Born in New York City and educated at Queensborough Community College, she appeared on Broadway starring in Chicago, Bob Fosse’s Dancin and Dreamgirls. Also she was a choreographer for Whitney Houston’s World tour from 1989-1992.

Since then, she has concentrated on film and TV, playing the character Catherine Duke on NewsRadio and the character Jackie Robbins on ER. Khandi Alexander is well known for her starring role as a mother addicted to drugs named Fran in The Corner. Khandi’s film credits include Dark Blue, Sugar Hill, Menace II Society, There's Something About Mary, Rain and Perfect Strangers. Khandi also starred in the movie CB4 with Chris Rock and Charlie Murphy. She has done guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NYPD Blue and La Femme Nikita.

She currently portrays the character Alexx Woods, who is a medical examiner in the successful CBS forensics-related drama CSI: Miami.

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