Jasmine Guy
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Jasmine Guy Net Worth

Actress of A Different World
Estimated net worth
$4M
Source: Celebrity Net Worth, March 5, 2025. Updated November 9, 2026.
Forbes and Bloomberg rarely publish net worth figures for stars who are not billionaires, so this page uses Celebrity Net Worth's published estimate (page last updated March 5, 2025). It is an outside estimate, not an official figure.

Jasmine Guy’s net worth over time

$4M: Celebrity Net Worth estimate, Mar 2025. page last updated March 5, 2025$4MMar 2025

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DateEstimateSource
Mar 2025$4 millionCelebrity Net Worth · page last updated March 5, 2025

Where the money comes from

Television seriesFilm rolesSinging and danceDirecting and writing

These are the main sources of wealth named in the reporting we cite. No published source breaks the total into exact amounts, so we do not show percentages.

Jasmine Guy’s fortune in real-life terms

61 years
for the median full-time U.S. worker to earn this much, spending nothing
19×
the net worth of the typical U.S. family
0.00%
of Elon Musk's fortune, the biggest on Net Worth Lookup

Based on the Celebrity Net Worth estimate above. Median full-time U.S. pay is $65,416 a year ($1,258 a week, BLS, Q2 2026), before taxes. Typical (median) U.S. family net worth is $216,100 (Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances).

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Jasmine Guy has an estimated net worth of $4 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Jasmine Guy net worth page (figures as of March 5, 2025).

Jasmine Guy is an American actress and singer who was born on March 10, 1962, in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in the Collier Heights neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. She attended Northside Performing Arts High School, and at age 17 moved to New York City to study dance at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. Her mother was a former high-school teacher and her father was the pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta. Her television career began in 1982 with a non-speaking role as a dancer in seven episodes of Fame.

She is best known as Whitley Gilbert in the NBC sitcom A Different World, which ran from 1987 to 1993. She began as a co-star and ended up appearing in every episode, and she wrote three episodes and directed one. She won four consecutive NAACP Image Awards from 1990 through 1993 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, and played Dina in the 1988 film School Daze. Later roles include Roxy Harvey on Dead Like Me, Sheila Bennett on The Vampire Diaries and Gemma on Grey's Anatomy.

How Jasmine Guy makes her money

Television series are the core of her earnings. Six seasons on A Different World made her a star, and later recurring roles on Dead Like Me, The Vampire Diaries and Grey's Anatomy kept her in steady work.

Film adds a second layer. Her 1988 role as Dina in School Daze, directed by Spike Lee, was an early breakthrough on the big screen.

Writing and directing bring extra fees. During A Different World she wrote three episodes and directed one, giving her credits behind the camera.

Her dance and singing training, which began at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, supports stage and music performances that complement her screen income.

Her estimate

Celebrity Net Worth estimates Jasmine Guy's net worth at $4 million, on its page last updated March 5, 2025. That figure is an outside estimate of what the star has earned and kept after taxes, fees and spending. It is not an official number, and the star has not confirmed it or published personal finances.

Her figure reflects a star turn on a long-running sitcom and decades of recurring television and film roles. We will add any newer dated estimate from a named outlet to the chart above, and we never fill in the years between published figures.

Career and money timeline

  1. 1982

    Appears as a dancer in Fame.

  2. 1987

    Joins A Different World as Whitley Gilbert.

  3. 1988

    Plays Dina in School Daze.

  4. 1990

    Begins a run of four consecutive NAACP Image Awards.

  5. 1993

    Completes the run of A Different World.

Jasmine Guy net worth FAQ

What is Jasmine Guy's net worth?

Jasmine Guy's net worth is an estimated $4 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Jasmine Guy net worth page (March 5, 2025). It is an estimate, not an official figure.

How did Jasmine Guy get so rich?

The main sources named in the reporting we cite are: Television series, Film roles, Singing and dance, Directing and writing.

Is Jasmine Guy a billionaire?

Not by current published estimates. Jasmine Guy is estimated at $4 million.

What role is Jasmine Guy best known for?

She is best known as Whitley Gilbert on NBC's A Different World, which ran from 1987 to 1993.

Sources

  1. Celebrity Net Worth, Jasmine Guy net worth page (March 5, 2025)
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Usual Weekly Earnings (Q2 2026) (July 2026)
  3. Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (median family net worth, Table 4) (October 2026)
  4. Background facts: Wikipedia, Jasmine Guy (accessed November 9, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.

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