乔尼卡·T·吉布斯，she was born in South Carolina and raised by her grand parents in Hampstead, North Carolina. Gibbs later graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2015, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. After starting her own web series and production company with her best friend, Gibbs was eventually invited by the Emmy-winning Lena Waithe to audition for the BET comedy series Twenties — and bagged the lead role of Hattie.