See Charmaine from "The Cosby Show" and "A Different World" now at 57

Karen Malina White played Pam Tucker's best friend in the two shows.


The Cosby Show gave several generations of actors their big break or, at the very least, their most memorable character. One of these actors isKaren Malina White, who has played Charmaine in the last two seasons of the family sitcom, then again on his spin-off,A different world. Charmaine was the best friend ofPam Tucker (Erika Alexander)), one of the cousins ​​distant from the Huxables. But what the character was really known was her rapid spirit, which she showed at the Hillman College. White born in Philadelphia has accumulated tons of other television credits over the years, in particular by appearing in one of the most controversial mini-series of recent memory. Read on to find out more.

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Karen Malina White in The Cosby Show
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Before his relays on these sitcoms, White made his cinema debut in 1989Rely on meAnd appeared in some television series. AfterThe Cosby ShowandA different world, she continued to work, mainly on television. She appeared onHerman's head,,Hangin 'with Mr. Cooper,,Rock,,The prince of Bel-Air,,My so-called life,,Chicago Hope,,Single living,,The shield,,South-Planche,,How to escape with the murder,,Veep,,Snowfall, and many other shows.

It could be best known for its main roleMalcolm and Eddie, in which she played Nicolette, and for having expressed Dijonay Jones on Disney ChannelThe proud family. White's most recent projects include the resumption of Dijonay forThe proud familyto restart,,recurring like Hilda onBruhand playShirley Hughes, the mother of one ofJeffrey DahmervictimsNetflix miniseries,Dahmer.

She took a Hollywood break for a heartbreaking reason.

Karen Malina White in 2011
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Although the curriculum vitae of White is long and varied, if you look at carefully, you can see that it has taken fewer roles live immediately afterMalcom & Eddieended in 2000. In an interview with Comedy Hype earlier this year, the actor explained the hollow she livedIn the wake of this sitcom. "I took great successMalcolm and Eddie, because my character was very called "ugly". And that pushed my pimples, my personal pimples, "said White, adding that these comments feed his childhood insecurity." ... So you present yourself to your next audition with all that, you present yourself a little more desperate, you You present [I wonder] "Am I cute enough?" Is my hair straight? Do I have too much weight? "" The star noted that she "had to work through all of this" before feeling confident after the pieces.

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She was never married to Malcolm-Jamal Warner, despite the contrary information.

Karen Malina White in 2019
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White dated herCosby showandMalcolm and Eddieco-starMalcolm-Jamal Warner, from 1997 to 2005. The couple never married, although certain points of sale wrongly report that they did. Warner approached it in an interview now archived withEssenceIn 2009, saying: "I'm not married. People probably started to say that because we were [in a relationship] for seven and a half years. In addition, until recently, I have always worn a ring on my annular. I started wearing my first ring at 13 and at the age of 17, I made the meaning and I kept it there. ""

She is particularly proud of herProudrole.

Paula Jai Parker, Jo Marie Payton, Ralph Farquhar, Karen Malina White, Bruce W. Smith, and Alisa Reyes pose at D23 in 2022
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White was present at the D23 Disney exhibition in mid-September to representThe proud family: stronger and more proud, which will soon come back for season 2. in aRed carpet maintenance She posted on her Instagram, the actor shared that people frequently recognize his voice from the series when she came out, and that it was super fans like those who led toThe proud family be relaunched. "A brand new generation of children can be represented," said White of the new series. "We push the envelope in terms of conversation and culture, and you know, just showing black and brown culture. And my nieces, my beautiful nieces, they can see someone who looks like them on television."AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

To bring things back in a loopCosby show Days, among the comments that White received on the post was that of Alexander, his former BFF TV. "Congratulations Karen! And Bravo on #Dahmer !! You are always excellent! Happy you are in full boom 💥 and Bloom 🌸! XO E", wrote the actor.


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