Karen Malina White Biography (1965-)

Born 1965, in Philadelphia, PA; married Malcolm-Jamal Warner (an actor and director). Addresses: Agent: Leading Artists/SMS Talent, 145 West 45th St., Suite 1204, New York, NY 10036; Vox, Inc., 5670 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 820, Los Angeles, CA 90036.; Manager: John Mekrut Management, 10413 Bloomfield St., Toluca Lake, CA 91602.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: 1965; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Kaneesha Carter, Lean On Me, Warner Bros., 1989
Mary, Once upon a Time ... When We Were Colored, 1995
Fronterz, 2004
Television Appearances
Series
Jasmine, In Our Lives, CBS, 1980
Charmaine Brown, The Cosby Show, NBC, 1990-92
Charmaine Brown, A Different World, NBC, 1992-93
Yolanda, a recurring role, Getting By, ABC, 1993-94
Nicolette Vandross, Malcolm & Eddie, UPN, 1996-2000
Voice of Dijonay Jones, The Proud Family (animated), The Disney Channel, 2001
Episodic
Lisa, "Beautiful Are the Stars," A Man Called Hawk, ABC, 1989
"The Poker Hand That Rocks the Cradle," Roc, Fox, 1993
Rene, "There's a Fly Girl in My Soup," Herman's Head, Fox, 1993
Sandra, "Father Fairest," Hangin' With Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1993
Sandra, "Seoul Shake," Hangin' With Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1993
"God Bless the Child," Roc, Fox, 1993
"Citizen Roc: Part 2," Roc, Fox, 1994

Jewel Robertson, "The Ol' Ball and Chain," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1994
Abyssinia Churchill, "Self-Esteem," My So-Called Life, ABC, 1994
Abyssinia Churchill, "Betrayal," My So-Called Life, ABC, 1995
Janet, "The B Word," Me and the Boys, ABC, 1995
Janet, "When Stanley Met Shirley," Me and the Boys, ABC, 1995
Jennifer Koosman, "Hello Goodbye," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
Nina, "Track Dreams," The Parent 'Hood, The WB, 1995
"Girlfriendz," Cleghorne!, The WB, 1995
Leslie, "Laborer of Love," The Home Court, NBC, 1996
Shayla, "Woman to Woman," Living Single, Fox, 1996
Natalie, "Do You Want to Know a Secret?," Dave's World, CBS, 1996
Florence, "Will She or Won't She?," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC,1996
Florence, "Security," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1997
Florence, "The Spa," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1997
Tracy Donovan, "Mr. Donovan's Neighborhood," Seven Days, UPN, 2000
"Relief," Strong Medicine, 2001
Rickie, "City of Roses," Jeremiah, Showtime, 2002
Dorcell Jenkins, "Barnstormers," The Shield, F/X, 2003
Voice of Juicy's Poetry Lounge owner, "Tween Town," The Proud Family (animated), The Disney Channel, 2003
Sonia Williamson, "Chapter Seventy-Eight," Boston Public, Fox, 2004
Also appeared in "Meter Feeders," Too Something, Fox.
Stage Appearances
Rosa, Chain (one-woman show), Black Theater Festival, Winston-Salem, NC, 1997
Narrator, One Race Woman, Winifred B. Harris Between the Lines, 1999
Narrator, Sister Celebration 2001, Ford Ampitheatre, Santa Monica,CA, 2001
Sister Celebration, John Anson Ford Theatre, Santa Monica, CA, 2001
Also appeared as Tanya, The Talented Tenth, The Village Theatre, Los Angeles; in Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Los Angeles.
Salt Fish and Bakes, Mixed Blood Theatre, St. Paul, MN, 2003
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
Happy Happy Kwanzaa, Kids Creative Classics, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Horizon, September, 1999

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