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Currently, Simbi Kali is 52 years, 11 months and 22 days old. Simbi Kali will celebrate 53rd birthday on a Sunday 28th of April 2024. Below we countdown to Simbi Kali upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Simbi Kali |
Occupation | Actress |
Age | 52 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
Born | April 28, 1971 ( Jackson, Mississippi, United States) |
Birthday | April 28 |
Town/City | Jackson, Mississippi, United States |
Nationality | United States |
Simbi Kali’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
Simbi Kali was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
Khali made her first TV appearance in a 1987 commercial for Pop-Tarts and went on to do as a Celebrity spokesperson on the popular syndicated variety talent show Star Search.
From 1993-1997, she played the most well-known role as Sheneneh's more vocal best friend and later Gina and Pam's best friend Laquita Lumpkins in the FOX sitcom Martin where she a recurring character in season two, but was bumped to a main character shortly after before ended its run, From 1996 to 2001, in addition to her role on Martin, she played the role of Nina Campbell in the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun.
In August 1996, Khali got signed with Capitol Records and released her self-titled debut album Simbi Khali, which was a moderate success, selling 10,000 copies. Three singles from the self-titled album received minor airplay R&B stations: "Strung Out on You", "Love's Got a Hold on Me", and "Anywhere You Want". That next year, she provide guest vocals on the remake of The Emotions's "Don't Ask My Neighbor with Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold off the 1997 film, Sprung. She appeared in several music videos in the 1990s, including two for Jesse Powell, "I Wasn't With It" and "Bout It, Bout It", and Toni Braxton ("You're Makin' Me High")
Khali next released her second album in September 1998 entitled I Want You, which spawned three singles "Our Love is Stronger", which was produced by Rodney Jerkins, "Call on Me", and "I Don't Mind", which spawned a number one hit on the Billboard Hot Top 100 charts. Khali would provided guest vocals on other albums for more than a decade than addition to her acting career.
Khali finally left Capitol Records and signed to Motown Records in 2001 to release her third album Love Is the Answer', which features the Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis penned-track uptempo ballad "Anything", which peaked number #2 at
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Khali was raised in Chicago, the youngest of seven children. She started singing at a young age before moving to acting, and attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and then continued her education at the California Institute of the Arts, where she graduated with a degree in acting. Simbi Khali was previously married to actor Cress Williams from 2000-2011 and they have two children, son Elijah Khali Thomas Williams (born July 20, 2004) and daughter Amika Khali Williams (born August 13, 2007)