Gina Belafonte (born New York City, September 8, 1961) is an American actress, film and stage producer, and civil rights activist. The youngest daughter of activist, dancer, Julie Belafonte and singer, actor, and activistHarry Belafonte,^[1] she has appeared in such films asBright Lights, Big City,Tokyo Pop (both 1988), andBlacKkKlansman (2018). Belafonte served as a producer onSing Your Song, a 2011 documentary film about her father. She co-founded The Gathering for Justice, a nonprofit organization whose aim is to end child incarceration and eliminate theracial disparities in the criminal justice system, and is the CEO of Sankofa.org, a nonprofit Social Justice, impact production company, founded by her father.^[1]

Belafonte was born on September 8, 1961, atMount Sinai Hospital^[2] inNew York City, New York, to Harry Belafonte and his then-wifeJulie Robinson Belafonte.^[1] As a young child, she visited Africa as well as theWest Indies.^[3] At age five, Gina Belafonte attended theEthical Culture School in New York City alongside her brother David.^[4]

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