Zoë Kravitz - This means that actress Zoë Kravitz, Lenny's daughter, is also of Bahamian descent.
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Kerry Washington - Kerry Washington’s mother, Valerie Washington, is of a mixed-race background from Jamaica.
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Nia Long - The famed actress is another celebrity who is of Caribbean heritage. Her mother is of Trinidadian descent.
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Jada Pinkett Smith - Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Jada Pinkett Smith has Jamaican and Bajan ancestry on her maternal side.
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Cuba Gooding Jr. - The Academy Award-winning actor's paternal grandfather was a native of Barbados.
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Grace Jones - Born in Jamaica, Grace Jones and her family moved to Syracuse, New York, when she was 13 years old.
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LL Cool J - The rapper’s grandfather immigrated to the US from Barbados.
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Busta Rhymes - Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, both of Busta Rhymes’ parents are Jamaican.
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Alfonso Ribeiro - Born in New York City, both of the actor and host's parents are Afro-Trinidadian.
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Jackée Harry - Actress Jackée Harry’s mother is Afro-Trinidadian and her father is African-American.
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Tatyana Ali - The 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ star's mother is Afro-Panamanian, while her father is Indo-Trinidadian.
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Sheryl Lee Ralph - Sheryl Lee Ralph’s mother is a Jamaican fashion designer, and the actress grew up between Mandeville, Jamaica, and Long Island, New York.
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Garcelle Beauvais - Garcelle Beauvais was born in Saint-Marc, Haiti, and moved to the US when she was seven.
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Dulé Hill - The 'West Wing' actor's parents are Jamaican. He was born and raised in New Jersey.
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Romany Malco - The Brooklyn-born actor's family is from Trinidad and Tobago.
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Maxwell - The singer is the son of a Haitian mother and a Puerto Rican father.