Dionne Gipson hails from Atlanta Georgia, by way of Peoria, Illinois.
She is an alumni of Florida A&M and Penn State University. She began her professional career at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia then in LA with For The Record Live Concert series where she is a founding company member. She has written songs for the films Josie and the Pussy Cats and Black Dynamite and has co-written alongside greats like Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Raphael Saadiq and Jane Weidlin of the Go Go’s.
Her film acting credits include Sweet Home Alabama, Squatters and the Netflix holiday hit, Pee Wee's Big Holiday. She’s guest starred on the television shows Criminal Minds, The Young and the Restless and Greenleaf on OWN. Starred as a recurring guest on the CBS series NCIS and Amazon Prime’s, The Wilds.
Currently you can catch her recurring on NBC’s Found, BET Plus’ Haus of Vicious and starring in a newly released film on Apple TV called My Divorce Party, co-starring alongside Rumer Willis, Sarah Hollis and Kimia Behpoornia. For more info please follow her on Instagram @dionnegipson, or her website at dionnegipson.com.
Represented by Alan Iezman - Shelter Entertainment and Matt Jackson - MSA Talent Agency.