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

jewelry designer Jewellery design is the art or profession of designing and creating jewellery. This is one of civilization's earliest forms of decoration, dating back at least 7,000 years to the oldest known human societies in Indus Valley Civilization, Mesopo ...

. She has starred in films such as '' Fifty Shades of Black'', ''

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'', '' Bridesmaids'' and '' Tyler Perry Presents Peeples''. 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 ( Zoo ...

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

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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

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

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

'', '' 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 ''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 ...

'' 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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