Kali Hawk (born October 4, 1986) is an American actress, comedian, model and jewelry designer. She has starred in films such as '' Fifty Shades of Black'', '' Couples Retreat'', ''

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'' and '' Tyler Perry Presents Peeples''. She recurred as Shelby in ''

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'' 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

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. She has appeared in several commercials and music videos, and she competed in the fifth season of ''

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'' in 2007. Hawk has appeared in numerous comedy films, including '' Couples Retreat'', '' Get Him to the Greek'', ''

'', '' Peeples'', '' Answer This!'' and '' Fifty Shades of Black''. In 2012, Hawk was added to the cast of the ''

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'' 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, but she was ultimately replaced by Haneefah Wood before appearing in an episode

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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