Malinda Williams
| Malinda Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 24, 1970 [1] Heidelberg, Germany, |
| Spouse(s) | Mekhi Phifer (1999-2003; divorced) D-Nice (2008-2010; divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
Malinda Williams (born December 3, 1975)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Erica Wright in the 1996 movie A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, as Young Alicia in the 1999 movie The Wood, and as the hair stylist Tracy "Bird" Van Adams in the Showtime series Soul Food from June 2000 to May 2004.
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Early life
Williams was born on September 24, 1970 in Heidelberg, Germany to her parents Fred and Beverly Williams. She has two sisters Leslie Dunn and Lisa Sorensen. Her family moved to Westfield, New Jersey, and Williams graduated from Westfield High School. [2] She attended Union County College in Elizabeth.
Career
Williams has starred in a number of popular films including The Wood, Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls, and Uninvited Guest (alongside Mekhi Phifer).
Since 2013, Williams co-hosts The ASPIRE TV talk series Exhale, along with Angela Burt-Murray, Erin Jackson, Issa Rae, and Rene Syler. This cross-generational group of dynamic African American women engage in candid discussions on a wide variety of topics while sharing their personal thoughts and experiences. The Exhale platform provides a fresh perspective to topics that are always current in the lives of women.
Personal life
Williams was married to actor Mekhi Phifer and the two share a son together named Omikaye.[3] In August 2008, she married D-Nice and divorced in 2010.
Filmography
Film
- A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) as Erica Wright
- Sunset Park (1996) as Cheryl
- High School High (1996) as Natalie Thompson
- Uninvited Guest (1999) as Tammy
- The Wood (1999) as Young Alicia
- Dancing in September (2000) as Rhonda
- Idlewild (2006) as Zora
- Daddy's Little Girls (2007) as Maya
- First Sunday (2008) as Tianna
- 2 Days in New York (2012) as Elizabeth
- Percentage (2013) as Cassandra
- ′′Marry Me for Christmas (2013) as Marcie Jewel
- ′′Marry Us for Christmas (2014) as Marcie Jewel
- ′′A Baby for Christmas (2015) as Marcie Jewel
Television
- Miami Vice (1989) as Lynette
- The Cosby Show (1990) as Chayna
- My So-Called Life (1994) as Yvette
- Sister, Sister (1995) as Tyra
- Moesha (1996) as Taylor
- NYPD Blue (1996) as Annette
- Dangerous Minds (1997) as Lashawn
- Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (1996) as Tasha Morrison
- Soul Food (2000) as Tracy "Bird" Van Adams
- Half & Half (2003) as Myra
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2004) as Lori-Ann Dufoy
- The District (2004) as Rennee
- Windfall (2006) as Kimberly George
Music videos
- "Many Styles" by Audio Two
- "Someone to Love You" by Ruff Endz
- "Back at you" by Mobb Deep
- "Shorty Wanna Ride" by Young Buck
- "What Could've Been" by Ginuwine
- "Until It's Gone" by Monica
References
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- ↑ Paglia, Bernice. "Actress helps out Plainfield students", Courier News (New Jersey), June 6, 2002. Accessed March 5, 2011. "Her family moved to Westfield when she was about 12 she said and she graduated from Westfield High School."
- ↑ Essence (magazine), June 1999. Accessed June 17, 2007: "The Westfield, New Jersey, native is Mekhi Phifer's tres happy honey."
External links
- Articles with hCards
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- 1970 births
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from New Jersey
- American child actresses
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- Living people
- People from Elizabeth, New Jersey
- People from Westfield, New Jersey
