Celebrity Spotlight: Karimah Westbrook
The meaning of Karimah in Arabic is ‘generous one.’ It also happens to fit actress Karimah Westbrook to a T. The All American star is as kind and generous as she is talented, which puts her in a class of her own in Hollywood.
Karimah visits after show for “All American” Season 2 Episode 4 “They Reminisce Over You”.
Karimah Westbrook: Second Down
Words + Interview by Lucky Smith for Twenty4Seven Magazine
Karimah Westbrook is an actress and “NAACP Theater Award” nominee that has appeared in various television shows and films. Currently, the Chicago native can be seen in season 2 of the CW hit TV series, “All American” which is inspired by the life of Spencer Paysinger. Following up with Karimah after our cover story on her in issue #50, we discussed “All American” and what to expect from season 2, women empowerment, giving back to the community and more.
‘All American’ star Karimah Westbrook says fans will see her character Grace stepping ‘out of her comfort zone’ in Season 2
by Jyotsna Basotia for Media Home Entertainment Arts Worldwide
Love, strength, and resilience — Karimah Westbrook pours just the right mix of emotions as Grace James in ‘All American’. A devoted single parent, she plays the mother of football star Spencer James (Daniel Ezra) in The CW series.
Hours after the Monday fast national ratings revealed a strong return for All American, the CW has ordered 3 additional episodes, bringing the drama’s second season to 16 episodes. Read more here…
Karimah Westbrook Says The CW’s “All American” Is an All-Important Show.
by Steve Gidlow for Media Village
For All American star Karimah Westbrook, landing the role of Grace James on the hit CW series was a long time coming. The Chicago native has experienced success both on the big and small screens since “crashing” an audition for 2001’s Save the Last Dance, and she has also succeeded behind the scenes as a producer. With All American entering its second season, landing a series regular gig was something she always knew would form a part of her career trajectory; she just didn’t know when.
Karimah visit’s KTLA Entertainment News, talks with Sam Rubin on working with Taye Diggs & learning about football.
Actress Karimah Westbrook Talks Her Role As Graces James & Here’s Your Exclusive First Look At Season 2 “All American”
The Suburbicon actress talks Tinseltown and her film’s relevance to today’s world
by Megan Greene for Sheen Magazine
Photographer: Leslie Alejandro
Time to pick up your poms poms, run to your television screens and tune in for another epic season of CW’s drama series, All American. After stealing our hearts in Season 1, with her resilience and strength in being a single mother to Spencer and Dylan we watched the impeccable Grace James do it all on her own, with zero complaints. Sheen Magazine had a chance to catch up with Actress Karimah Westbrook about her character as Grace James and the overwhelming response from fans.
After We Collided Is in the Works, and the Cast Looks Ready to Bring on the Drama.
by Corrine Sullivan for Popsugar.com
A sequel to After is in the works, and though Anna Todd, the mastermind behind the After franchise, took to Twitter to share the news back in May, we're beginning to learn about quite a few exciting new additions to the After We Collided cast.
Karimah attends the CW Summer TCA All-Star Party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 4, 2019 in Beverly Hills, CA. Photos credit: Nicky Nelson/WENN.com
Karimah attends the Summer 2019 TCA Press Tour with Showrunner and cast from “All American” at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 4, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Check out some photos of Karimah from their photoshoot.
Photos by Sophy Holland. All rights reserved.
Karimah Westbrook not only plays a passionate mother on CW’s All American, but she gives back to South Central Los Angeles’s youth through an amazing organization called A Place Called Home.
For Jejune Magazine
Photo by Leslie Alejandro
To learn more about Karimah and A Place Called Home, please read further here.
Karimah receives an Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nomination by Black Reel Awards for her role as Grace James on the CW drama series. Other nominees include Indya Moore (Pose) FX, Susan Kelechi Watson (This is Us) NBC, Tina Lifford (Queen Sugar) OWN and Lynn Whitfield (Greenleaf) OWN.
Learn more about Black Reel Awards here.
Movie stills of Karimah in Bolden, courtesy of King Bolden LLC.
King Bolden LLC. has released the long awaited trailer for the upcoming biopic Bolden about the life and times of jazz icon Buddy Bolden.
Inspired by the life of Buddy Bolden, the film reimagines the compelling, powerful and tragic life of an unsung American hero and the social context in which his revolutionary music was conceived. Bolden features Gary Carr, Erik LaRay, Yaya DaCosta, Reno Wilson, Karimah Westbrook and Robert Ri’chard.
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