KJ Smith

Khaneshia "KJ" Smith is an American actress.

Life and career

Smith was born in Tallahassee, Florida and studied Business Marketing at The Florida State University. She later moved to Los Angeles and began her in acting career appearing on comedy shows include Conan, Real Husbands of Hollywood, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Survivor's Remorse and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In 2016, she had a recurring role in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Queen Sugar. She later guest starred on Being Mary Jane, Saints & Sinners, Dynasty, NCIS: Los Angeles and Black-ish. From 2015 to 2018, Smith had a recurring role in the Bounce TV sitcom Family Time.

In 2019, Smith starred in A Madea Family Funeral, the eleventh and final installment of the Madea film series. Later she was cast in the BET drama series The Family Business and had a recurring role in the ABC drama series The Fix. Smith also filmed her first film leading role in the drama film The Available Wife. Later in 2019, Smith was cast in a leading role in the BET comedy-drama series, Sistas, that premiered in October 2019.