Jasmine Guy cast to play Bonnie’s Grandmother

According to an article over at TV Guide Jasmine Guy has been cast to play Bonnie’s grandmother in the Vampire Diaries.

Here is what Kevin Williamson had to say about the character:

“It’s a timeless role,” explains series executive producer Kevin Williamson. “She looks so young because she’s a witch! She’s a college professor at the local university who teaches the occult. Bonnie starts to think she may be a witch, and it turns out they have a lineage of witches in their family dating back to Salem. Bonnie thinks it’s all crazy until she starts doing things like lighting fires.