Khandi Alexander (born September 4, 1957 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American actor, choreographer, and dancer. Alexander is best known for her television and film roles, most notably as Catherine Duke in NewsRadio and Dr. Alexx Woods in CSI: Miami. She also played roles in There's Something About Mary and ER.
Before acting in the 1990s, she worked as a choreographer on Whitney Houston's world tour from 1988-1992.
Selected Filmography
Film
- A Chorus Line (1985) - a Dancer
- Army of One (1993) - Maralena Turner
- CB4 (1993) - Sissy
- Menace II Society (1993) - Karen Lawson
- What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) (1993) - Darlene
- Poetic Justice (1993) - Simone
- House Party 3 (1994) - Janelle
- There's Something About Mary (1998) - Joanie
- Dark Blue (2002) - Janelle Holland
- Emmetts Mark (2002) - Detective Middlestat
- Patriots Day (2016) - Veronica
- Fahrenheit 451 (2018) - Toni Morrison
Live-Action Television
- NewsRadio (1995-1998) - Catherine Duke, series regular
- ER (1995-2001) - Jackie Robbins, recurring role
- CSI: Miami (2002-2009) - Alexx Woods, series regular
- Treme (2010–2013) - LaDonna Batiste-Williams, series regular
- Scandal (2013–2018) - Maria Wallace (AKA Maya Pope), recurring role
- SEAL Team (2019) - Ambassador Nicole Marsden (2 episodes)
