Taryn Manning
American actress, singer and songwriter
Khandi Alexander is an American dancer, choreographer, and actress. She had a successful career in the 1990s, appearing in various films and TV shows. She is best known for her roles in CSI: Miami and Treme, and her Emmy-nominated performance in the HBO film Bessie.
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About the Khandi Alexander
Harriet Rene “Khandi” Alexanderis an American dancer, choreographer, and actress. She began her career as a dancer in the 1980s, and was a choreographer for Whitney Houston’s world tours from 1988 to 1992.
During the 1990s, Alexander appeared in a number of films, including CB4as Jackie Robbins, sister to Dr. Peter Benton. Alexander also received critical acclaim for her leading performance in the HBO miniseries The Corner in 2000.
From 2002 to 2009, Alexander starred as Dr. Alexx Woods in the CBS police procedural series CSI: Miami. From 2010 to 2013, she starred as LaDonna Batiste-Williams in the HBO drama Treme. Later in 2013, she joined the cast of the ABC drama Scandal as Maya Lewis, Olivia Pope’s mother, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2015. Alexander also received a Critics’ Choice Television Award nomination for playing Bessie Smith’s sister Viola in the 2015 HBO film Bessie.
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Khandi Alexander was born on September 4, 1957.
Khandi Alexander starred as Catherine Duke in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio from 1995 to 1998.
From 2010 to 2013, Khandi Alexander starred as LaDonna Batiste-Williams in the HBO drama Treme.
Khandi Alexander received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2015 for playing Bessie Smith’s sister Viola in the HBO film Bessie.
During the 1990s, Khandi Alexander appeared in films such as CB4, What’s Love Got to Do with It, Sugar Hill, and There’s Something About Mary.
Khandi Alexander had a major recurring role in the NBC medical drama ER from 1995 to 2001, playing Jackie Robbins, the sister of Dr. Peter Benton.
In 2013, Khandi Alexander joined the cast of the ABC drama Scandal, playing the role of Maya Lewis, Olivia Pope’s mother.
3 Quotes by Khandi Alexander
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I like comedy, I love it very much, I love laughing.
Khandi AlexanderAmerican dancer, choreographer, and actress
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I feel that the work that I have done in the comedy arena, is priceless in terms of what I learned, timing, everything that these incredibly talented performers were generous enough in teaching me.
Khandi AlexanderAmerican dancer, choreographer, and actress
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This hiatus coming up I’m looking at a comedy because I need the balance.
Khandi AlexanderAmerican dancer, choreographer, and actress