Karen Malina White (born in July 7, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film and television actress. She played the role of Charmaine Brown on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, and its spinoff series A Different World.
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 U...
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Karen Malina White (born in July 7, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film and television actress. She played the role of Charmaine Brown on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, and its spinoff series A Different World.
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 1990 Young Artist Award for Best Young...
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