her canon of short and full-length plays, she has been produced and showcased by theatres across the country. Her 10-minute digital play 'A Single F*cking Retweet' was produced by Purdue University and showcased as part of Coalescence Theatre's 2021 Black Lives Black Words festival. Her play 'Well-Intentioned White People' has been presented by several theatres including Theatre [Untitled], Hear Me Roar Theatre, and Theatrical Outfit as part of the Graham Martin Unexpected Play Festival. The screenplay for her thriller 'Valencia' has been cleaning up on the festival circuit, with awards and placements including quarterfinalist for the 6th Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards, Finalist for the May Independent Short awards, and Best Thriller Screenplay at Festigious Los Angeles. She was named part of the inaugural class of Dihvinely Konnecked Fellows with Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre. Her work primarily focuses on the themes of race, power, trust, and relationships.

On the acting front, Imani held a recurring role on NBC's drama Ordinary Joe, starring opposite Natalie Martinez as her best friend Zayla. Other credits include Marvel's The Gifted, Lee Daniel's Star, and Black Lightning. Stage credits include A Raisin in the Sun and Hamlet (Park Square Theatre), Luna Gale (Underdog Theatre), and A Wrinkle In Time (The Rose Theater). She seeks to both write and perform in works that bring honest yet rarely depicted truths to the stage and screen.

Imani has a million hobbies, including knitting, crocheting, baking, cooking, yoga, interior design, and mermaiding — yes, it’s a thing. She’s always down to collaborate, check out a new restaurant, or drink wine and lament the untimely ending of Girlfriends.