Kym Elizabeth Whitley (born July 21, 1961) is an American comedian and
actress. She is best known for her roles on television sitcoms, such
as Animal Practice, The Boondocks, Young & Hungry and The Parkers.
Whitley was nominated for a 2004 BET Comedy Award for Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Box Office Movie for her role as Ormandy in
the 2003 comedy film Deliver Us From Eva.Whitley was born in Shaker
Heights, Ohio to Kaysonia and William Whitley. Her father was a
founding partner of the black architectural firm of Whitley and
Whitley. Whitley and Whitley was involved with work on Tower City
Center, the Cleveland State University Convocation Center, Lincoln
Junior High School, the Lee-Harvard Branch of Cleveland Public
Library, the Central Area Multi-Service Center, and the Cleveland
Clinic Guesthouse development. They were also involved in a joint
venture to design and build Jacobs Field (now Progressive Field), home
to the Cleveland Indians. She attended Shaker Heights High School
(graduating in 1979) and Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. She
was initiated into the Alpha Beta chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta
sorority.In 1989, Whitley got her big break starring in Shelly
Garrett's popular play Beauty Shop, which started in Los Angeles then
later traveled across the U.S. Whitley's major acting roles include
the short-lived sitcoms My Brother and Me and Sparks. She made guest
appearances on several television sitcoms, including The Parent 'Hood,
Married... with Children, Moesha, That's So Raven, The Parkers, My
Wife and Kids and Curb Your Enthusiasm. She also hosted the
short-lived BET show Oh Drama (2000). Whitley also had a small role in
Next Friday as Craig's aunt Suga. She was one of the group called "The
Adults", who were adult cast members in the earlier seasons of All
That. In the early spring of 2010, Whitley was a co-host with R&B
musician Brian McKnight on the short-lived talk show The Brian
McKnight Show. From 2012 to 2013, Whitley had a recurring role on the
BET comedy Let's Stay Together as Charmaine Wax.
actress. She is best known for her roles on television sitcoms, such
as Animal Practice, The Boondocks, Young & Hungry and The Parkers.
Whitley was nominated for a 2004 BET Comedy Award for Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Box Office Movie for her role as Ormandy in
the 2003 comedy film Deliver Us From Eva.Whitley was born in Shaker
Heights, Ohio to Kaysonia and William Whitley. Her father was a
founding partner of the black architectural firm of Whitley and
Whitley. Whitley and Whitley was involved with work on Tower City
Center, the Cleveland State University Convocation Center, Lincoln
Junior High School, the Lee-Harvard Branch of Cleveland Public
Library, the Central Area Multi-Service Center, and the Cleveland
Clinic Guesthouse development. They were also involved in a joint
venture to design and build Jacobs Field (now Progressive Field), home
to the Cleveland Indians. She attended Shaker Heights High School
(graduating in 1979) and Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. She
was initiated into the Alpha Beta chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta
sorority.In 1989, Whitley got her big break starring in Shelly
Garrett's popular play Beauty Shop, which started in Los Angeles then
later traveled across the U.S. Whitley's major acting roles include
the short-lived sitcoms My Brother and Me and Sparks. She made guest
appearances on several television sitcoms, including The Parent 'Hood,
Married... with Children, Moesha, That's So Raven, The Parkers, My
Wife and Kids and Curb Your Enthusiasm. She also hosted the
short-lived BET show Oh Drama (2000). Whitley also had a small role in
Next Friday as Craig's aunt Suga. She was one of the group called "The
Adults", who were adult cast members in the earlier seasons of All
That. In the early spring of 2010, Whitley was a co-host with R&B
musician Brian McKnight on the short-lived talk show The Brian
McKnight Show. From 2012 to 2013, Whitley had a recurring role on the
BET comedy Let's Stay Together as Charmaine Wax.
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