KJ Smith

Khaneshia JaNea Smith
Khaneshia JaNea Smith
	Smith in 2020
Born	Tallahassee, Florida
Other names	KJ Smith
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2009-present
Spouse(s)	Skyh Alvester Black

Khaneshia "KJ" Smith born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida[1] is an American actress and model.

Life and career

Smith was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida to Marilyn and Ernest Smith. She studied Business Marketing at Florida State University. 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 where she studied Journalism. Early in her career Smith realized she was unhappy and made choices for others and not herself so she later moved to Los Angeles and began her acting career appearing on comedy shows include Conan, Real Husbands of Hollywood, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Survivor's Remorse and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In 2016, she had a recurring role in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Queen Sugar.[2] She later guest starred on Being Mary Jane, Saints & Sinners, Dynasty,[3] NCIS: Los Angeles and Black-ish. From 2015 to 2018, Smith had a recurring role in the Bounce TV sitcom Family Time.

In 2019, Smith starred in A Madea Family Funeral, the eleventh and final installment of the Madea film series. Later she was cast in the BET drama series The Family Business and had a recurring role in the ABC drama series The Fix.[4] Smith also filmed and produced her first film leading role in the drama film The Available Wife.[5] Later in 2019, Smith was cast in a leading role in the BET comedy-drama series, Sistas, that premiered in October 2019.[6][7] In 2020, Smith starred in the Netflix psychological thriller film Fatal Affair.[8][9]

Personal life

Smith is currently engaged to actor and Sistas co-star Skyh Alvester Black.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Talent	Waitress	Short
2010	Dogs Are a Woman's Best Friend	Jasmin	Short
	The City		Short
	Cocoa Love	Funeral Attendee	Short
2011	Hope	Arissa	Short
	Sex/Absurd	2015 Whitney girl with steve
	Hot Girls on the Beach	Bianca	Video
2012	One Call Away	Restaurant Patron #1	Short
2015	Whitney	Girl with Steve	TV Movie
2017	Baker's Man	Naomi
	Love at the Shore	Maureen	TV Movie
	Caravaggio and My Mother the Pope	Gospel Nurse
2018	Throwback Holiday	Kimberly Wiggins
2018	Shootouts	Tekly	TV Movie
2019	A Madea Family Funeral	Carol
	I Got the Hook Up 2	Lieutenant Moore
	I Left My Girlfriend for Regina Jones	Denise
2020	Fatal Affair	Deborah Lee
2020	The Available Wife	Nicole

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Make Love Not War	Tracy Stoudimire
	All My Children	Gloria the Resort Waitress	Episode: "Episode #1.10632"
	1000 Ways to Die	Sorority Girl	Episode: "Death, the New Black"
2012	Conan	Comedy Sketch Player	2 Episodes
2013	The Therapist	Dr. Monica Knight	Recurring Cast: Season 2
	Jacked Up	Ashley	Main Cast
	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Young Woman #1	2 Episodes
2014	Friday: The Web Series	Mrs. Parker	Episode: "Deebo Ditch"
	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Sketch Artist	Episode: "Eva Longoria/Wiz Khalifa"
	Survivor's Remorse	Kiara	Episode: "On the Carpet"
2014–15	Black Boots	Blair	Recurring Cast: Season 1
2015	Almost 30	Cute Upbeat Girl	Episode: "Almost Roommates"
	Mann & Wife	Avery	Episode: "Mann's Bodygaurd"
	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Female Witchbuster	Episode: "Weird Al Yankovic Wears a Different Hawaiian Shirt"
2015–18	Family Time	Melinda	Recurring Cast: Season 3-6
2016	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Sequoia	Episode: "Frank Falls Out the Window"
	Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn	Miss Jody	Episode: "Ballet and the Beasts"
	Queen Sugar	Lena	Recurring Cast: Season 1
2017	Being Mary Jane	Sunitha Rashad	Episode: "Getting Judged"
	Saints & Sinners	Marlene	Episode: "This Union Will Be the Death of Me"
	Ozark	Stripper	Episode: "Tonight We Improvise"
	Dynasty	Kori Rucks	Recurring Cast: Season 1
2018	Giants	Bianca	Recurring Cast: Season 2
	The Inspectors	Gabby	Episode: "Stop the Presses"
	NCIS: Los Angeles	Chelsea Parker	Episode: "Reentry"
	Black-ish	Linda	Episode: "Collateral Damage"
	The Fosters	Angela	Episode: "Where the Heart Is"
	Lethal Weapon	Beth	Episode: "Leo Getz Justice"
	Fuller House	Producer	Episode: "President Fuller"
	Skinny Dip	Karla Rolvaag	Episode: "CW Pilot"
2019	The Fix	Charlie	Recurring Cast
	Family Reunion	Coach Wilson	Episode: "Remember the First Day of School?"
	All Rise	Cassie Lange	Episode: "Fool for Liv"
	Tales	Billie	Episode: "Ex-Factor"
2019–present	The Family Business	Sasha Duncan	Main Cast
2019–present	Sistas	Andrea "Andi" Barnes	Main Cast
2020	Bruh	Andrea "Andi" Barnes	Guest Appearances: Season 1, Episode 2 & 24
2020	BlackAF	Tischina	Episode: "yo, between you and me... this is because of slavery"
2021	Power Book III: Raising Kanan	Palomar	Recurring Cast: Season 2

