Khandi Alexander (born September , ) is an American dancer,
choreographer, and actress. She began her career as a dancer in the s
and was a choreographer for Whitney Houston's world tour from to
.During the s, Alexander appeared in a number of films, include CB (),
What's Love Got to Do with It (), Sugar Hill (), and There's Something
About Mary (). She starred as Catherine Duke in the NBC sitcom
NewsRadio from to . She also had a major recurring role in the NBC
medical drama ER (â€") as Jackie Robbins, sister to Dr. Peter Benton.
Alexander also received critical acclaim for her leading performance
in the HBO miniseries The Corner in .From to , Alexander starred as
Dr. Alexx Woods in the CBS police procedural series CSI: Miami. From
to , she starred as LaDonna Batiste-Williams in the HBO drama Treme.
Later in , she joined the cast of the ABC drama Scandal as Maya Lewis,
Olivia Pope's mother, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award
nomination in . Alexander also received a Critics' Choice Television
Award nomination for playing Bessie Smith's sister in the HBO film
Bessie.
choreographer, and actress. She began her career as a dancer in the s
and was a choreographer for Whitney Houston's world tour from to
.During the s, Alexander appeared in a number of films, include CB (),
What's Love Got to Do with It (), Sugar Hill (), and There's Something
About Mary (). She starred as Catherine Duke in the NBC sitcom
NewsRadio from to . She also had a major recurring role in the NBC
medical drama ER (â€") as Jackie Robbins, sister to Dr. Peter Benton.
Alexander also received critical acclaim for her leading performance
in the HBO miniseries The Corner in .From to , Alexander starred as
Dr. Alexx Woods in the CBS police procedural series CSI: Miami. From
to , she starred as LaDonna Batiste-Williams in the HBO drama Treme.
Later in , she joined the cast of the ABC drama Scandal as Maya Lewis,
Olivia Pope's mother, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award
nomination in . Alexander also received a Critics' Choice Television
Award nomination for playing Bessie Smith's sister in the HBO film
Bessie.
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