Kenya D. Williamson is an American

United States

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 novelist, short fiction author

Author

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, screenwriter

Screenwriter

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 and actress. Her works of fiction include Depth of Focus: A Novel, Checked Out and Drive. She often posts excerpts of her works in progress on Scribd. Her acting highlights include roles in House M.D., Yes, Dear

Yes, Dear

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, Commuters, and The Girls' Room.

Biography

Williamson graduated from Neshaminy High School

Neshaminy High School

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 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania

Langhorne, Pennsylvania

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 and was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Scholarship by Temple University

Temple University

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 in Philadelphia where she studied theater and journalism. Currently, she writes short fiction, novels and screenplays. She's appeared in dozens of commercials, including Comcast, Lowe's, Honda, Tylenol and Taco Bell.

Filmography

• House M.D. (2005) - Nurse
• Commuters (2005) - Byanca Johnson
• Target
  Target (2004 film)
  -Plot:Charlie Snow was a highly decorated war hero, a sniper who never placed emotion before the mission. Except once. Providing cover for an undercover arms dealer sting operation, he was forced into a predicament, as through his scope he saw a hostage crisis unfold.The decision he made cost his...
  
  (2004) - Miss Demmings
• Yes, Dear
  Yes, Dear
  Yes, Dear is a television sitcom that aired from October 2, 2000, to February 15, 2006, on CBS. It starred Anthony Clark, Jean Louisa Kelly, Mike O'Malley and Liza Snyder....
  
  (2003) - Wendy
• Mister Sterling
  Mister Sterling
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  (2003) - Executive Assistant
• The Girls' Room (2000) - Zoe
• Red Handed (1999) - Paramedic
• Saved by the Bell: The New Class
  Saved by the Bell: The New Class
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  (1998) - Amanda
• The Players Club
  The Players Club
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  (1998) - Student
• Working
  Working (TV series)
  Working was an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from 1997 to 1999. The series was created and executive produced by Michael Davidoff and Bill Rosenthal.-Synopsis:...
  
  (1997)
• Living Single
  Living Single
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   (1997)
• One Eight Seven
  One Eight Seven
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  (1997)

Trivia

Williamson wrote and co-starred in the web series "Ernie's Girls." She voiced the 9-year-old character Lorrin for Health Nuts Media's animated project. She was selected as a semi-finalist for Film Independent's Project: Involve in Spring 2008 and was mistakenly credited as Kenya Williams in 1998's The Players Club. She began playing the violin at age 8.

External links

• Kenya D. Williamson website
• Excerpts of Kenya's writing on Scribd
• Kenya D. Williamson at Smashwords
• Kenya D. Williamson at Goodreads
• Kenya D. Williamson author page at Amazon.com
• Kenya D. Williamson at TV.com
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• Kenya D. Williamson at TVGuide.com