Felicia Pearson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Felicia Pearson
Occupation	TV Actress
Date Of Birth	May 18, 1980(1980-05-18)
Age	44
Birthplace	Baltimore
Country	United States
Birth City	Maryland
Horoscope	Taurus

Felicia Pearson Biography

Felicia Pearson is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on May 18, 1980 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Actress best known for her performance as the character Snoop in The Award- winning HBO drama The Wire. Since her appearance on The Wire, she has been cast in films such as Actress most famous for her role as the character Snoop on the award-winning HBO drama series The Wire. Since appearing on the show, she has landed parts in films like Spike Lee‘s Chi-Raq as well as in music videos like Rick Ross‘ “The Boss” and ASAP Ferg‘s “Shabba.” She also began starring on the reality series Love & Hip Hop.’s Chi-Raq as well as music videos such as Rick Ross’ “The Boss” and ASAP Ferg’s “Shabba.” She has also started to appear in the reality show Love & Hip Hop.

She was offered to play Snoop following a chance encounter in a bar with The Wire star She landed the role of Snoop after a chance meeting with The Wire star Michael K. Williams at a Baltimore club. at the Baltimore club.

Pearson said her life turned around at the age of eighteen, when Arnold Loney, a local drug dealer who looked out for her and sent her money in prison, was shot and killed. He had coined her nickname “Snoop”, because she reminded him of Charlie Brown’s beagle Snoopy in the comic strip Peanuts. While in prison, Pearson earned her GED. She was released in 2000, and landed a local job fabricating car bumpers, but was fired after two weeks when her employer learned she had a prison record.

On March 10, 2011, Pearson and sixty others were arrested and charged with drug offenses. The arrest was made during a predawn raid at her home in Baltimore, following a five-month DEA operation. At the first hearing after Pearson’s arrest, Judge John Addison Howard denied her bail due to Pearson’s acting ability, stating: “Well, you can change your appearance, I’ve seen the episodes of The Wire in which you appear. You look very different than you do here today, and I’m not talking about the jumpsuit, I’m talking about your general appearance.” After a month in jail, Pearson was offered bail of $50,000 on April 8, 2011. In August 2011, she pleaded guilty to the charges the day before her trial was to begin. She was sentenced to a suspended seven- year prison term, with credit for time served, and given three years of supervised probation.

Both parents had an addiction history to drugs and had significant prison sentences. She was a lover of Love & Hip Hop: New York star J. Adrienne.

Felicia Pearson Net Worth

Felicia Pearson is one of the richest TV Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Felicia Pearson 's net worth $50 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was born prematurely and was not initially expected to survive. She spent a large portion of her youth in a foster house situated in East Baltimore. At the age of 14 she was found guilty of second-degree murder , and was sentenced to 6 years of prison.

Her involvement has included being a member to The Stay Strong Foundation and served as an anti-violence teacher for troubled teenagers.

Felicia Pearson (born May 18, 1980) is an American actress, rapper and author. She played Felicia “Snoop” Pearson on The Wire and wrote a 2007 memoir, Grace After Midnight, detailing her troubled childhood and time in prison for second-degree murder.

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Facts & Trivia

Felicia Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Felicia Pearson celebrates birthday on May 18 of every year.

What happened to Snoop from The Wire in real life?

Snoop’ From ‘The Wire’ Is Arrested In Real-Life Baltimore Drug Raid : The Two- Way Felicia “Snoop” Pearson played a lethal killer in the TV series. In real life, she’s previously been convicted of second-degree murder and now has been arrested again.

How old is Felicia Pearson?

42 years (May 18, 1980)

Where is Felicia Pearson from?

Baltimore, MD

Is The Wire based on a true story?

Nathan “Bodie” Barksdale (1961 – February 13, 2016) was a Baltimore, Maryland, drug dealer dramatized in the HBO series The Wire, although the extent to which any of the show’s characters or plot lines are based on his life is disputed.

Why did Snoop from love and hip hop go to jail?

A crack baby who graduated from the foster-care system into low-level drug dealing, she went to jail at 14 for killing another girl in a street fight. Pearson seemed to leave that world behind when she was launched to fame with her role as a tomboy gang assassin in the long-running HBO series.