Karen Malina White was born on July 7, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Lean on Me (1989), Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) and Malcolm & Eddie (1996).

KNOWN FOR

The Mentalist
2014
9-1-1
2021
Suits
2012
Young Sheldon
2023
Chicago Hope
1995
The Middle
2016
Strong Medicine
2001
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
The Shield
2003
Mom
2020
The Cosby Show
1990
Snowfall
2017

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
49
2026
A Proud Family Wizmas
as Dijonay (voice) · unreleased
2026
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
as Lindsey
2025
Chibiverse
as Dijonay Jones (voice)
2023
Big Boss
as Therapist
2023
Young Sheldon
as Officer Larson
2022
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Dijonay (voice)
2022
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
as Shirley Hughes
2021
'Tis the Season to be Merry
as Sonia Hendricks
2021
Love, For Real
as Marie
2021
9-1-1
as Avery Webber
2020
Mom
as Natalie
2019
Lodge 49
2019
Better Things
2018
Raven's Home
as Loretta
2018
Kidding
as Latrice
2017
Conflict of Interest
as Gabriele's Mother
2017
Snowfall
as Doris Perkins
2016
Silent Cry Aloud
as Dina
2016
The Middle
as Mrs. Roberts
2016
Veep
as Kimberly
2015
I Didn't Do It
as Betty LeBow
2014
The Mentalist
as Elsie Graham
2014
How to Get Away with Murder
as Carla Brookings
2012
Where Do We Go from Here
as Florence Theresa Ford
2012
Suits
as Doris Miller
2008
Random! Cartoons
as Mindy 500 (voice)
2005
The Proud Family Movie
as Dijonay Jones (voice)
2005
The Bernie Mac Show
as Denise
2004
Boston Public
as Sonia Williamson
2003
The Shield
as Dez' Girlfriend
2001
Strong Medicine
as Constance 'Connie' MacRane
2001
The Proud Family
as Dijonay Jones (voice)
1996
Malcolm & Eddie
as Nicolette Vandross
1996
Living Single
1996
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Florence
1996
Dave's World
as Natalie
1996
The Home Court
as Leslie
1995
The Parent 'Hood
1995
Chicago Hope
as Jennifer Koosman
1995
Me and the Boys
1994
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Jewel Robertson
1994
My So-Called Life
as Abyssinia Churchill
1993
Getting By
1993
Roc
as Michelle
1993
Herman's Head
as Rene
1993
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Sandra
1992
A Different World
as Charmaine Brown
1990
The Cosby Show
as Charmaine Brown
1989
Lean On Me
as Kaneesha Carter