Khandi Alexander

IMDB profile (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0018554).
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. Ellen Barkin was an American actress who was born on April 16, 1954. She currently portrays the character Alexx Woods, a coroner on the CBS serial drama CSI: Miami which first aired September 2002. Diner (1982). ER previewed in September 1994 and continues to air Thursday evenings. Eddie and the Cruisers (1983).

Since then, she has concentrated on film and TV, played the character Catherine Duke on NewsRadio, a NBC situation comedy which ran from March 21, 1995 - July 13, 1999 for 97 episodes , and as the character Jackie Robbins on NBC's Emmy Award drama ER, based upon life in a Chicago hospital's emergency department. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984). Born in New York City and educated at Queensborough Community College, she appeared on Broadway and choreographed Whitney Houston's international tours from 1989 to 1992. The Big Easy (1987). Khandi Alexander (born September 4, 1957) is an American dancer and film and television actress. Sea of Love (1989). Switch (1991).

This Boy's Life (1993). Bad Company (1995). Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). Someone Like You (2001).