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Yaani King

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The only daughter of an NYPD officer mother, Yaani was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, and raised in Queens. Of West Indian/Guyanese descent, she has two elder brothers, she spent most of her childhood around the theatre, as her mother was a stage and commercial actress before becoming a police officer... See full bio »

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Yaani King At the Paley Center for 2009 screening of Saving Grace with the cast Gregory Cruz, Nancy Miller, Dylan Minnette, Kenneth Johnson, Yaani King, Laura San Giacomo, Holly Hunter, Lorraine Toussaint, Bailey Chase. Yaani King Yaani King The Paley Center Screening for Saving Grace Yaani King
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My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel


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2013 Cavemen (post-production)
Jasmine
 
???? Bolden! (post-production)
Cora Bolden
 
2012-2013 Roomieloverfriends (TV series)
Cherisse
– Three Weeks Later (2013) … Cherisse
– An LA Christmas (2012) … Cherisse
– And Then There Were Four (2012) … Cherisse
– Personal (2012) … Cherisse
– Three's Company (2012) … Cherisse
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2013 Mad Men (TV series)
Phyllis
– The Flood (2013) … Phyllis (as Ya Ani King)
– Collaborators (2013) … Phyllis (as Ya Ani King)
 
2012 The Number (TV series short)
– Episode #2.1 (2012)
 
2012 Vegas (TV series)
Estelle Drew
– (Il)Legitimate (2012) … Estelle Drew
 
2012 The Last Fall
Chris
 
2012 County (TV movie)
Angela
 
2011 Against the Wall (TV series)
Tamika
– Second Chances (2011) … Tamika
 
2011 Milk & Honey (TV series)
Samirah
 
2009-2010 Saving Grace (TV series)
Neely Lloyd
– I'm Gonna Need a Big Night Light (2010) … Neely Lloyd (credit only)
– I Need You to Call Earl (2010) … Neely Lloyd
– You Think I'm Gonna Eat My Gun? (2010) … Neely Lloyd
– Loose Men in Tight Jeans (2010) … Neely Lloyd (credit only)
– So Help You God (2010) … Neely Lloyd (credit only)
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2009 Ghost Whisperer (TV series)
Anne-Marie Ramsey
– Excessive Forces (2009) … Anne-Marie Ramsey
 
2008 Gospel Hill
Sarah (uncredited)
 
2008 For Heaven's Sake
Ashley
 
2008 Numb3rs (TV series)
Laurie / Laurie Porter
– Atomic No. 33 (2008) … Laurie (uncredited)
– End Game (2008) … Laurie Porter (uncredited)
 
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Sheila Latham
– Fallen Idols (2007) … Sheila Latham
 
2007 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Tania
– Fear and Loathing (2007) … Tania
 
2007 Campus Ladies (TV series)
Deborah
– Barri & Joan Rush a Black Sorority (2007) … Deborah
 
2005 God's Forgotten House
Crystal
 
2004 The Prince and Me
Amanda
 
2003 In the Cut
Frannie's Student
 
2003 Sex and the City (TV series)
Marcy
– Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little (2003) … Marcy
 
2002 Law & Order (TV series)
Monique Thomas
– Access Nation (2002) … Monique Thomas
 
2002 The Education of Max Bickford (TV series)
Student #1
– I Never Schlunged My Father (2002) … Student #1
 

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My Demo Reel -- Just a few of the things that I've been in. The Prince and Me -- US Home Video Trailer from Paramount The Prince and Me -- Open-ended Trailer from Paramount
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Ya Ani King

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Trivia:

She is of Guyanese descent. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo