---
name: "Khandi Alexander"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/khandi-alexander"
fi1m_id: "khandi-alexander"
imdb_id: "nm0018554"
tmdb_id: 19265
wikidata_id: "Q242634"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 September 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-17T12:57:37.402955+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Khandi Alexander

## Identity

Khandi Alexander

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/khandi-alexander
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** khandi-alexander
- **IMDb ID:** nm0018554
- **TMDB ID:** 19265
- **Wikidata ID:** Q242634
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khandi_Alexander, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242634, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0018554/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19265

Actor. Born 4 September 1957 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 September 1957, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
- **Active:** 1993–2010
- **Also known as:** Кханди Александър, Harriet Rene "Khandi" Alexander, Harriet Rene Alexander, کاندی الکساندر
- **Frequently works with:** [David Mills](https://film.one/person/david-mills.md), [David Simon](https://film.one/person/david-simon.md), [Glenn E. Plummer](https://film.one/person/glenn-plummer.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (2), 2000s 80 (1), 2010s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 73 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Crime 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $398m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khandi_Alexander, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242634, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0018554/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19265

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Treme*](https://film.one/tv/treme.md) (82)
- **Tubi:** [*Menace II Society*](https://film.one/film/menace-ii-society.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Khandi Alexander is an American actress, dancer and choreographer. Born Harriet Rene Alexander on 4 September 1957 in Jacksonville, Florida, she trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater School and attended Queensborough Community College. She began her career as a dancer in the 1980s and worked as a choreographer on Whitney Houston's world tours from 1988 to 1992.

Alexander appeared on Broadway in productions including *Chicago*, Bob Fosse's *Dancin'* and the original cast of *Dreamgirls*. Her film roles include Karen Lawson in *Menace II Society* (1993) and Joanie in *There's Something About Mary* (1998). She is known for television work as Alexx Woods in *CSI: Miami* (2002–2009), Catherine Duke in *NewsRadio* (1995–1998) and Jackie Robbins in *ER* (1995–2001), as well as roles in *The Corner* (2000) and *Scandal* (2013–2018).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Treme* (2010), Fi1m 82, as LaDonna Batiste-Williams — [page](https://film.one/tv/treme.md)
- *Better Off Ted* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Stella — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-off-ted.md)
- *There's Something About Mary* (1998), Fi1m 78, as Joanie — [page](https://film.one/film/theres-something-about-mary.md)
- *Menace II Society* (1993), Fi1m 82, as Karen Lawson — [page](https://film.one/film/menace-ii-society.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Bat boy* (2024), as Dr. Josephine Lee
- *Abbott Elementary* (2021), series, as Miss Carroll — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md)
- *A Black Lady Sketch Show* (2019), series, as Narrator
- *What We Do in the Shadows* (2019), series, as Contessa Carmilla De Mornay
- *Fahrenheit 451* (2018), as Toni Morrison
- *SEAL Team* (2017), series, as Ambassador Nicole Marsden
- *A Woman, a Part* (2017), as Leslie Barrett
- *Patriots Day* (2016), as Veronica
- *Pushing Dead* (2016), as Dot
- *Bessie* (2015), as Viola
- *The Assault* (2014), as Detective Jodi Miller
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), series, as Police Chief / Farmer's Wife (voice) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *Scandal* (2012), series, as Maya Lewis
- *Body of Proof* (2011), series, as Health Commissioner Beverly Travers
- *Treme* (2010), series, as LaDonna Batiste-Williams — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/treme.md)
- *Better Off Ted* (2009), series, as Stella — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/better-off-ted.md)
- *First Born* (2007), as Dierdre
- *Rain* (2006), as Latishia Arnold
- *Perfect Strangers* (2004), as Christie Kaplan
- *Life's a Bitch* (2003), series, Actor
- *Dark Blue* (2002), as Janelle Holland
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Alexx Woods
- *Killing Emmett Young* (2002), as Det. Middlestat
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Alexx Woods
- *The Corner* (2000), series, as Denise Francine 'Fran' Boyd
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, as Beverly Saunders
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Sergeant Karen Smythe
- *Thick as Thieves* (1999), as Janet
- *Rude Awakening* (1998), series, as Juanita Wilson
- *There's Something About Mary* (1998), as Joanie — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/theres-something-about-mary.md)
- *La Femme Nikita* (1997), series, as Terry
- *Terminal* (1996), as Dr. Deborah Levy
- *No Easy Way* (1996), as Diana Campbell
- *NewsRadio* (1995), series, as Catherine Duke
- *ER* (1994), series, as Jackie Robbins — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Greedy* (1994), as Laura
- *Sugar Hill* (1994), as Ella Skuggs
- *To My Daughter With Love* (1994), as Harriet
- *House Party 3* (1994), as Janelle
- *Shameful Secrets* (1993), as Rosalie
- *Poetic Justice* (1993), as Simone
- *What's Love Got to Do with It* (1993), as Darlene
- *Menace II Society* (1993), as Karen Lawson — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/menace-ii-society.md)
- *Joshua Tree* (1993), as Maralena Turner
- *CB4* (1993), as Sissy
- *A Different World* (1987), series, as Theressa Stone
- *Maid to Order* (1987), as Hooker in Jail
- *A Chorus Line* (1985), as Dancer
- *Streetwalkin'* (1985), as Star

## Gallery

- ![www.redcarpetreporttv.com Mingle Media TV's Red Carpet Report host Danielle Robay were invited to come out to cover the 2013 American Music Awards with a Gift L](https://film.one/media/person/83061/gallery-248d1d938a48.jpg) www.redcarpetreporttv.com Mingle Media TV's Red Carpet Report host Danielle Robay were invited to come out to cover the 2013 American Music Awards with a Gift L — Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Danielle_Robay_%26_Khandi_Alexander_-_IMG_7582_%2811040932733%29.jpg/1280px-Danielle_Robay_%26_Khandi_Alexander_-_IMG_7582_%2811040932733%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![www.redcarpetreporttv.com Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Quinn Marie were invited to come out to cover Doris Bergman's 5th Annual Pre-Emmys Gift Lou (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/83061/gallery-66074e5e8e31.jpg) www.redcarpetreporttv.com Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Quinn Marie were invited to come out to cover Doris Bergman's 5th Annual Pre-Emmys Gift Lou (2014) — Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Khandi_Alexander_-_DSC_0215.jpg/1280px-Khandi_Alexander_-_DSC_0215.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Khandi Alexander - Mingle Media TV's Red Carpet Report host Danielle Robay (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/83061/gallery-f9672de34c90.jpg) Khandi Alexander - Mingle Media TV's Red Carpet Report host Danielle Robay (2013) — Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Khandi_Alexander_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Khandi Alexander](https://film.one/media/person/83061/gallery-f84d32d18c43.jpg) Khandi Alexander — Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Khandi_Alexander_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![www.redcarpetreporttv.com Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Quinn Marie were invited to come out to cover Doris Bergman's 5th Annual Pre-Emmys Gift Lou (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/83061/gallery-66191796ff88.jpg) www.redcarpetreporttv.com Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Quinn Marie were invited to come out to cover Doris Bergman's 5th Annual Pre-Emmys Gift Lou (2014) — Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Khandi_Alexander_August_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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