Malinda Williams was born on December 3, 1975 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She is an American actress.

She has appeared in several television shows such as The Cosby Show, Sister, Sister and Moesha. She has also starred in several movies including, Sunset Park, High School High, The Wood and recently the Outkast produced movie, Idlewild.

She has recently been cast in the upcoming feature film First Sunday. Malinda has also appeared as the lead role in music videos for R&B group Ruff Endz and rapper Young Buck's "Shorty Wanna Ride".

Williams was married to actor Mekhi Phifer. The couple divorced.

Filmography

• First Sunday (2008)
• A Day in the Life (2007)
• Daddy's Little Girls (2007)
• "Windfall" (3 episodes, 2006)
• Idlewild (2006)
• Exposure (2005)
• "Soul Food" (74 episodes, 2000-2004)
• "The District" (2 episodes, 2004)
• "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1 episode, 2004)
• "Half & Half" (1 episode, 2003)
• "Movie Stars" (1 episode, 2000)
• Dancing in September (2000)
• The Wood (1999)
• An Invited Guest (1999)
• "Outreach" (1999)
• "Dangerous Minds" (1 episode, 1997)
• Damn Whitey (1997)
• "NYPD Blue" (1 episode, 1996)
• High School High (1996)
• "Moesha" (3 episodes, 1996)
• Sunset Park (1996)
• A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)
• "The Client" (1 episode, 1995)
• "Sister, Sister" (2 episodes, 1994-1995)
• "CBS Schoolbreak Special" (1 episode, 1995)
• "My So-Called Life" (1 episode, 1994)
• "South Central" (1 episode, 1994)
• "Roc" (1 episode, 1993)
• "The John Larroquette Show" (1 episode 1993)
• Laurel Avenue (1993)
• "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" (1990)
• "Miami Vice" (1 episode, 1990)
• "The Cosby Show" (2 episodes, 1987-1990)