KJ Smithis an American actress known for her roles in various television shows and films. She was born on May 6, 1987, in
Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Education
She studied
Business Marketing
Business marketing is a marketing practice of individuals or organizations (including commercial businesses, governments and institutions). It allows them to sell products or services to other companies or organizations that resell them, use them ...
at
Florida State University
Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st ...
. where she earned her bachelor's degree and later went on to work in corporate America. Smith later went back to further her education at
Florida A&M University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), commonly known as Florida A&M, is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887, It is the third largest historically black university in the Un ...
where she studied
journalism
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.
Career
Smith began her acting career in 2009 and has appeared in several other shows, including
''The Quad'',
''The Fix'', and ''
Queen Sugar
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Monarchy
* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom
** List of queens regnant
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mothe ...
''.
In 2018, Smith landed her breakthrough role as Andrea "Andi" Barnes in the hit television series
''Sistas'' on BET.
Smith can also be seen starring in the role of Palomar in season two of the ''Power'' prequel series, ''
Power Book III: Raising Kanan'', on
STARZ. Smith starred in the lead role in ''The Available Wife'' (2020) as Nicole Wright.
Additional television credits for Smith in top-rated network and cable television include the CW's drama series,
''Dynasty'', Issa Rae's Giants,
CBS' ''NCIS: Los Angeles'',
ABC's ''Black-ish'',
Freeform's ''The Fosters'',
,
,
three-season recurring roles on
Bounce TV's ''Family Time'' and
BET's ''The Family Business'',
''Netflix's Family Reunion'' and
''#BlackAF'',
, and
ABC's legal drama ''The Fix'', where Smith starred as a paralegal, Charlie.
In addition to her work on television, Smith has also appeared in several films, including ''
The Possession of Hannah Grace'',
Lionsgate's ''A Madea Family Funeral'' (2019) and ''
Fatal Affair
''Fatal Affair'' is a 2020 American psychological thriller film directed by Peter Sullivan, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rasheeda Garner. It stars Nia Long, Omar Epps, Stephen Bishop, and KJ Smith.
It was released on July 16, 2020, by Net ...
''.
Personal life
Smith is engaged to
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
and
''Sistas'' co-star Skyh Alvester Black.
Filmography
Film/Movie
Television
References
External links
*
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21st-century American actresses
African-American actresses
American film actresses
American television actresses
Living people
Florida State University alumni
21st-century African-American women
21st-century African-American people
Year of birth missing (living people)