Khandi Alexander

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Summary

Khandi Alexander is an American actress, dancer, and choreographer known for NewsRadio, ER, The Corner, CSI: Miami, Treme, and Scandal. She is often praised for playing complex, sharply drawn women, and she has spoken about the limited opportunities she saw for black actresses early in her career. She has also praised Shonda Rhimes’s work for giving black actresses prominent roles and said seeing Kerry Washington featured on a billboard mattered to black girls. No public statements on party politics, DEI programs, or activism are on record.