Kellie Shanygne Williams Biography

Kellie Shanygne Williams, also known as Kellie Shanygne Jackson, is an American actress best known for playing one of the main roles as Laura Lee Winslow in the hugely popular sitcom titled ‘Family Matters.’ She was born and raised in Washington D.C. and was a very shy kid. She was turning into an awkward kid when her father enrolled her into acting classes when she was 4 years old. She began modelling at the age 6 and modelled for children’s costumes. Around the same time, Kellie began acting in theatrical plays along with commercial advertisements. She was in high school when she sent her audition tape to the producers of ‘Family Matters.’ She was selected to play Laura Lee in the sitcom and the huge critical and commercial success of the sitcom turned her into an overnight star. While appearing in ‘Family Matters,’ she also appeared playing small roles in series’ such as ‘ABC TGIF’ and ‘Oddville, MTV.’ However, despite a very good beginning, her acting career never quite took off the way she intended. In the 2000s, she appeared in a handful of television series’ such as ‘Eve’ and ‘The Parkers,’ without having any significant breakthrough.