American actress Karen Malina White works in both film and television.
Her most well-known performances include Kaneesha Carter in the 1989 drama film Lean on Me, Charmaine Brown in the final two seasons of The Cosby Show (1990–1992) and its spinoff A Different World (1992–1993), Nicolette Vandross on Malcolm & Eddie (1996–2000), and Dijonay Jones’ voice in the Disney Channel animated comedy The Proud Family (2001–2005).
White is unmarried and has never had a child. White dated actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner from 1997 to 2005.
White was never married to Warner nor engaged to him, despite popular belief. In 2009, Warner declared, “I’m not married. Probably since we had been dating for seven and a half years, people began to say such.
Where did Karen Malina White go to college and high school? Did Karen Malina White go to film school?
White was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was born on September 13, 1964. Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts was White’s place of study.
White continued her studies at Howard University after completing her high school education, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. White received the “Miss Howard University” title during her senior year and obtained her first acting job.
