Biography
Khandi Alexander is an American actress, dancer and choreographer. Born Harriet Rene Alexander on 4 September 1957 in Jacksonville, Florida, she trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater School and attended Queensborough Community College. She began her career as a dancer in the 1980s and worked as a choreographer on Whitney Houston's world tours from 1988 to 1992.
Alexander appeared on Broadway in productions including Chicago, Bob Fosse's Dancin' and the original cast of Dreamgirls. Her film roles include Karen Lawson in Menace II Society (1993) and Joanie in There's Something About Mary (1998). She is known for television work as Alexx Woods in CSI: Miami (2002–2009), Catherine Duke in NewsRadio (1995–1998) and Jackie Robbins in ER (1995–2001), as well as roles in The Corner (2000) and Scandal (2013–2018).
