Lauren London

Lauren Nicole London is an American actress born on December 5, 1984. She is recognized for her performances across feature films and television series. Some of her notable screen appearances include the films ATL, This Christmas, Madea's Big Happy Family, Baggage Claim, Without Remorse, and You People, as well as television projects such as The Game and Games People Play.

London was born in Los Angeles to an African-American mother and an Ashkenazi Jewish father. She attended Palisades Charter High School into her second year before transitioning to homeschooling to complete her education.

Early in her career, London appeared in music videos for artists including Tyrese, Ludacris, Pharrell, and Snoop Dogg. She made her television acting debut in 2006 on the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris in the episode Everybody Hates Funerals. That same year, she made her film debut as the romantic lead opposite hip-hop artist T.I. in ATL. For her performance, London earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Black Movie Awards.

Following her breakout role, London landed a role in 2007 on the HBO comedy series Entourage as the love interest of Jerry Ferrara's character, Turtle. Based on her work in ATL, she was cast without an audition in the 2007 film This Christmas. She served as a spokesmodel for the Sean John woman's collection in 2007 alongside Cassie and Asia Nitollano, and appeared on the covers of King and Jewel magazines. She was cast in the first season of 90210 in 2008, followed by roles in the 2009 films Next Day Air and I Love You, Beth Cooper.

In 2011, London appeared in Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family and made a cameo in the premiere of Single Ladies. She joined the BET series The Game as a series regular playing Kiera from the sixth season until the finale. She co-starred alongside Paula Patton, Jill Scott, and Derek Luke in the 2013 film Baggage Claim, adapted from David E. Talbert's 2005 novel. She later appeared in the 2016 movie The Perfect Match and starred in the 2018 Lifetime films Always & 4Ever and Poinsettias for Christmas.

London played the lead character, Vanessa King, in the BET drama series Games People Play in 2019. She starred in the feature film Without Remorse, released on Prime Video in April 2021. In January 2023, she starred in the Netflix comedy film You People, stating that filming the project taught her more about the Jewish side of her family.

In her personal life, London dated Lil Wayne on and off, having first met him at age fifteen, and the couple shares a son, Kameron Carter, born on September 9, 2009. She later dated rapper Ermias Asghedom, known as Nipsey Hussle, from 2013 until his murder on March 31, 2019. Their son, Kross Ermias Asghedom, was born on August 31, 2016. In 2022, London collaborated with Puma on the L.A Love Story collection, a project inspired by Los Angeles featuring Nipsey Hussle.