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Khandi Alexander

Khandi Alexander

15 movies on Netflix

Biography

Khandi Alexander is an American actress, dancer, and choreographer who began her career dancing in the 1980s and choreographed Whitney Houston's world tours between 1988 and 1992. Raised in Queens, New York, she trained at Alvin Ailey Studio and appeared on Broadway in Chicago and Dreamgirls before moving into film and television, with parts in CB4, What's Love Got to Do with It, Sugar Hill, and There's Something About Mary (1998). She played Catherine Duke on NewsRadio from 1995 to 1998 and Jackie Robbins on ER from 1995 to 2001, and drew critical acclaim for the HBO miniseries The Corner in 2000. She then starred as Dr. Alexx Woods on a CBS police drama from 2002 to 2009 and as LaDonna Batiste-Williams on Treme from 2010 to 2013. Her role as Maya Lewis on Scandal brought a Primetime Emmy nomination in 2015, and the HBO film Bessie earned her a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination.

69years old

Turns 70 on September 4in 298 days

  • Born New York City
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films
15
Career span
33 years1985 to 2018

Genres

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  1. First role

    Alexander's first screen work came in 1985, when she appeared as a dancer in the film A Chorus Line and made her television debut on the sketch-comedy show FTV.

Khandi Alexander movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. There's Something About Mary1998 Comedy, Romanceas Joanie

    IMDb rating 7.1351K votes

  2. Fahrenheit 4512018 Drama, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Toni Morrison

    IMDb rating 5.027K votes

  3. What's Love Got to Do with It1993as Darlene

    IMDb rating 7.426K votes

  4. Menace II Society1993as Karen Lawson

    IMDb rating 7.571K votes

  5. House Party 31994as Janelle

    IMDb rating 4.75.8K votes

  6. CB41993as Sissy

    IMDb rating 6.311K votes

  7. Dark Blue2002as Janelle Holland

    IMDb rating 6.626K votes

  8. First Born2007as Dierdre

    IMDb rating 4.83.7K votes

Most often with

Theresa Randle appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Theresa Randle, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Theresa RandlePhil Hartman, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Phil HartmanChris Elliott, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Chris ElliottAnthony Johnson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Anthony JohnsonMichael Colyar, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Michael Colyar

Films together

Box office

What Khandi Alexander's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$536 million

10 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 15 films: 10 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.

  • 10Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 1Figure not found

Top grosser

There's Something About Mary1998as Joanie$370 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    There's Something About Mary1998as Joanie
    $370M69.0% of the total
  2. 2
    What's Love Got to Do with It1993as Darlene
    $39M7.3% of the total
  3. 3
    Menace II Society1993as Karen Lawson
    $28M5.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Poetic Justice1993as Simone
    $28M5.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Sugar Hill1994as Ella Skuggs
    $18M3.4% of the total
  6. 6
    CB41993as Sissy
    $18M3.3% of the total
  7. 7
    Greedy1994as Laura
    $13M2.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Dark Blue2002as Janelle Holland
    $12M2.3% of the total
Maid to Order (1987), $9.9 millionStreetwalkin' (1985), $400,000

$10.3 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total

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