Kali Hawk (born October 4, 1986) is an American actress, comedian, model and

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. She has starred in films such as ''

Fifty Shades of Black ''Fifty Shades of Black'' is a 2016 American slapstick romantic comedy film directed by Michael Tiddes and starring Marlon Wayans, who also serves as co-writer and co-producer. A parody of the 2015 erotic romantic drama film ''Fifty Shades of G ...

'', ''

Couples Retreat ''Couples Retreat'' is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Billingsley marking his directorial debut, and written by Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, and Dana Fox. Vaughn and Favreau star with Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Kristin Davi ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

Tyler Perry Presents Peeples ''Peeples'' is a 2013 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Tina Gordon Chism. It stars Craig Robinson and Kerry Washington and was released by Lionsgate on May 10, 2013. Despite being billed as a Tyler Perry film, it is the on ...

''. She recurred as Shelby in ''

New Girl ''New Girl'' is an American television sitcom created by Elizabeth Meriwether and produced by 20th Television for Fox that originally aired from September 20, 2011, to May 15, 2018. The series revolves around a kooky teacher, Jessica Day (Zooey ...

'' and co-starred in the first two seasons of the

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

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series '' Black Jesus.''

Life and career

Hawk was raised in Manhattan. Her father was in merchandising and her mother was a buyer for

Bloomingdale's Bloomingdale's Inc. is an American luxury department store chain; it was founded in New York City by Joseph B. Bloomingdale, Joseph B. and Lyman G. Bloomingdale in 1861. A third brother, Emanuel Watson Bloomingdale, was also involved in the bus ...

. She is of African-American, Native American, and German Jewish ancestry. She attended

State University of New York at Purchase The State University of New York at Purchase (commonly Purchase College or SUNY Purchase) is a public liberal arts college in Purchase, New York. It is one of 13 comprehensive colleges in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. It was fo ...

. She has appeared in several commercials and music videos, and she competed in the fifth season of ''

Last Comic Standing ''Last Comic Standing'' was an American reality television talent competition show on NBC that aired from June 1, 2003, to August 9, 2010, then again in 2014 and 2015. The goal of the program was to select a comedian from an initially large group ...

'' in 2007. Hawk has appeared in numerous comedy films, including ''

'', ''

Get Him to the Greek ''Get Him to the Greek'' is a 2010 American comedy film written, produced and directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Russell Brand and Jonah Hill. Released on June 4, 2010, the film is a spin-off sequel of Stoller's 2008 film '' Forgetting S ...

'', ''

'', '' Peeples'', '' Answer This!'' and ''

''. In 2012, Hawk was added to the cast of the ''

In Living Color ''In Living Color'' is an American sketch comedy television series that originally ran on Fox from April 15, 1990 to May 19, 1994. Keenen Ivory Wayans created, wrote and starred in the program. The show was produced by Ivory Way Productions in a ...

'' reboot pilot, which did not go forward. She also recurred in the sitcom ''

'' as Shelby. In 2019, Hawk was added to the cast of the ABC television series '' Schooled'' playing Wilma, a science teacher who was poached from an elite school to teach at William Penn Academy.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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