Kellie Shanygne Williams Biography

Fast Facts

• Started the Kellie Williams Program in Washington, D․C․ to enable young adults to study theater, music, dance, and visual arts
• Was nominated for three Young Artist Awards for Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series for "Family Matters" in 1991, 1992, and 1993
• Studied psychology at UCLA because she thought it would help her understand her characters better
• Began taking acting lessons at the age of 4 and first appeared on stage at the age of 6 in a production of "Cousins․"
• Made her screen acting debut in the TV series "Oddville, MTV" in 1997
• Quote: "(On the Kellie Williams Program): "I wanted to bring it to the masses, not to just people who were familiar with the arts but to people who had never experienced any art․""
• Best known for her role as Laura Winslow on "Family Matters" and as Alice Adams in "What About Joan․"
• Was a guest host on the home improvement reality series "Clean House" in 2009