Karen Malina White Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Karen Malina White (born on July 7, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Kaneesha Carter, the high school student in the 1989 film, Lean on Me, as Charmaine Brown during the two final seasons on The Cosby Show and the final season of A Different World, The Motor Mouth Nicolette Vandross on Malcolm & Eddie and the voice of Dijonay Jones on the Disney Channel animated comedy, The Proud Family. Karen Malina White was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She studied at the Philadelphia High School for... MORE

Karen Malina White (born on July 7, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Kaneesha Carter, the high school student in the 1989 film, Lean on Me, as Charmaine Brown during the two final seasons on The Cosby Show and the final season of A Different World, The Motor Mouth Nicolette Vandross on Malcolm & Eddie and the voice of Dijonay Jones on the Disney Channel animated comedy, The Proud Family. Karen Malina White was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She studied at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts. When she graduated high school, White continued her studies at Howard University where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with cum laude honors. It was in her senior year, that White won Miss Howard University and landed her first role as an actress. White has a daughter. Contrary to rumors, White is not married to actor Malcolm Jamal-Warner. Warner states, "I'm not married. People probably started saying that because we were in a relationship for seven and a half years." In 1989, White starred in Lean on Me alongside actor Morgan Freeman. She was nominated for the LESS