<Tr> <Th> Parent (s) </Th> <Td> Richard Lawson Denise Gordy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> See Gordy family </Td> </Tr> <P> Bianca Jasmine Lawson (born March 20, 1979) is an American film and television actress . She is perhaps best known for her regular roles in the television series Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Goode Behavior, Pretty Little Liars, and Rogue . She has also had recurring roles in the series Sister, Sister, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Steve Harvey Show, Dawson's Creek, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Vampire Diaries, Teen Wolf, and Witches of East End . In 2016, Lawson began starring in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar . </P> <P> Lawson was born in Los Angeles, California . She is the daughter of Denise (née Gordy) and actor Richard Lawson, making her the step - daughter to Lawson's second wife Tina Knowles, and step - sister to singers Beyoncé and Solange Knowles . Lawson is also the great - niece of Motown founder Berry Gordy . She attended the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and graduated from Marymount High School, a Catholic school in Los Angeles . She then went on to study film and psychology at University of Southern California . Lawson's parents are both African - American, and she also has Italian, Native American, Portuguese, and Creole ancestry . </P>

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