References

Tracy, Brianne (July 23, 2020). "Sistas' KJ Smith Says She Was 'Nervous' to Return to Set amid COVID-19 but Is 'Happy to Be Back'". PEOPLE.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
"Tallahassee native KJ Smith finds her niche in Hollywood – Capital Outlook".
Petski, Denise; N'Duka, Amanda (September 8, 2017). "Scorpion Casts Tina Majorino; Dynasty Adds KJ Smith". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
Petski, Denise (August 29, 2018). "The Fix Casts KJ Smith; Chivonne Michelle Joins Jett". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
N'Duka, Amanda (April 24, 2019). "Poorna Jagannathan, Nikohl Boosheri to Topline Alia's Birth; KJ Smith, Roger Guenveur Smith Co-Star in The Available Wife". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
Throne, Will (August 1, 2019). "Tyler Perry Comedy Sistas Ordered at BET". Variety. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
Petski, Denise (August 1, 2019). "BET Greenlights Tyler Perry Drama Series Sistas, Sets Main Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
N'Duka, Amanda (November 6, 2019). "Stephen Lang Joins 'Death in Texas'; KJ Smith Cast In 'Fatal Affair'; Oliver Cooper In 'Ghostbusters'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
Lawrence, Gregory (July 1, 2020). "The Trailer for Netflix's 'Fatal Affair' Delivers Cheesy Domestic Thriller Realness". Collider. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
Uwumarogie, Victoria (December 29, 2021). "'Sistas' Stars KJ Smith And Skyh Alvester Black Are Engaged!". Essence.

External links

KJ Smith at IMDb

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[People2020-1] Tracy, Brianne (July 23, 2020). "Sistas' KJ Smith Says She Was 'Nervous' to Return to Set amid COVID-19 but Is 'Happy to Be Back'". PEOPLE.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

[2] "Tallahassee native KJ Smith finds her niche in Hollywood – Capital Outlook".

[3] Petski, Denise; N'Duka, Amanda (September 8, 2017). "Scorpion Casts Tina Majorino; Dynasty Adds KJ Smith". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 8, 2017.

[4] Petski, Denise (August 29, 2018). "The Fix Casts KJ Smith; Chivonne Michelle Joins Jett". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

[5] N'Duka, Amanda (April 24, 2019). "Poorna Jagannathan, Nikohl Boosheri to Topline Alia's Birth; KJ Smith, Roger Guenveur Smith Co-Star in The Available Wife". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

[6] Throne, Will (August 1, 2019). "Tyler Perry Comedy Sistas Ordered at BET". Variety. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

[7] Petski, Denise (August 1, 2019). "BET Greenlights Tyler Perry Drama Series Sistas, Sets Main Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

[8] N'Duka, Amanda (November 6, 2019). "Stephen Lang Joins 'Death in Texas'; KJ Smith Cast In 'Fatal Affair'; Oliver Cooper In 'Ghostbusters'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 3, 2020.

[9] Lawrence, Gregory (July 1, 2020). "The Trailer for Netflix's 'Fatal Affair' Delivers Cheesy Domestic Thriller Realness". Collider. Retrieved July 3, 2020.

[10] Uwumarogie, Victoria (December 29, 2021). "'Sistas' Stars KJ Smith And Skyh Alvester Black Are Engaged!". Essence.