Keona S.E. Welch is an American actress. She was born in Washington DC to her mother Tracy Welch and father Antonio K. Brown I; the oldest of 5 siblings: Latoya Welch, Antonio K. Brown II, Javell Hutcheson, and Meriah Welch. Keona attended Duke Ellington High School of the Arts for Musical Theater, studied with Mike Alfreds, Stewart Pierce, and Glenn McDonald at Shakespeare's Globe in London UK, as well as graduated from Rutgers University, with a B.F.A in Theater Arts (Acting). Her first name means "God's gracious gift" in Hawaiian. She is of African American descent. She now lives in Manhattan, New York. Show less «