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Kali Hawk

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Kali Hawk
Born (1986-10-04) October 4, 1986 (age 38)[1]
EducationState University of New York, Purchase (BFA)
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian, model, jewelry designer
Years active1998–present

Kali Hawk (born October 4, 1986) is an American actress, comedian, model and jewelry designer.[2] She has starred in films such as Fifty Shades of Black, Couples Retreat, Bridesmaids and Tyler Perry Presents Peeples. She recurred as Shelby in New Girl and co-starred in the first two seasons of the Adult Swim series Black Jesus.

Life and career

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Hawk was raised in Manhattan.[3] Her father was in merchandising and her mother was a buyer for Bloomingdale's.[3] She is of African-American, Native American, and German Jewish ancestry.[4] She attended State University of New York at Purchase.

She has appeared in several commercials and music videos, and she competed in the fifth season of Last Comic Standing in 2007.

Hawk has appeared in numerous comedy films, including Couples Retreat, Get Him to the Greek, Bridesmaids, Peeples, Answer This! and Fifty Shades of Black.

In 2012, Hawk was added to the cast of the In Living Color reboot pilot, which did not go forward.[5] She also recurred in the sitcom New Girl 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, but she was ultimately replaced by Haneefah Wood before appearing in an episode[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Celebrity Popcorn Girl
2004 Mighty Times: The Children's March Lenore Documentary short
2005 Gotham Cafe Party Guest Short
Issues Waitress
2006 Where Is Love Waiting Faith
I Can See Clearly Now Anara
Holla Caprices
2007 Lovers & Haters The One Short
Caregiver Tania Video
2008 Killer Sound - Short
2009 Pushing Thirty Rio Video
Couples Retreat Trudy
2010 Get Him to the Greek Kali
The Fuzz Officer Thompson TV movie
2011 Bridesmaids Kahlua
Answer This! Shelly
Black and Jewish (Black and Yellow Parody) Herself Short
Answers to Nothing Allegra
Let Go Angela
2013 Peeples Gloria Peeples
In the Meantime Jazz TV movie
Another Happy Anniversary Susan Short
Little Horribles - Short
2015 November Rule Theresa
The Summoning Ruth
Welcome to the Family Stella TV movie
A Light Beneath Their Feet Julie
2016 Fifty Shades of Black Hannah Steale
The Perfect Match Karen
The Bounce Back Jessica Williams
2018 White Chocolate Anara Tomai
The Truth About Christmas Jillian TV movie
2019 I Am Easy to Find Co-Worker Short
2020 Fatale Micaela

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Untold Stories of the E.R. L. Montana EMT Episode: "Motorcycle Runs Over"
2006 Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? Model Episode: "Warm It Up in LA"
2008 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Nurse Episode: "6.94"
The Game Female Party Goer Episode: "The Lord Givens and the Lord Taketh Away"
2011 Are We There Yet? Danielle Episode: "The Play Dates Episode"
2012 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Minutes Episode: "Time Angels"
New Girl Shelby Recurring cast: Season 1-2
2012–13 Let's Stay Together Connie Recurring cast: season 2, guest: season 3
2013 Inside Amy Schumer Hunter Episode: "Sex Tips"
2014 Psych Emanuelle Episode: "Cog Blocked"
2014–15 Black Jesus Maggie Main cast: season 1-2
2015 The Game Sonja Allen Episode: "Acting Class and Rebound Ass"
2016 Real Husbands of Hollywood Herself Episodes: "#HollywoodTooBlack Part 1 & 2"
2017 The Mayor Amber Recurring cast
2017–2019 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Red Action (voice) Recurring cast

References

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  1. ^ "Kali Hawk". Listal.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Actress Kali Hawk Discusses Her Celebrity-Loved Jewelry Brand, H.CROWNE". Forbes.
  3. ^ a b "Runway ® - Celebrity Fashion Magazine - Kali Instincts". Runway ® - Celebrity Fashion Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  4. ^ "'Black and Jewish' Success Surprised Rising Multi-Talent Kali Hawk". Becksmithhollywood.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Meet The New Cast Of FOX's 'In Living Color' Reboot". The Huffington Post. April 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (3 August 2019). "'Schooled': Kali Hawk Joins ABC Comedy As Series Regular". Deadline. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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