Khandi Alexander (born September 4, 1957) is an American dancer and film and television actress.

Born in New York City and educated at Queensborough Community College, she appeared on Broadway and choreographed Whitney Houston's international tours from 1989 to 1992. Since then, she has concentrated on film and TV, playing the character Catherine Duke on NewsRadio and the character Jackie Robbins on ER.

She currently portrays the character Alexx Woods, a coroner on the CBS serial drama CSI: Miami.

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