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10 Facts About Simbi Khali

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Simbi Khali's credits include the television show Martin and the feature films Vampire in Brooklyn, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, and Plump Fiction.

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On stage, Khali has appeared in Colored Museum, For Colored Girls.

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Simbi Khali had a career in voice acting, most notably Varesh Ossa in the video game Guild Wars Nightfall, and Amanda in the video game Detroit: Become Human.

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Simbi Khali was born in Jackson, Mississippi, the youngest of five girls and two boys.

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When she was two, Simbi Khali's family moved to Chicago's South Side.

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Simbi Khali became interested in theatre at Chicago's ETA Creative Arts Foundation.

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Simbi Khali transferred to the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, where she committed to acting.

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Simbi Khali won admission to the California Institute of the Arts and graduated in 1993 with a degree in acting.

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Simbi Khali was initially cast a recurring character, but was bumped to a main character in season 3.

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Simbi Khali initially met actor Cress Williams at a Los Angeles club in 1994, then again in the fall of 1999 while filming the BET movie Masquerade.