Carole Jefferson is a former television news reporter turned prosecutor and now professional actress. As a television news reporter, Carole covered crime, politics, features, breaking news stories, an ...Show More
Carole Jefferson is a former television news reporter turned prosecutor and now professional actress. As a television news reporter, Carole covered crime, politics, features, breaking news stories, and entertainment. Carole interviewed celebrities including former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal, gymnast Bart Conner, country singer Leann Rimes and R&B legend Patti LaBelle. Carole also covered the Black Entertainment Television awards show as a news reporter for KTNV-TV, ABC in Las Vegas.Carole got her start at KRON-TV in San Francisco as a news trainee with her first on-air reporting job at WOWT-TV, NBC in Omaha, Nebraska. Carole also anchored news updates for Cox Cable Omaha, Nebraska. In her spare time, she modeled for a local modeling agency and was a volunteer with the Omaha Girls Club, Inc. After Omaha, Nebraska Carole headed west to sin city and worked as a television news reporter for KTNV-TV, ABC in Las Vegas, Nevada. Carole covered several criminal trials and became interested in pursuing a new career, law.As an actress, Carole has performed on stage with the Actors Workshop of Sacramento and Celebration Arts. With Celebration Arts, Carole played the lead role of "Pecola" in the highly successful production of Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye." The play received 4 out of 5 stars from the Sacramento News & Review and was named one of the best stage productions of 2014. Since that time, Carole has played lead and supporting roles in several independent films and commercials. Carole has also worked on several major television and film productions.In addition to journalism, her legal career and acting, Carole has been active in a number of civic organizations, including the Nebraska AIDS Project, Omaha Girls Club, The Clark County Stay In School Program and the San Francisco Black Coalition on HIV & AIDS. Carole was also a student teacher and a mock trial coach while attending law school. Most recently, Carole was a mentor for an organization working to transform the lives of children in foster care and worked with children with special needs. Hide
