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Jillian Hervey
Jillian Kristin Williams (née Hervey; born June 19, 1989) is an American dancer, singer, and vocalist for the musical duo Lion Babe. She is the daughter of Ramon Hervey II and singer, actress, and former Miss America Vanessa Williams.
In addition to parents Hervey and Vanessa Williams, Jillian Hervey is the niece of actor Chris Williams and the great-great-great-granddaughter of William A. Feilds, a formerly enslaved African-American who was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives during Reconstruction; the latter connection was uncovered when the television show Who Do You Think You Are? traced the family's genealogy.[citation needed] In addition to having African-American heritage, Hervey is also of English, Welsh, Irish, Finnish, Italian, French and Portuguese descent.
Hervey was raised Catholic.
Hervey grew up in Chappaqua, New York, dividing time between the homes of her parents who divorced when she was eight. She has remarked on her experience of being, in her words, "the only black girl, ever, in any capacity" growing up, as well as her awareness of the harassment her mother faced after she was the first African-American woman to be crowned Miss America. Hervey told the Telegraph, "Even when I was a child, I knew...When my mom would go on her tours, and she was in Alabama and there were snipers on rooftops trying to kill her, or people would send her envelopes with pubic hair inside."
Hervey took up guitar at age 11 and studied dance at the New School, where she also became interested in performance art. During her time at the New School, Hervey began working with eventual Lion Babe collaborator Lucas Goodman. The two had met years earlier at a party, and Hervey reached out to him when a dance assignment at school required original music.
In 2022, Hervey announced on Lion Babe’s instagram that on December 28, 2021 she gave birth to her and Goodman’s first child together.
In 2000, Hervey appeared in the Lifetime television movie The Courage to Love. The film was an historical drama starring Hervey's mother Vanessa Williams as Henriette Delille, a free woman of color who was born into a prominent New Orleans family in 1813.
Reportedly Hervey was also offered a role on Gossip Girl when she was 19, but declined in favor of pursuing music.
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Jillian Hervey
Jillian Kristin Williams (née Hervey; born June 19, 1989) is an American dancer, singer, and vocalist for the musical duo Lion Babe. She is the daughter of Ramon Hervey II and singer, actress, and former Miss America Vanessa Williams.
In addition to parents Hervey and Vanessa Williams, Jillian Hervey is the niece of actor Chris Williams and the great-great-great-granddaughter of William A. Feilds, a formerly enslaved African-American who was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives during Reconstruction; the latter connection was uncovered when the television show Who Do You Think You Are? traced the family's genealogy.[citation needed] In addition to having African-American heritage, Hervey is also of English, Welsh, Irish, Finnish, Italian, French and Portuguese descent.
Hervey was raised Catholic.
Hervey grew up in Chappaqua, New York, dividing time between the homes of her parents who divorced when she was eight. She has remarked on her experience of being, in her words, "the only black girl, ever, in any capacity" growing up, as well as her awareness of the harassment her mother faced after she was the first African-American woman to be crowned Miss America. Hervey told the Telegraph, "Even when I was a child, I knew...When my mom would go on her tours, and she was in Alabama and there were snipers on rooftops trying to kill her, or people would send her envelopes with pubic hair inside."
Hervey took up guitar at age 11 and studied dance at the New School, where she also became interested in performance art. During her time at the New School, Hervey began working with eventual Lion Babe collaborator Lucas Goodman. The two had met years earlier at a party, and Hervey reached out to him when a dance assignment at school required original music.
In 2022, Hervey announced on Lion Babe’s instagram that on December 28, 2021 she gave birth to her and Goodman’s first child together.
In 2000, Hervey appeared in the Lifetime television movie The Courage to Love. The film was an historical drama starring Hervey's mother Vanessa Williams as Henriette Delille, a free woman of color who was born into a prominent New Orleans family in 1813.
Reportedly Hervey was also offered a role on Gossip Girl when she was 19, but declined in favor of pursuing music.
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