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Khandi Alexander

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American dancer, choreographer, and actress

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Khandi Alexander is an American female actor and choreographer. She works in both film and television. Her professional career began in 1985. She speaks English.

Alexander was born in 1957. Sources list her place of birth as either New York City or Jacksonville, Florida. She is a human citizen of the United States. Her family name is Alexander.

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Film & TV

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Harriet Rene "Khandi" Alexander is 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.

Known for

  • Bat boy — Dr. Josephine Lee2024
  • Abbott Elementary — Miss Carroll2021
  • What We Do in the Shadows — Contessa Carmilla De Mornay2019
  • A Black Lady Sketch Show — Narrator2019
  • Fahrenheit 451 — Toni Morrison2018
  • A Woman, a Part — Leslie Barrett2017
  • SEAL Team — Ambassador Nicole Marsden2017
  • Patriots Day — Veronica2016
  • Pushing Dead — Dot2016
  • Bessie — Viola2015

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Key facts

Born
Harriet Rene Alexander , ( 1957-09-04 ) September 4, 1957 (age 68) , Jacksonville, Florida , U.S.
Education
Queensborough Community College
Occupations
Dancer choreographer actress
Years active
1985–present
Known for
There's Something About Mary The Corner CSI: Miami NewsRadio Scandal ER

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Alexander
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Occupation
stage actor
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Khandi Alexander 2014.jpg
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date of birth
1957-09-04
Commons category
Khandi Alexander
start of work period
1985-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Harriet Rene "Khandi" Alexander (born September 4, 1957) is 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 CB4 (1993), What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Sugar Hill (1994), and There's Something About Mary (1998). She starred as Catherine Duke in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio from 1995 to 1998. She also had a major recurring role in the NBC medical drama ER (1995–2001) as Jackie Robbins, sister to Dr. Peter Benton. Alexander also received critical acclaim for her leading performance in the HBO miniseries The Corner in 2000.

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