# Kali Hawk

Kali Hawk (born October 4, 1986) is an American actress, comedian, model and jewelry designer. She has starred in films such as Fifty Shades of Black, Couples Retreat, Bridesmaids and Tyler Perry Presents Peeples. She recurred as Shelby in New Girl and co-starred in the first two seasons of the Adult Swim series Black Jesus.

## Life and career

Hawk was raised in Manhattan. Her father was in merchandising and her mother was a buyer for Bloomingdale's. She is of African-American, Native American, and German Jewish ancestry. She attended State University of New York at Purchase.
She has appeared in several commercials and music videos, and she competed in the fifth season of Last Comic Standing in 2007.
Hawk has appeared in numerous comedy films, including Couples Retreat, Get Him to the Greek, Bridesmaids, Peeples, Answer This! and Fifty Shades of Black.
In 2012, Hawk was added to the cast of the In Living Color reboot pilot, which did not go forward. She also recurred in the sitcom New Girl as Shelby.
In 2019, Hawk was added to the cast of the ABC television series Schooled playing Wilma, a science teacher who was poached from an elite school to teach at William Penn Academy, but she was ultimately replaced by Haneefah Wood before appearing in an episode

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Celebrity | Popcorn Girl | |
| 2004 | Mighty Times: The Children's March | Lenore | Documentary short |
| 2005 | Gotham Cafe | Party Guest | Short |
| 2005 | Issues | Waitress | |
| 2006 | Where Is Love Waiting | Faith | |
| 2006 | I Can See Clearly Now | Anara | |
| 2006 | Holla | Caprices | |
| 2007 | Lovers & Haters | The One | Short |
| 2007 | Caregiver | Tania | Video |
| 2008 | Killer Sound | - | Short |
| 2009 | Pushing Thirty | Rio | Video |
| 2009 | Couples Retreat | Trudy | |
| 2010 | Get Him to the Greek | Kali | |
| 2010 | The Fuzz | Officer Thompson | TV movie |
| 2011 | Bridesmaids | Kahlua | |
| 2011 | Answer This! | Shelly | |
| 2011 | Black and Jewish (Black and Yellow Parody) | Herself | Short |
| 2011 | Answers to Nothing | Allegra | |
| 2011 | Let Go | Angela | |
| 2013 | Peeples | Gloria Peeples | |
| 2013 | In the Meantime | Jazz | TV movie |
| 2013 | Another Happy Anniversary | Susan | Short |
| 2013 | Little Horribles | - | Short |
| 2015 | November Rule | Theresa | |
| 2015 | The Summoning | Ruth | |
| 2015 | Welcome to the Family | Stella | TV movie |
| 2015 | A Light Beneath Their Feet | Julie | |
| 2016 | Fifty Shades of Black | Hannah Steale | |
| 2016 | The Perfect Match | Karen | |
| 2016 | The Bounce Back | Jessica Williams | |
| 2018 | White Chocolate | Anara Tomai | |
| 2018 | The Truth About Christmas | Jillian | TV movie |
| 2019 | I Am Easy to Find | Co-Worker | Short |
| 2020 | Fatale | Micaela | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Untold Stories of the E.R. | L. Montana EMT | Episode: "Motorcycle Runs Over" |
| 2006 | Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? | Model | Episode: "Warm It Up in LA" |
| 2008 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Nurse | Episode: "6.94" |
| 2008 | The Game | Female Party Goer | Episode: "The Lord Givens and the Lord Taketh Away" |
| 2011 | Are We There Yet? | Danielle | Episode: "The Play Dates Episode" |
| 2012 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Minutes | Episode: "Time Angels" |
| 2012 | New Girl | Shelby | Recurring cast: Season 1-2 |
| 2012–13 | Let's Stay Together | Connie | Recurring cast: season 2, guest: season 3 |
| 2013 | Inside Amy Schumer | Hunter | Episode: "Sex Tips" |
| 2014 | Psych | Emanuelle | Episode: "Cog Blocked" |
| 2014–15 | Black Jesus | Maggie | Main cast: season 1-2 |
| 2015 | The Game | Sonja Allen | Episode: "Acting Class and Rebound Ass" |
| 2016 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Herself | Episodes: "#HollywoodTooBlack Part 1 & 2" |
| 2017 | The Mayor | Amber | Recurring cast |
| 2017–2019 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Red Action (voice) | Recurring cast |