Who Is Jamal's GF Kendra in 'On My Block'? Meet the Budding Actress!

Who is Jamal's girlfriend Kendra in Season Three of 'On My Block'? What to find out about up-and-coming actress Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson and her personality.

The core 4 are back!

Netflix in any case launched new episodes of the teen-centric comedy On My Block. And, a lot to fanatics' surprise, there is a brand new addition to the workforce! In Season Three of the coming-of-age series, audiences get to meet Jamal Turner's (Brett Gray) new female friend.

Yes, we're talking about a real human lady, no longer the gnome he named Juanita, which he sadly returned to Chivo final season.

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Jamal's new love passion in the collection, who he to begin with thinks is a Prophet, is named Kendra (Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson). The homeschooled teen is the exact opposite of Jamal and appears at life from a clinical viewpoint. 

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Actor Brett Gray spoke about the sequence' new addition, telling Entertainment Tonight: "It's so funny because [Kendra's] sort of opposite of Jamal. "She's tremendous shy and really creepy, and truly quiet and peculiar. So, like, it brings him down. You get a little bit bit more of who Jamal is as a romantic, however additionally it is the maximum ridiculous dating ever."  

So, who is the actress who plays Jamal's new beau Kendra in On My Block?

Meet the actress who plays Kendra in 'On My Block.'

New to the acting business, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson's IMDB profile currently lists her previous TV credits as follows: Ujana (2016), as well as two projects that are currently in post-production, Let's Scare Julie and A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (which also stars Harry Potter actor Tom Felton).

Troy studied acting at the Young Actor Studio, which is based in Los Angeles. 

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The up-and-coming actress is a member of the Echo Theater Company and will star in the play Poor Clare on March 14. She also starred in the play The Wolves, which follows a women's soccer team. 

"WOW!! This has been such an awesome experience! This display and these ladies changed me!" Troy captioned a photo of her Wolves castmates on Instagram in May 2019.

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She continued: "I’ve discovered so much about not most effective being an artist, but additionally being a woman, and the way extremely sturdy, worthy, capable, and valuable we as girls are. These pretty girls showed me how absolutely gorgeous humans are in a position to being. These women made an imprint on my center and their impact will persist with me all through the entirety of my life, and I'm so extremely grateful for the blessing that they are! I love you guys! WE ARE THE WOLVES!"

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Check out Troy on Instagram!

Follow Troy's adventures around Los Angeles by following the budding actress on social media. The starlet regularly shares pics around the city. Whether she's showing off her travel adventures (like her recent trip to Rome), or being artsy in front of a graffiti wall, Troy is definitely one to watch on social media!

We can't wait to watch Troy's career continue to grow! 

Catch Troy in Season 3 as Kendra in Netflix's On My Block.

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