Kima Greggs

Detective Shakima "Kima" Greggs is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actress Sonja Sohn. Greggs is a police detective in the Baltimore Police Department who is a dedicated officer and capable detective with some off the job issues. An "out" lesbian, when off the job, she has had problems involving infidelity, alcohol, and relationships. Greggs has played a key role in all of the show's main cases. Kima was a narcotics det... more

Detective Shakima "Kima" Greggs is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actress Sonja Sohn. Greggs is a police detective in the Baltimore Police Department who is a dedicated officer and capable detective with some off the job issues. An "out" lesbian, when off the job, she has had problems involving infidelity, alcohol, and relationships. Greggs has played a key role in all of the show's main cases. Kima was a narcotics detective working alongside Detectives Ellis Carver and Thomas "Herc" Hauk and under shift lieutenant Cedric Daniels in Major Foerster's narcotics division. She outshone her colleagues on several occasions - Carver was sometimes embarrassed at her abilities as she was the junior detective in the trio and Herc was also sometimes angered by taking orders from a lesbian whom he considered stuck up. However, she struggled with the paperwork their duties necessitated. She cultivated a relationship with Bubbles, a Baltimore drug addict, who became a... less