Geffri Hightower

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Actress (1995)
Sat May 20 2023
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Geffri Hightower is an American actress who is popularly known for her role as Simone Hicks in All American and its spinoff All American: Homecoming. Some of her other popular works include Private Practice, WTF, Baron Davis, Snowfall, and Loco.

Hightower's net worth has been estimated to be $5 Million. Her zodiac sign is Pisces. She stands at the height of 5 Feet and 6 Inches (167 cm) and weighs 132 lbs (60 kg). Let's learn a bit more about the Californian actress.

Relationship Status Of The All American Actress

Geffri Hightower has no partner in her life at the moment and is currently enjoying her single life. For now, she is giving all of her time to her career, family, and friends.

Geffri Hightower is wearing a black leather jacket as she is posing for the picture.
Geffri Hightower at the Hervé Léger event (Source: Geffri Hightower Instagram @girlwithaboysname)

Hightower also doesn't speak much when it comes to her love life. She is private about it which explains the fact that her previous relationship records are nonexistent for now. 

What Is Hightower's Education Background?

Hightower went to the University and unlike a lot of movie actors, she didn't drop out and got herself a degree. She has a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication/Media Studies. 

All American actress, Hightower got her Bachelor's degree from Clark Atlanta University, the same University Darnell Nicole got her Bachelor of Science degree. She was at the University from 2011 to 2015. 

Before Clark Atlanta, Hightower did her basic schooling at Alexander Hamilton High School Academy of Music. However, studying at Atlanta University wasn't Hightower's first choice. She initially decided to pursue her degree at Fordham University, which is a private institute in the Bronx, New York. 

Hightower had even received an offer from the University itself to study but had a change of mind at the last moment and instead went to Clark Atlanta.

Net Worth Of Geffri Hightower

Geffri Hightower has had a successful career in the showbiz industry, which has helped her to have an estimated net worth of $5 Million. The actress's primary source of income is acting. She has been getting roles since 2006 which has helped her to make a lot of money.

Geffri Hightower is wearing a Springston University shirt.
Geffri Hightower on the sets of All American: Homecoming (Source: Geffri Hightower Instagram @girlwithaboysname)

Hightower has mostly worked in TV shows than movies. Her shows like Private Practice, WTF, Baron Davis, and Snowfall were well received and helped her to improve her wealth. 

Hightower's show, All American had an average of more than 500,000 viewers. Besides that, she also does a bit of modeling and makes money through that as well.

How Does Geffri Describe Herself?

Geffri Hightower is a successful actress but what we see is just that. Everyone is different in their way and how they see themselves. The actress has previously described how she sees herself.

Upon being asked by Yahoo! interviewer, Hightower described herself as someone who is a flower that is still blooming. In simpler terms, she is still learning and finding out herself. 

Body Measurements

Snowfall actress, Hightower is in incredible shape as evidenced by her body measurements of 28-20-22 inches. She has an average height for the film industry standard as she stands at 5 Feet and 6 Inches (167 cm), similar to Pauline Chalamet. The actress has a slim body type which weighs around 132 lbs (60 kg). 

Geffri Hightower is wearing an oversized black and green jacket.
Geffri Hightower in one of her modeling shoots (Source: Geffri Hightower Instagram @girlwithaboysname)

Talking about Hightower's facial features, she has got black eyes and hair. She is involved in show business as both actress and a model, the industry that demands a certain shape from its people. 

You can tell Hightower works hard on her body to stay in good shape. Her diet is not known yet but she does love to eat as she has called herself a breakfast enthusiast.

Raised By A Single Mother

Geffri Hightower was not born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She didn't have it easy as her father was missing from her life most of the time. Her, mother Stephanie Renee Hightower is the most important woman in her life as she has always been there for her. 

Stephanie has been the biggest inspiration for the All American actress, Hightower. She has revealed that her mother has been her backbone always inspiring her and motivating her to achieve what she wanted from her life.

HuffPost also mentioned in their article that Hightower's mother was very protective of her. The article says that actress wanted to leave her home in California to study but her mother didn't support her decision at the beginning.

Started As A Broadway Actor

Hightower wanted to become an actor ever since she was a kid. Her love for acting is what led her to do broadway shows before movies. She was only nine years old when she made her first appearance on broadway. 

Geffri Hightower is holding an ice cream cone as their is cream all over her face.
Young Geffri Hightower having an ice cream (Source: Geffri Hightower Instagram @girlwithaboysname)

The first-ever role of the Private Practice actress Hightower was playing Young Nala in the popular show, The Lion King. To be a broadway star, you need to learn how to perform on stage. She developed her dancing skills at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. 

Hightower Take On Black People's Stories In Movies

Hightower, being an African-American woman herself, wants more and more stories from her community to be featured in movies. In an interview with Yahoo!, she said that her people should share their stories with the world using this medium and it shouldn't just be the stereotypical one.

Loco actress, Hightower talked about how at one point black people only wanted to be shown in a certain light in movies. She wants her people to share all of the amazing stories of her community. She added not to limit themselves to certain characters that have historically been shown in movies.

A Quick Summary Of Hightower's Acting Career

Geffri has been actively doing movies since 2006. Most of her filmography is made up of TV works with some of the popular shows of her career so far being Private Practice, WTF, Baron Davis, Snowfall, and All American. 

Hightower's first work as per her IMDb page was the TV show, Jericho, where she played the role of Allison. She was only for one episode of the show. 

It wasn't until 2007, the first big break for Hightower happened. She landed the role of Maya Bennett in Private Practice as a child actor. She was also in Everybody Hates Chris in 2008 for only an episode as Latrinda.

Some of Hightower's other recognizable characters include Kevin-Rose Hankins, Zoe, Lydia, and Khadijah Brown. But, easily her most recognizable work so far in her career has to be the role of Simone Hicks. She played this character in All American and also in its spinoff, All American: Homecoming.

Is All American Actress Present On Social Media?

Yes, you can find Hightower on the internet through social media. She is on Twitter and Instagram. Her Twitter handle and Instagram page are @GeffriMaya and @girlwithaboysname.  

All American actress, Hightower is a private woman and thus doesn't share much about her private life on Instagram. She does post and tweets but it's mostly related to her work.

 

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