Editing Khandi Alexander (section)

==Career==
[[File:Khandi Alexander 2013.jpg|upright|thumb|Alexander in 2013]]
Alexander began her acting career in the late 1980s. She made her television debut on the 1985 sketch-comedy show ''FTV''.<ref name=tvg/> Since the early 1990s, Alexander has concentrated on film and TV, playing supporting roles in several movies, including ''[[CB4]]'', ''[[Joshua Tree (1993 film)|Joshua Tree]]'', ''[[What's Love Got to Do with It (1993 film)|What's Love Got to Do with It]]'', ''[[Poetic Justice (film)|Poetic Justice]]'', and ''[[Sugar Hill (1994 film)|Sugar Hill]]''.

In 1995, Alexander was cast as Catherine Duke on the [[NBC]] comedy series ''[[NewsRadio]]''. She stayed with the show until season 4, episode 7, "Catherine Moves On", then returned for a final appearance in the season 5 premiere episode, "Bill Moves On" to memorialize [[Phil Hartman]]. She played the recurring character of [[Jackie Robbins]] in the medical drama series ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''. Alexander has made a number of guest appearances on other television shows, including ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', ''[[NYPD Blue]]'', ''[[Third Watch]]'', ''[[Cosby (TV series)|Cosby]]'', ''[[Better Off Ted]]'', ''[[La Femme Nikita (TV series)|La Femme Nikita]]'', and ''[[Body of Proof]]''.

In 2000, Alexander won critical acclaim for her performance as [[Fran Boyd]], a mother addicted to drugs in the [[Emmy Award]]-winning [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[The Corner]]''.<ref name=bio/><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fretts |first=Bruce |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/12/22/khandi-alexander/ |title=Khandi Alexander |magazine=EW.com |date=2000-12-22 |access-date=2013-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Als |first=Hilton |url=https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2000/05/15/2000_05_15_038_TNY_LIBRY_000020824 |title=The Talk of the Town: The Small Screen Making "The Corner" Real |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=2013-12-18}}</ref> She later appeared in the films ''[[Emmett's Mark]]'' and ''[[Dark Blue (film)|Dark Blue]]'', and starred opposite [[Rob Lowe]] in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] television movie ''[[Perfect Strangers (2004 film)|Perfect Strangers]]''. In 2002 through 2008, she portrayed the character of Alexx Woods, a [[medical examiner]] in the CBS police drama ''[[CSI: Miami]]''. Alexander left ''CSI: Miami'' shortly before the end of the 2007–2008 season. Her final appearance aired on May 5, 2008.  On February 2, 2009, she returned to the role of [[Alexx Woods]] for a guest appearance in the episode "[[Smoke Gets in Your CSI's (CSI: Miami episode)|Smoke Gets in Your CSI's]]".<ref name=rtrn>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/khandi-miami-return-1000210.aspx |title=Exclusive: Khandi Alexander Pays CSI: Miami a Visit - Today's News: Our Take |website=TVGuide.com |date=2008-12-01 |access-date=2013-12-18}}</ref> She returned again as Alexx Woods in guest appearances in the episodes "Out of Time" on September 21, 2009, and "[[Bad Seed (CSI: Miami)|Bad Seed]]" on October 19, 2009.

In fall 2008, Alexander was cast as a lead character in the HBO drama pilot ''[[Treme (TV series)|Treme]]'', that premiered on April 11, 2010.<ref name=rtrn/> She played a bar owner in a neighborhood of [[New Orleans]] affected by [[Hurricane Katrina]]. She received critical acclaim for her performance in the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Cheers-Jeers-Treme-1034940.aspx |title=Cheers & Jeers: Treme's Khandi (Alexander) is Dandy - Today's News: Our Take |website=TVGuide.com |date=2011-07-05 |access-date=2013-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/04/treme-let-us-now-praise-khandi-alexander.html |title='Treme': Khandi Alexander, as LaDonna Batiste-Williams, has no time for your problems - latimes.com |website=Latimesblogs.latimes.com |date=2010-04-25 |access-date=2013-12-18}}</ref> Alexander starred in the award-winning HBO television series by [[David Simon]] from 2010 to 2013.<ref>Michael O'Connell, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/khandi-alexander-treme-season-3-premiere-david-simon-372507 Khandi Alexander on the End of 'Treme' and Rebuilding LaDonna], [[The Hollywood Reporter]], September 23, 2012</ref> The series ended after four seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/11/treme-season-4-final-episodes-bring-hope-and-struggle-to-new-orleans.html |title='Treme' Season 4: Final episodes bring hope and struggle to New Orleans - Zap2it |website=Zap2it |access-date=2013-11-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105215804/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/11/treme-season-4-final-episodes-bring-hope-and-struggle-to-new-orleans.html |archive-date=2013-11-05}}</ref> She later was cast in [[Shonda Rhimes]]' drama series ''[[Scandal (American TV series)|Scandal]]'' as Maya Lewis, [[Kerry Washington]]'s character [[Olivia Pope]]'s mother.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-casts-treme-star-play-653537 |title='Scandal' Casts 'Treme' Star to Play Olivia's Mother (Exclusive) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=2011-11-17 |access-date=2013-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/khandi-alexander-will-play-olivia-popes-mother-on-scandal |title=Khandi Alexander Will Play Olivia Pope's Mother On 'Scandal' &#124; Shadow and Act |website=Blogs.indiewire.com |access-date=2013-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Slezak |first=Michael |url=http://tvline.com/2013/11/05/scandal-olivias-mother-alive-khandi-alexander-season-3/ |title=Scandal Season 3: Khandi Alexander Cast as Olivia's Mother — Is She Alive? |work=TVLine |access-date=2013-11-06}}</ref> In 2015, she was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]] for her performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/emmy-award-nominations-2015-full-list-1201537852/ |title=Emmy Award Nominations 2015 – Full List: 67th Primetime Emmy Nominees - Variety |author=Variety Staff |work=Variety |access-date=17 July 2015}}</ref>

In 2014, Alexander was cast as older sister of [[Queen Latifah]]'s title character in the [[HBO Films|HBO Film]] ''[[Bessie (film)|Bessie]]'' about iconic blues singer [[Bessie Smith]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/monique-khandi-alexander-bessie-smith-biopic-hbo-734545/ |title=Mo'Nique & Khandi Alexander Join HBO Films' Bessie Smith Biopic |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date= |access-date=2014-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/monique-khandi-alexander-join-queen-latifah-in-bessie-smith-biopic |title=Mo'Nique & Khandi Alexander Join Queen Latifah In Bessie Smith Biopic&#124;Shadow and Act |website=Blogs.indiewire.com |access-date=2014-05-22 |archive-date=May 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522194201/http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/monique-khandi-alexander-join-queen-latifah-in-bessie-smith-biopic |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was nominated for a [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/critics-choice-television-awards-nominations-2015-list-1201421320 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507185245/http://deadline.com/2015/05/critics-choice-television-awards-nominations-2015-list-1201421320/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 7, 2015 |title=Critics' Choice Television Awards Nominations 2015 |first=Erik |last=Pedersen |work=Deadline |access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref>