Gillian Iliana Waters (also known as Gillian Iliana White) is an American actress and wife of the American actor and martial artist Michael Jai White.
Wiki/Biography
Gillian Iliana Waters was born on Thursday, January 16, 1975 (age 45 years; as of 2020), Los Angeles, California. She was brought up in Altadena, California.
Gillian Iliana Waters as a Child
She did her schooling from John Muir High School Early College Magnet, Pasadena, California, and graduated as an honors student. As a child, she wished to be an FBI agent and was awarded an LAPD scholarship to Howard University to study the Administration of Justice. However, she changed her mind and switched to pursue her Majors in Human Communication and minors in Dramatic Arts from Howard University.
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Black (dyed blonde)
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Family & Ethnicity
Gillian is of African American, Blackfoot Indian, and Irish origin. [2]IMDb
Parents & Siblings
She was born to Victor and Cheryl Waters.
Gillian Iliana Waters with her Father
Gillian Iliana Waters with her Mother
She has a sister named Heather Linden Kodama and a brother named Lamar A Waters.
Gillian Iliana Waters’ Sister
Gillian Iliana Waters with her Brother
Husband, Relationships & Children
On January 18, 2005, Gillian got married to Antonio Brown. In 1997, she met Michael Jai White, actor and martial artist, for the first time at a party. They both came in a relationship for a short time. They remained friends even after their breakup. In 2012, Gillian and Michel came into a relationship again. On July 3, 2015, they got married in Thailand.
Wedding Picture of Gillian Iliana Waters and Michael Jai White
Gillian has two daughters from her marriage to Antonio Brown: Alaia Waters (born in 2001) & Niahla Waters (born in 2008). She has three stepchildren from Michael’s marriage to the Gynecologist Courtney Chatman: two step-sons named Devin White and Jai Jordan White, born in 1990 and 1995, respectively; she has a step-daughter named Morgan Michelle White who was born on December 24, 2008.
Michael Jai White with his Children
Gillian Iliana Waters’ Daughters
Career
In 1996, she appeared in the music video ‘Hey Lover’ by the American rapper LL Cool J, featuring vocal group Boyz II Men.
She then appeared in the music video of ‘Been There, Done That’ (1996) by Dr. Dre, as Dr. Dre’s wife and tango partner.
She made her television debut as an actor in the role of ‘Rhonda’ in the TV series ‘Martin’ (1996).
She has worked in many TV series including Malcolm & Eddie 1997), The Wayans Bros (1996-98), Arli$$ (1998), Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1998), For Your Love (1999), Xena: Warrior Princess (2000), The Parkers (20001), My Wife and Kids (2002), Ghost Whisperer (2005), Days of Our Lives (2007), The Exes (2014), Strange Angel (2018), NCIS: Los Angeles (2019), Black-ish (2020), The Oval (2020), and In the Cut (2020). She made her film debut with the film ‘How to Be a Player’ (1997) in the role of ‘Shante.’
Gillian Iliana Waters in How to Be a Player (1997)
She has also appeared in films such as Jackie Brown (1997), The Breaks (1999), Bamboozled (2000), Sister’s Keeper (2007), Back Then (2012), Cops and Robbers (2017), Welcome to Sudden Death (2020), Take Back (2021), and The Hit.
Facts/Trivia
- In her school days, she was very athletic and played basketball and baseball professionally.
Gillian Iliana Waters as a Basketball Player
- She made her debut as an associate producer with the film ‘The Outlaw Johnny Black’ in 2019.
- She loves dogs and has a pet dog.
Gillian Iliana Waters with her Pet
