Keesha Ulricka Sharp (néeFleth; born June 9, 1973)^[1] is an American actress and television director. She played Monica Charles Brooks in theUPN/The CW comedy series,Girlfriends (2002–08), for which she received a nomination forNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Sharp has also appeared in films includeAmerican Adobo (2002),Why Did I Get Married? (2007), and from 2010 to 2013 co-starred in theTBS sitcom,Are We There Yet?. In 2016, she played Dale Cochran, the wife ofJohnnie Cochran, in the FX anthology drama series,The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story. From 2016 to 2019, Sharp starred as Trish Murtaugh in the Fox police comedy-drama series,Lethal Weapon, for which she receivedNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series nomination.

Sharp was born in Rochester, New York. After graduatingcum laude fromThe Boston Conservatory, Sharp set her sights on the stage.^[2] She performed in the Broadway National Tour ofCarousel, debuted Off-Broadway in Michael Bradford'sLiving in the Wind and played eight different roles in the interactive comedyEat the Runt. Other theatre performances includeAbyssinia,Aida,Thunder Knockin,Jitney,The Producers,Big Street,Suburb andJoe Turner's Come and Gone. On television, she guest starred onWelcome to New York,Third Watch, andLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit, before moving to Los Angeles.

In 2002, Sharp was cast on the CW comedy seriesGirlfriends, which she played William Dent's (Reggie Hayes) girlfriend, and later wife, Monica. Her role garnered a nomination for anNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.^[3] The series ended in 2008. From 2005 to 2006, she also had the recurring role onEverybody Hates Chris as Sheila Ridenhour. Sharp also had roles in filmsMalibu's Most Wanted,Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood,Never Die Alone andWhy Did I Get Married?.

AfterGirlfriends, Sharp had guest starring roles onThe Game,Cold Case,Melissa & Joey,Elementary andThe Exes. From 2010 to 2013, she was a regular cast member on theTBS sitcom,Are We There Yet?.^[4] In 2015, Sharp was cast as Dale Cochran, the wife ofJohnnie Cochran (played byCourtney B. Vance), in the FX anthology drama series,American Crime Story.^[5][6][7] In 2016, she was cast in a series regular role oppositeDamon Wayans Sr. in the Fox seriesLethal Weapon playing Trish Murtaugh (played byDarlene Love in theLethal Weapon film series).^[8]Golden Brooks, herGirlfriends co-star, originally was cast in the role, but was replaced by Sharp during filming of pilot episode.^[9] Later that year, she was cast asThurgood Marshall's wife in the biographical filmMarshall starringChadwick Boseman.^[10]

In 2018, Sharp secured the rights toJohn Williams’ 2013 biographyAmerica’s Mistress: The Life and Times ofEartha Kitt. She was slated to star as Kitt and to produce the film alongside her husband, Brad Sharp.^[11]

In 2019, Sharp was cast in the final season of the Fox musical drama seriesEmpire.^[12]

In 2022, Sharp joined the third season ofPower Book II: Ghost as a series regular.^[13]

Sharp married actor and singer-songwriter Brad Sharp on August 1, 1997. The couple have been together since high school and have a son named Solomon.^[14]

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