Khandi Alexander Biography
Khandi Alexander is a dancer, choreographer, and actress from the United States. She started out as a dancer in the 1980s and worked as a choreographer for Whitney Houston’s world tours from 1988 to 1992.
Khandi Alexander Age
She was born Harriet Rene Alexander on September 4, 1957, in New York City, New York, US. Khandi is 65 years old as of September 2022.
Khandi Alexander Education
Khandi Alexander Height
Khandi stands at a height of 5’4″ (163 cm) tall.
Khandi Alexander Family – Parents
She was born in New York City, New York, to Henry Roland Alexander and Alverina Yavonna on September 4, 1957. (Masters). Her father owned a construction company, and her mother performed jazz and opera.
Khandi Alexander Career
Alexander’s acting career began in the late 1980s. She made her television debut on the sketch comedy show FTV in 1985. Alexander has primarily worked in film and television since the early 1990s, with supporting roles in films such as CB4, Joshua Tree, What’s Love Got to Do with It, Poetic Justice, and Sugar Hill. Alexander was cast as Catherine Duke on the NBC comedy series NewsRadio in 1995. She remained on the show until season 4, episode 7, “Catherine Moves On,” before returning for a final appearance in the season 5 premiere episode, “Bill Moves On,” to honor Phil Hartman. In the medical drama series ER, she played the recurring character Jackie Robbins. Alexander has appeared as a guest on a number of other television shows.
Alexander received critical acclaim in 2000 for her portrayal of Fran Boyd, a drug-addicted mother, in the Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries The Corner. She later appeared in the films Emmett’s Mark and Dark Blue, and she co-starred in the Lifetime television film Perfect Strangers with Rob Lowe. She played Alexx Woods, a medical examiner, in the CBS police drama CSI: Miami from 2002 to 2008. Alexander left CSI: Miami shortly before the 2007-2008 season ended. Her last episode aired on May 5, 2008. She returned to the role of Alexx Woods for a guest appearance in the episode “Smoke Gets In Your CSI’s” on February 2, 2009. She returned as Alexx Woods in the episodes as a guest star.
Alexander was cast as the lead in the HBO drama pilot Treme, which premiered on April 11, 2010. She portrayed a bar owner in a New Orleans neighborhood devastated by Hurricane Katrina. From 2010 to 2013, Alexander starred in David Simon’s award-winning HBO television series. After four seasons, the show was cancelled. She was later cast as Maya Lewis, Kerry Washington’s character Olivia Pope’s mother, in Shonda Rhimes’ drama series Scandal. For her performance, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2015. Alexander was cast as Queen Latifah’s title character’s older sister in the HBO film Bessie about iconic blues singer Bessie Smith in 2014.
Khandi Alexander Net Worth
Alexander has an estimated net worth of 8 million dollars.
Khandi Alexander Movies
- 2018 Fahrenheit 451
- 2016 A Woman, a Part
- 2016 Pushing Dead
- 2016 Patriots Day
- 2015 Bessie
- 2014 The Assault
- 2013 The-N-word
- 2007 First Born
- 2006 Rain
- 2004 Perfect Strangers
- 2002 Fool Proof
- 2002 Emmett’s Mark
- 2002 Dark Blue
- 1999 Thick as Thieves
- 1999 Partners
- 1998 There’s Something About Mary
- 1996 Terminal
- 1996 No Easy Way
- 1994 Sugar Hill
- 1994 House Party 3
- 1994 To My Daughter with Love
- 1994 Greedy
- 1993 CB4
- 1993 Joshua Tree
- 1993 Menace II Society
- 1993 What’s Love Got to Do with It
- 1993 Poetic Justice
- 1993 Shameful Secrets
- 1987 Maid to Order
- 1985 Streetwalkin’
- 1985 A Chorus Line