KJ Smith

Khaneshia Smith Black (née Smith), (born May 6, 1985) known professionally as KJ Smith, is an American actress, known for her role as Andrea "Andi" Barnes in the comedy-drama, Sistas.

Early life

Smith was born on May 6, 1985, in Tallahassee, Florida. She was a cheerleader and softball player in high school. She studied Business Marketing at Florida State University, where she earned her bachelor's degree and later went on to work in corporate America. Smith later went back to further her education at Florida A&M University, where she studied journalism.

Career

Smith began her acting career in 2009 with appearing in short films and small parts in television comedies include Conan, Real Husbands of Hollywood, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Comedy Bang! Bang!. She also guest-starred in a number of sitcoms such as Survivor's Remorse, Mann & Wife, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Black-ish. She played secondary role in the 2015 made-for-television movie Whitney and the following year had a recurring role in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar.

In 2017, Smith had a recurring role during the first season of the CW comedy-drama series, Dynasty, and guest-starred on Being Mary Jane, Saints & Sinners and Ozark. In 2018, she co-starred in the web drama series, Giants produced by Issa Rae. Smith also made guest appearances on NCIS: Los Angeles, The Fosters, Lethal Weapon, Fuller House, Family Reunion, All Rise and blackAF. From 2015 to 2018, she had a recurring role on Bounce TV sitcom Family Time and in 2019 had a recurring role in short-lived ABC legal drama, The Fix, In 2019, she co-starred in the comedy film A Madea Family Funeral and the following year appeared in psychological thriller Fatal Affair for Netflix. Smith also played the lead role in the drama film The Available Wife (2020).

From 2019 to 2021, Smith starred in the BET family drama series, The Family Business. In 2019 she landed her breakthrough role as Andrea "Andi" Barnes in the BET comedy-drama series, Sistas opposite Ebony Obsidian, Novi Brown and Mignon Von. In 2022, she also had a recurring role in season two of the Power prequel series, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, on STARZ.

Personal life

Smith is married to actor and Sistas co-star Skyh Alvester Black. In May 2025, Smith and Black announced that they were expecting their first child. In August 2025, Smith and Black revealed to People that they moved from Los Angeles to Stone Mountain, Georgia to be closer to their families because both their families are on the East Coast. Their 10,348 sq. ft. property was built in 1976 which consists of five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, an indoor pool, a theater, bar, and gym. On October 23, 2025, they welcomed their first daughter.

Filmography

Film

Television

External links

• at IMDb