Khandi Alexander

Khandi Alexander
Rayuwa
Haihuwa	New York, 4 Satumba 1957 (69 shekaru)
ƙasa	Tarayyar Amurka
Karatu
Makaranta	Queensborough Community College (en) Springfield Gardens High School (en)
Harsuna	Turanci
Sana'a
Sana'a	dan wasan kwaikwayon talabijin, ɗan wasan kwaikwayo, Mai tsara rayeraye, mai rawa, stage actor (en) da jarumi
IMDb	nm0018554

Harriet Rene "Khandi" Alexander (an haife ta a ranar 4 ga watan Satumba, shekara ta 1957) 'yar wasan kwaikwayo ce ta Amurka, mai tsara wasan kwaikwayo, kuma 'yar wasan. Ta fara aikinta a matsayin mai rawa a cikin shekarun 1980, kuma ta kasance mai tsara wasan kwaikwayo don yawon shakatawa na duniya na Whitney Houston daga 1988 zuwa 1992.

A cikin shekarun 1990s, Alexander ya bayyana a fina-finai da yawa, ciki har da CB4 (1993), What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Sugar Hill (1994), da kuma Akwai Wani abu game da Maryamu (1998). Ta fito a matsayin Catherine Duke a cikin NBC sitcom NewsRadio daga 1995 zuwa 1998. Ta kuma taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin wasan kwaikwayo na likita na NBC ER (1995-2001) a matsayin Jackie Robbins, 'yar'uwar Dokta Peter Benton . Alexander ta kuma sami yabo mai mahimmanci saboda rawar da ta taka a cikin miniseries na HBO The Corner a cikin 2000.

Daga 2002 zuwa 2009, Alexander ya fito a matsayin Dr. Alexx Woods a cikin jerin shirye-shiryen 'yan sanda na CBS CSI: Miami . Daga 2010 zuwa 2013, ta fito a matsayin LaDonna Batiste-Williams a cikin wasan kwaikwayo na HBO Treme . ^[1] Daga baya a cikin 2013, ta shiga cikin wasan kwaikwayo na ABC Scandal a matsayin Maya Lewis, mahaifiyar Olivia Pope, wanda ta sami kyautar Primetime Emmy Award a cikin 2015. Alexander ya kuma sami kyautar Critics' Choice Television Award don buga 'yar'uwar [./<i id=]Bessia_Smith" id="mwOQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bessie Smith">Bessie Smith Viola a fim din HBO na 2015 Bessie .

An haifi Khandi Alexander a Jacksonville, Florida, ^[1] 'yar Alverina Yavonna (Masters), mawaƙan opera da jazz, da Henry Roland Alexander, wanda ke da kamfanin gini. ^[2] Ta girma ne a Queens, New York . A lokacin da take aji na biyar, ta san tana so ta kasance a cikin kasuwancin nunawa.^[3]

Alexander ya yi a kan mataki a 1980 da 1981 a matsayin Susie a Period of Adjustment . ^[4] Ta kasance mai rawa a cikin bidiyon kiɗa na Natalie Cole na "Pink Cadillac" a shekarar 1988. ^[5] Ta sadu da mawaƙa mai suna Whitney Houston a shekarar 1989, a bayan fage a wani bikin bayar da Kyautar Kiɗa ta Amurka. Ta zama mai tsara wasan kwaikwayo na Houston, "yi aiki tare da ita a kan yawon shakatawa na duniya" ^[4] har zuwa 1992. Alexander ya bayyana a Broadway, ya fito a Chicago, Bob Fosse's Dancin', da Dreamgirls .^[6]

Alexander ya bayyana a matsayin mai rawa a fim din 1985 A Chorus Line . Ta fara fitowa a talabijin a wasan kwaikwayo na FTV na 1985.^[6] Tun daga farkon shekarun 1990s, Alexander ya mai da hankali kan fina-finai da talabijin, yana taka rawa a fina-fukkuna da yawa, ciki har da CB4, Joshua Tree, What's Love Got to Do with It, Poetic Justice, da Sugar Hill.

A shekara ta 1995, an jefa Alexander a matsayin Catherine Duke a cikin jerin wasan kwaikwayo na NBC NewsRadio . Ta zauna tare da wasan kwaikwayon har zuwa kakar 4, episode 7, "Catherine Moves On", sannan ta dawo don bayyanar karshe a farkon kakar 5, "Bill Moves On" don tunawa da Phil Hartman. Ta taka rawar Jackie Robbins a cikin jER wasan kwaikwayo na likita ER . Alexander ya yi baƙi da yawa a wasu shirye-shiryen talabijin, gami da Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NYPD Blue, Third Watch, Cosby, Better Off Ted, La Femme Nikita, da Body of Proof .

