Nzinga Blake
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Nzinga Blake is an American actress and writer currently a host on Current TV. Blake starred on the TV series Fridays on Cartoon Network, as well as in national television commercials for Sprite and Kinkos. He father, Cecil Blake is the former Minister of Information in Sierra Leone.[1]
[edit] Trivia
- Nzinga Blake was named after Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, a 17th century queen and folk heroine of the Mbundu people of southwestern Africa.
- She is a 1999 graduate of Munster High School in Indiana, and a 2003 graduate of UCLA as a Film & Television Major.
- On an episode of Google Current she suggested (jokingly) she'd like someone to modify her Wikipedia entry to state that she would be in an upcoming major motion picture starring opposite Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt. [1]
- As mentioned in one of the ads for Fridays, she is fluent in speaking Japanese, although she claims to speak some. Later on in said ad, she mentions the block title, start date, and network in Japanese.
- She is now a host on Current TV, which is owned by Al Gore.
