Khalilah Joi

Khalilah Joi is an American actress.

Khalilah Joi
Born	Thomasville, Georgia, U.S
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present

Life and career

Joi was born in Thomasville, Georgia and raised in Hampton, Virginia. She attended the University of Virginia and later moved to Los Angeles for acting on television and film.^[1] She made guest-starring appearances in television series Rosewood, Being Mary Jane, Agent Carter, S.W.A.T. and The Good Doctor, and co-starred in the 2017 crime thriller film A Violent Man.^[2] In 2019 she received positive reviews for playing a victim of sexual assault in an episode “Silent All These Years” of ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy.^[3][4][5][6] Later that year she had recurring roles in the HBO drama series, Big Little Lies playing Young Elizabeth Howard (Crystal R. Fox), and in the Sorry for Your Loss. She also played the leading role in the Oprah Winfrey Network Christmas comedy-drama film, Baking Christmas.^{[7][8][9][10]}

In 2021, Joi had recurring role as Condola Vargas in the ABC action drama series Station 19.^[11] Later that year she was cast as a series regular in the Bounce TV comedy-drama series, Johnson.^[12] She later guest-starred on Grand Crew and The Rookie: Feds and starred in the Allblk drama series, Hush.^[13] In 2023 she appeared in the comedy-drama film The Mattachine Family and played the lead in the drama film Black Girl Erupted directed by Vanessa Bell Calloway.^[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	He Can Get It	Leesha	Video
	Till Death Do Us Part	-	Video
2007	Studio	Shani Jones
2011	Wendigo	Ellie
2012	Sistaah Friend	Sistaah Friend	Short
2013	Jonestown	Veronica Benton	Short
	Sex (Therapy) with the Jones	Amber	Short
2014	The Other Sister	Sarah	Short
	ABC Discovers: Los Angeles Talent Showcase	Herself	Short
	Delta-V	Valerie Brenn	Short
2015	Overexposed	Cassandra Bartlett	Short
	To Have & to Hold	Kyla	Short
2017	A Violent Man	Whitney
2019	Bayou Tales	Angela's Mother
	Baking Christmas	Jennifer	TV movie
2021	Apollyon	Jackie
	The Case of Ana V. Rin	Ana	Short
2023	The Mattachine Family	Nurse Vera
	Black Girl Erupted	Reina Cole

Television

Year	Legacy	Role	Notes
2011	We the People with Gloria Allred	Daphne/Witness	Episode: "Broken Engagement Costs/If You Disobey You Gotta Pay"
2015	Rosewood	Regine Denard	Episode: "Necrosis and New Beginnings"
	Being Mary Jane	Charmane Harrison	Guest Cast: Season 2-3
	Me, You, & Him	Jordan	Recurring Cast
2015-17	Sexless	Wendy	Main Cast
	Chef Julian	Wendy	Recurring Cast
2016	Agent Carter	Ticket Lady	Episode: "Smoke & Mirrors"
2017	S.W.A.T.	Briana	Episode: "Pilot"
2018	This Close	Ellie	Episode: "Night and Day"
	The Good Doctor	Mara's Mother	Episode: "Middle Ground"
2019	Project Blue Book	Valerie Mann	Episode: "Abduction"
	Grey's Anatomy	Abby	Episode: "Silent All These Years"
	Big Little Lies	Young Elizabeth	Recurring Cast: Seasons 2
	Sorry for Your Loss	Nina	Recurring Cast: Seasons 2
2020	Stuck with You	Tee	Guest Cast: Season 1-2
2021	Station 19	Condola Vargas	Recurring Cast: Season 4
2021-22	Johnson	Naomi Johnson	Recurring Cast: Season 1-2
2022	Grand Crew	Mason	Episode: "Wine & Hip Hop"
2022-23	Hush	Detective Angel Young	Recurring Cast: Season 1-2
2023	The Rookie: Feds	Audrey Evans	Episode: "For Love and Money"

Music Video

Year	Song	Artist	Role
2017	"Add to Me"	Ledisi	Party Guest

References

1. "Khalilah Joi".
2. Blackwell, Samantha (March 11, 2019). "Actress Khalilah Joi Balances Love and Doubt in Noir Meets MMA Film".
3. Huver, Scott (June 7, 2019). "From Ann-Margret to Khalilah Joi, TV Guest Performances Are Much More Than Cameos".
4. "'Grey's Anatomy' recap: Writers tackle a sensitive topic". EW.com.
5. "Interview: Khalilah Joi Discusses Shooting That Powerful Episode of 'Grey's Anatomy.'". June 1, 2019.
6. Ferber, Taylor (June 6, 2019). "How Grey's Anatomy Created Its Powerful 'Army of Awesome' Hallway Scene". Vulture.
7. https://www.fastcompany.com/90436221/khalilah-joi-on-the-power-of-the-christmas-movie-and-why-she-made-baking-christmas
8. "Sneak Peek: Baking Christmas". Oprah.com.
9. ""Baking Christmas" (l to r) Leigh-Ann Rose, Khalilah Joi, Arnell Powell". AFRO American Newspapers.
10. Andreeva, Nellie (October 7, 2019). "OWN Sets Its First Holiday Movies Starring Jackée Harry, Kimberly Elise, Rick & Sasha Fox And Aloma Wright".
11. Andreeva, Nellie (March 17, 2021). "'Station 19': Khalilah Joi To Recur On ABC Firefighter Drama In Key Season 4 Plotline – First Look Photos".
12. Odman, Sydney (December 22, 2020). "Cedric the Entertainer-Produced Dramedy 'Johnson' Set at Bounce TV (Exclusive)".
13. "Trailer for Season 2 of ALLBLK's Hush". BlackFilmandTV.com.
14. Cordero, Rosy (April 4, 2023). "BET Her Greenlights Film 'Black Girl, Erupted' From Vanessa Bell Calloway & Tressa Azarel Smallwood".

External links

• Khalilah Joi at IMDb