A shekara ta 2000, Alexander ta sami yabo mai mahimmanci saboda rawar da ta taka a matsayin Fran Boyd, mahaifiyar da ke shan miyagun ƙwayoyi a cikin miniseries na HBO mai suna The Corner . ^[5] Daga baya ta bayyana a cikin fina-finai na Emmett's Mark da Dark Blue, kuma ta fito a gaban Rob Lowe a cikin fim din talabijin na Lifetime Perfect Strangers . A cikin 2002 zuwa 2008, ta nuna halin Alexx Woods, mai binciken likita a cikin wasan kwaikwayo na 'yan sanda na CBS CSI: Miami . Alexander ya bar CSI: Miami jim kadan kafin karshen kakar 2007-2008. An gabatar da bayyanarta ta ƙarshe a ranar 5 ga Mayu, 2008. A ranar 2 ga Fabrairu, 2009, ta koma rawar Alexx Woods don bayyanar baƙo a cikin shirin "Smoke Gets in Your CSI's".^[7] Ta sake dawowa a matsayin Alexx Woods a cikin bayyanar baƙi a cikin abubuwan da suka faru "Out of Time" a ranar 21 ga Satumba, 2009, da kuma "Bad Seed" a ranar 19 ga Oktoba, 2009.

A cikin fall 2008, an jefa Alexander a matsayin jagora a cikin wasan kwaikwayo na HBO Treme, wanda aka fara a ranar 11 ga Afrilu, 2010. ^[7] Ta taka rawar mai mashaya a wani unguwa na New Orleans wanda Guguwar Katrina ta shafa. Ta sami yabo mai mahimmanci saboda rawar da ta taka a cikin wasan kwaikwayon.^[8][9] Alexander ta fito ne a cikin jerin shirye-shiryen talabijin na HBO da David Simon ya lashe lambar yabo daga 2010 zuwa 2013. Jerin ya ƙare bayan yanayi huɗu.^[10] Daga baya aka jefa ta a cikin jerin wasan kwaikwayo na Shonda Rhimes na Scandal a matsayin Maya Lewis, halin Kerry Washington mahaifiyar Olivia Pope. ^[11][12] A shekara ta 2015, an zabi ta don lambar yabo ta Primetime Emmy don fitaccen Baƙon Actress a cikin Drama Series don rawar da ta taka.^[13]

A cikin shekara ta 2014, an jefa Alexander a matsayin 'yar'uwar Sarauniya Latifah a cikin Fim din HBO Bessia game da mawaƙa mai suna Bessie Smith . ^[14] An zabi ta ne don Kyautar Zaɓin Talabijin na Critics don Mafi Kyawun Mataimakin Aiki a cikin Movie / Miniserie . ^[15]

Alexander ya zauna a Queens, New York City, New York; ^[1] da Los Angeles, California. Tana da cats.^[3]

Amfani da miyagun ƙwayoyi na Alexander ya fara "a tsakiyar shekarun 1980. A ƙarshen shekarun 1980, matsalar miyagun ƙ ƙwayoyi ta fara tsoma baki tare da rawa da wasan kwaikwayo. A ƙarshe Alexander ta sami rauni kuma ta fahimci cewa tana buƙatar taimako," kuma ta bincika kanta zuwa wurin gyara miyagun ƙwalwa na kwanaki 30 a cikin 1990 tare da goyon baya daga abokinta da ma'aikaciyarta Whitney Houston.^[4]

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2. ↑ "Khandi Alexander's Interactive Family Tree". Finding Your Roots. PBS. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
3. 1 2 Alexander, Khandi. "CynbytheSea Interview with Khandi Alexander". cynbythesea.com. Cynthia Wilkerson. Archived from the original on 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
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6. 1 2 "Khandi Alexander Biography". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
7. 1 2 "Exclusive: Khandi Alexander Pays CSI: Miami a Visit - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. 2008-12-01. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
8. ↑ "Cheers & Jeers: Treme's Khandi (Alexander) is Dandy - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. 2011-07-05. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
9. ↑ "'Treme': Khandi Alexander, as LaDonna Batiste-Williams, has no time for your problems - latimes.com". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
10. ↑ "'Treme' Season 4: Final episodes bring hope and struggle to New Orleans". Zap2it. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
11. ↑ "'Scandal' Casts 'Treme' Star to Play Olivia's Mother (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
12. ↑ "Khandi Alexander Will Play Olivia Pope's Mother On 'Scandal' | Shadow and Act" (Blog). indiewire.com. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
13. ↑ Variety Staff. "Emmy Award Nominations 2015 – Full List: 67th Primetime Emmy Nominees". Variety. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
14. ↑ "Mo'Nique & Khandi Alexander Join Queen Latifah In Bessie Smith Biopic|Shadow and Act". Blogs.indiewire.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
15. ↑ Pedersen, Erik. "Critics' Choice Television Awards Nominations 2015". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
16. ↑ Pedersen, Erik. "'Supergirl's Melissa Benoist Joins 'Patriots Day' As Wife Boston Marathon Bomber". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 May 2016.