Biography for
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Date of Birth

22 March 1976, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Height

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography

Kellie Shanygne Williams was born on March 22, 1976, in Washington, D.C. She started her career as a children's fashion model. She made many appearances on stage (e.g., "Joe Turner's Come and Gone," "The Colored Museum," "Butterfingers Angel," and "Goin' Home") as well as in TV commercials. She is best known as Laura Lee Winslow on "Family Matters" (1989). Kellie spends a lot of her time working with projects such as "The Starlight Foundation International Youth Ambassador," "Famous Phone Friends," "Great Beginnings for Black Babies," and "Hollywood for Children." She enjoys dancing and singing and has attended the University of California in Los Angeles, where she resides.

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Spouse

Hannibal Jackson

(5 September 2009 - present) 1 child

Trivia

Member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

Didn't talk as a toddler, so her father enrolled her into a theater program, where she came out of her shell.

Ate lunch with her co-star Jaleel White every day, and they shared the same tutor on set.

When "Family Matters" (1989) was on hiatus and Kellie went back to her home town, all her friends would ask questions about Jaleel White such as, "Is that boy really a nerd?" She was upset about it at first but later got used to it.

Oldest of three children. She has a sister (Marti) and a brother (Donte).

Though their characters had a love-hate relationship on "Family Matters" (1989), in real life she and Jaleel White were good friends during the taping of the show.

In June 2010 she gave birth to a daughter named Hannah Belle Jackson.

Where Are They Now

Majoring in psychology at UCLA (June 2000)

(November 2006) Kellie has moved back to Washington, DC, where she has just launched a new fine arts program for youth at Howard University's Children's Theater.