Keesha Ulricka Sharp is an American actress and television director.
12 Facts About Keesha Sharp
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From 2016 to 2019, Keesha Sharp starred as Trish Murtaugh in the Fox police comedy-drama series, Lethal Weapon, for which she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series nomination.
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Keesha Sharp performed in the Broadway National Tour of Carousel, debuted Off-Broadway in Michael Bradford's Living in the Wind and played eight different roles in the interactive comedy Eat the Runt.
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In 2002, Keesha Sharp was cast on the CW comedy series Girlfriends, which she played William Dent's girlfriend, and later wife, Monica.
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Keesha Sharp's role garnered a nomination for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
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In 2015, Sharp was cast as Dale Cochran, the wife of Johnnie Cochran, in the FX anthology drama series, American Crime Story.
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Golden Brooks, her Girlfriends co-star, originally was cast in the role, but was replaced by Keesha Sharp during filming of pilot episode.
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In 2018, Keesha Sharp secured the rights to John Williams' 2013 biography America's Mistress: The Life and Times of Eartha Kitt.
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Keesha Sharp was slated to star as Kitt and to produce the film alongside her husband, Brad Sharp.
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In 2019, Keesha Sharp was cast in the final season of the Fox musical drama series Empire.
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In 2022, Keesha Sharp joined the third season of Power Book II: Ghost as a series regular.
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Keesha Sharp married actor and singer-songwriter Brad Keesha Sharp on August 1,1997.