Khandi Alexander
Acting Born Sep 4, 1957 Jacksonville, Florida, USA 50 credits
Biography
Harriet Rene Khandi Alexander is an American dancer, choreographer, and actress. She began her professional career working as a dancer during the 1980s. In addition to her performance work, she served as a choreographer for Whitney Houston. Alexander held this position for the singer's world tours spanning from 1988 to 1992. Her professional background encompasses these roles in dance, choreography, and acting.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Bat boy
Abbott Elementary
What We Do in the ShadowsA Black Lady Sketch Show
Fahrenheit 451
SEAL TeamA Woman, a Part
Patriots DayPushing Dead
Bessie
BoJack HorsemanThe Assault
ScandalFinding Your Roots
Body of Proof
Treme
Better Off Ted
First Born
Rain
Perfect Strangers
CSI: MiamiDark BlueKilling Emmett Young
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationThe Corner
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitThird WatchThick as Thieves
Rude AwakeningThere's Something About Mary
TerminalNo Easy Way
NewsRadio
ERGreedyHouse Party 3Sugar HillTo My Daughter With Love
Menace II SocietyPoetic JusticeWhat's Love Got to Do with ItJoshua TreeShameful Secrets
The Edge
A Different WorldMaid to Order
Streetwalkin'A Chorus Line
Full filmography
- Bat boy (2024) as Dr. Josephine Lee
- Abbott Elementary (2021) as Miss Carroll
- What We Do in the Shadows (2019) as Contessa Carmilla De Mornay
- A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) as Narrator
- Fahrenheit 451 (2018) as Toni Morrison
- SEAL Team (2017) as Ambassador Nicole Marsden
- A Woman, a Part (2017) as Leslie Barrett
- Patriots Day (2016) as Veronica
- Pushing Dead (2016) as Dot
- Bessie (2015) as Viola
- BoJack Horseman (2014) as Police Chief / Farmer's Wife (voice)
- The Assault (2014) as Detective Jodi Miller
- Scandal (2012) as Maya Lewis
- Finding Your Roots (2012) as Self
- Body of Proof (2011) as Health Commissioner Beverly Travers
- Treme (2010) as LaDonna Batiste-Williams
- Better Off Ted (2009) as Stella
- First Born (2007) as Dierdre
- Rain (2006) as Latishia Arnold
- Perfect Strangers (2004) as Christie Kaplan
- CSI: Miami (2002) as Alexx Woods
- Dark Blue (2002) as Janelle Holland
- Killing Emmett Young (2002) as Det. Middlestat
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Alexx Woods
- The Corner (2000) as Denise Francine 'Fran' Boyd
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Sergeant Karen Smythe
- Third Watch (1999) as Beverly Saunders
- Thick as Thieves (1999) as Janet
- Rude Awakening (1998) as Juanita Wilson
- There's Something About Mary (1998) as Joanie
- Terminal (1996) as Dr. Deborah Levy
- No Easy Way (1996) as Diana Campbell
- NewsRadio (1995) as Catherine Duke
- ER (1994) as Jackie Robbins
- Greedy (1994) as Laura
- House Party 3 (1994) as Janelle
- Sugar Hill (1994) as Ella Skuggs
- To My Daughter With Love (1994) as Harriet
- Menace II Society (1993) as Karen Lawson
- Poetic Justice (1993) as Simone
- What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) as Darlene
- Joshua Tree (1993) as Maralena Turner
- Shameful Secrets (1993) as Rosalie
- CB4 (1993) as Sissy
- The Edge (1992)
- A Different World (1987) as Theressa Stone
- Maid to Order (1987) as Hooker in Jail
- Streetwalkin' (1985) as Star
- A Chorus Line (1985) as Dancer
- Life's a Bitch