Jennia Fredrique Aponte (born Jennia Watson) is an American writer, director and actor known for the films Who Made the Potato Salad?, First Kiss in Color, Sacred Heart (2015) and 90 Days (2017).
[1] Born in Gary, Indiana, Aponte studied film and theater at Columbia College Chicago, before moving to Los Angeles to embark on a career in front of the camera prior to writing and directing.
As an actress, she has held recurring and series regular roles on: Noah’s Arc (Logo), City Guys (NBC), Delores and Jermaine with Whoopi Goldberg (ABC), According to Him & Her (BET), Passions (NBC), My Wife and Kids (ABC), Cuts (CW) and The Hughley's (CW).
[2] In 1999, Aponte starred in the movie Ragdoll with Russell Richardson as the character Teesha.
[5] In, 2020 she created and starred in the television movie Anatomy of Black Love with her husband Sol Aponte on Revolt's platform.