Kimrie Lewis

{{Infobox person

| name = Kimrie Lewis

| image = Kimrie Lewis-Davis.jpg

| alt = image of Kimrie Lewis

| caption = Kimrie Lewis attending Peeples premiere

| birth_name = Kimrie Denise Lewis

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Actress
comedian}}

| years_active = 2006–present

}}

Kimrie Denise Lewis is an American actress, director and writer. She is best known for playing Poppy Banks on the ABC comedy Single Parents and Mika on the NBC comedy Kenanhttps://tvline.com/casting-news/don-johnson-cast-nbc-kenan-comedy-kimrie-lewis-2902525/. She had a recurring role as reporter Ashley Davidson on Scandal.

Early life and education

Kimrie Lewis graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, with a B.A. in Theatre.{{Cite web|url=http://cocoafab.com/exclusive-7-things-with-the-peeples-kimry-smith/|title=EXCLUSIVE! Who's Got Next: Introducing 'Peeples' Star Kimrie Lewis-Davis - CocoaFab|website=CocoaFab|language=en-US|access-date=2016-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812103853/http://cocoafab.com/exclusive-7-things-with-the-peeples-kimry-smith/|archive-date=2014-08-12|url-status=dead}}

Career

Lewis recurred as reporter Ashley on the ABC television series Scandal.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/vincent-ventresca-cast-wicked-city-1201530174/|title=Vincent Ventresca Joins 'Wicked City'; Kimrie Lewis-Davis In Nicole Byer Project|last=Team|first=The Deadline|website=Deadline|date=17 September 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=2016-03-10}} She appeared as Meg in Peeples with Kerry Washington, Craig Robinson and David Alan Grier.{{Cite web|url=http://theatlantavoice.com/news/2013/may/10/peeples-actress-takes-light-hearted-approach/|title='Peeples' Actress takes light-hearted approach|website=theatlantavoice.com|access-date=2016-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310140449/http://theatlantavoice.com/news/2013/may/10/peeples-actress-takes-light-hearted-approach/|archive-date=2016-03-10|url-status=dead}} She recurred in the ABC Family drama series Chasing Life as Madeline. She has appeared in several commercials including for McDonald's, Sherwin-Williams, and Country Music Television.

In August 2016, TV Line reported that Lewis would guest star in season 5 of the Hulu comedy The Mindy Project.{{Cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2016/08/30/the-mindy-project-kimrie-lewis-davis-cast-season-5-claire/|title=Mindy Project Casts Scandal Reporter|last=|first=|last2=|first2=|date=2016-08-30|website=TVLine|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-27}} Lewis began starring as a series regular on the ABC comedy Single Parents in 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/single-parents-kimrie-lewis-jake-choi-cast-abc-comedy-pilot-1202314089/|title='Single Parents': Kimrie Lewis & Jake Choi Cast In ABC Comedy Pilot|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2018-03-07|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-03-29|language=en-US}} Lewis began starring as a main character on the NBC comedy Kenan in 2021.{{Cite web|title=Kenan Review: Kenan Thompson's Comedy Finds Joy and Laughter in Grief|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/kenan-review-kenan-thompson-nbc-comedy/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

2013

|Peeples

|Meg

2018

|#TwoMinutesofFame

|Ebony

= Television =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

2006

|Half & Half

|Melba Barnes

2012

|Go On

|Terrell's Girlfriend

2013

|New Girl

|Keysha

2013–18

|Scandal

|Reporter Ashley Davidson

2014

|The Neighbors

|Lorraine Warner

2015

|Chasing Life

|Madeline

2016

|The Detour

|Cinnamon

2016

|The Mindy Project

|Patricia

2017

|2 Broke Girls

|Meghan{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/2-broke-girls/cast/324803/|title=2 Broke Girls|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=2017-01-31}}

2017

|The Fake News with Ted Nelms

|Nora Samuels-Newman

2017

|Raven's Home

|LA

2018

|Superstore

|Jess

2018

|Brockmire

|Bobbi