Kellita Smith aka Kellita biography

Real biography: Introduction

Smith was born in Chicago, Illinois. In 1972, Smith moved to Oakland, California to live with her mom, after her parents divorced. In 1989, Smith earned a degree in political science from the Santa Rosa Junior College. After taking early jobs as a saleswoman and an administrative assistant, Smith enrolled in an acting workshop.

Career

Smith has held recurring roles on CBS' Nash Bridges, UPN's Malcolm & Eddie, FOX Television's Martin, the WB's Jamie Foxx Show, Sister, Sister and NYPD Blue. She co-starred in Fox Searchlight's Kingdom Come starring Whoopi Goldberg, Miramax's The Crossing Guard with Jack Nicholson directed by Sean Penn and New Line Cinema's House Party 3. She developed her acting talent by a chance-casting in the play, Tell It Like It Tiz, which toured the U.S. for two years.

Other theatrical credits include the Los Angeles productions of No Place To Be Somebody at the K.C. Theatre Company, Feelings (The Hudson Theatre) for which she won an NAACP Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress, and The Thirteenth Thorn (Complex Theatre) for which she was nominated for an NAACP Theatre Award for Best Actress.

Smith has appeared in magazines such as Savoy, People, TV Guide, Dysonna, Esquire, Black Men, Emmy, Fitness, Oil of Olay, Glamour, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Jet, Today's Black Woman, Stuff, and Essence.