Nika King

The American actress and comedian Nika King began her screen work in 2002, playing a police chief in the television movie Miss Miami. Raised in Miami, she earned a theater degree from the University of Florida, then moved to Los Angeles to act and studied at The Groundlings School. Before that she taught drama and dance in Miami. She was part of Elite Delta Force 3, a sketch comedy troupe made up of Black women, and then moved into stand-up. On television she had a recurring role as Ramona Chapman in Greenleaf from 2016 to 2017 and guest spots on NCIS: Los Angeles, 2 Broke Girls, Hannah Montana and Best Friends Whenever. In 2019 she took the part of Leslie Bennett, the mother of Rue and Gia, in the HBO drama Euphoria, a role that grew from supporting to leading. She also directed the short film For Sale.