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Karen Malina White is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Kaneesha Carter in the 1989 drama film Lean on Me; as Charmaine Brown during the two final seasons on The Cosby Show (1990–1992) and its spin-off A Different World (1992–1993); Nicolette Vandross on Malcolm & Eddie (1996–2000);[1] and as the voice of Dijonay Jones on the Disney Channel animated comedy The Proud Family (2001–2005).

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Karen Malina White
Born	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Howard University (BFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1980–present
Known for	Kaneesha Carter – Lean on Me Charmaine Brown – The Cosby Show, A Different World
Partner(s)	Malcolm-Jamal Warner (2000–2007)

Biography

White was born September 13,1964, and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. White studied at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts. After graduating high school, White continued her studies at Howard University, where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree.[2] During her senior year, White won the title of "Miss Howard University" and landed her first role as an actress.

In 1989, White starred in Lean on Me alongside actor Morgan Freeman. She was nominated for the 1990 Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for her performance in the film. During the 1990s, White made many guest appearances in various television shows. White portrayed Charmaine Brown during Seasons 7 and 8 of The Cosby Show (1990–1992), and Season 6 of A Different World (1992–1993). White also guest starred as Jewel, Jazz's wife in two episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. From 2001 to 2005, she performed the voice of Dijonay Jones on the animated Disney Channel series The Proud Family.

Personal life

White has never married and has no children. From 1997 until 2005, White dated actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Contrary to rumors, White was never married nor engaged to Warner. Warner stated in 2009, "I'm not married. People probably started saying that because we were in a relationship for seven and a half years."[3]

Filmography

Film and TV Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Lean On Me	Kaneesha Carter
1995	Statistically Speaking	-	Short
1996	Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored	Mary
2004	Fronterz	-
2005	The Proud Family Movie	Dijonay Jones (voice)	TV Movie
2006	The Ties That Bind	Madison	Short
2007	I Gotta Be Better Than Keanu	Acting Teacher
2011	Aurora Borealis	Head Nurse	Short
	Kissed by the Devil	June Henderson	Short
	Cheaper to Keep Her	Koren	Video
2012	Who's Watching the Kids	Susan
	A Bitter Pill	Nurse Kathy	Short
	Love Overboard	Tina	Video
	Where Do We Go from Here	Florence Theresa Ford	Short
2013	Jump In: The Movie	Camryn Davis
2014	Unspeakable Indiscretions	Paulette
	Freeloader	Aretha	Short
2016	Caged	Karen Stevens	Short
	Silent Cry Aloud	Dina
	Mule	Nurse Vasquez	Short
2017	a.m. Sunday	Julia	Short
2019	The Crack'd Nutz Experiment	Karen	TV Movie
2021	Love, for Real	Marie	TV Movie
	'Tis the Season to be Merry	Sonia Hendricks	TV Movie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	In Our Lives	Jasmine	TV Series
1989	A Man Called Hawk	Lisa	Episode: "The Divided Child" & "Beautiful Are the Stars"
1990–92	The Cosby Show	Charmaine Brown	Recurring Cast: Season 7-8
1992–93	A Different World	Charmaine Brown	Guest: Season 5, Main Cast: Season 6
1993	Herman's Head	Rene	Episode: "There's a Fly Girl In My Soup"
1993–97	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Florence	Recurring Cast: Season 2 & 5, Guest: Season 4
1993–94	Roc	Michelle	Recurring Cast: Season 3
	Getting By	Yolanda	Recurring Cast: Season 2
1994	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Jewel Robertson	Episode: "The Ol' Ball and Chain" & "Mother's Day"
1994–95	My So-Called Life	Abyssinia Churchill	Episode: "Self-Esteem" & "Betrayal"
1995	Me and the Boys	Janet	Recurring Cast
	Chicago Hope	Jennifer Koosman	Episode: "Hello Goodbye"
	The Parent 'Hood	Nina	Episode: "Track Dreams"
	Too Something	-	Episode: "Meter Feeders"
1996	The Home Court	Leslie	Episode: "Laborer of Love"
	Living Single	Shayla	Episode: "Woman to Woman"
	Dave's World	Natalie	Episode: "Do You Want To Know A Secret?"
1996-00	Malcolm & Eddie	Nicolette Vandross	Main Cast
2000	Seven Days	Tracy Donovan	Episode: "Mr Donovan's Neighborhood"
2001	Strong Medicine	Constance 'Connie' MacRane	Episode: "Relief"
2001-05	The Proud Family	Dijonay Jones (voice)	Main Cast
2002	Jeremiah	Rickie	Episode: "City of Roses"
2003	The Shield	Dez' Girlfriend	Episode: "Barnstormers"
2004	Boston Public	Sonia Williamson	Episode: "Chapter Seventy-Eight"
2005	The Bernie Mac Show	Denise	Episode: "The Big Payback"
2007	Random! Cartoons	Mindy 500 (voice)	Episode: "Hero Heights"
2012	Suits	Doris Miller	Episode: "The Choice"
2013	Golden Boy	Lydia Lent	Episode: "Vicious Cycle"
	Southland	Irene	Episode: "Heroes"
2014	The Mentalist	Elsie Graham	Episode: "Black Helicopters"
	How to Get Away with Murder	Carla	Episode: "Let's Go Scooping"
2015	I Didn't Do It	Betty LeBow	Recurring Cast: Season 2
2016	Mike & Molly	Paula	Episode: "The Adoption Option"
	Veep	Kimberly	Episode: "C**tgate"
	Shameless	Sylvie Prum	Episode: "Home Sweet Homeless Shelter"
	The Middle	Mrs. Roberts	Episode: "Look Who's Not Talking"
2016–18	Animal Kingdom	Dina	3 Episodes
2017	Snowfall	Doris Perkins	Episode: "Make Them Birds Fly"
2018	Kidding	Latrice	Episode: "Philliam"
	Raven's Home	Loretta	Episode: "Keepin' It Real"
2019	Lodge 49	Trish	Recurring Cast: Season 2
2019–20	Better Things	Debra	Episode: "Chicago" & "New Orleans"
2020	Cherish the Day	Samantha	Episode: "Genesis"
	Mom	Natalie	2 Episodes
2021	9-1-1	Avery Webber	Episode: "First Responders"
	The Zip Code Plays: Los Angeles	LaShae Fair	Episode: "91331: Pacoima – Gold & Shine"
2022	The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder	Dijonay Jones (voice)	Main Cast
	Bruh	Hilda	Recurring Cast: Season 3
	Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story	Shirley Hughes	Recurring Cast

References

External links

• Karen Malina White at IMDb

На других языках

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[ru] Уайт, Карен Малина

Карен Малина Уайт (англ. Karen Malina White, род. 7 июля 1965) — американская актриса, известная благодаря ролям в телевизионных ситкомах.

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