Jackson was born in
Washington, D.C. as Kellie Shanygne Williams. After
Family Matters, she began acting in the
ABC television show
What About Joan. In 1996, she had a recurring role as Charisse J. Mitchell on the hit
UPN sitcom,
Moesha, and later Michelle, Nikki's rival, in
The Parkers. In 2006, Williams reunited with her former
Family Matters co-star
Darius McCrary on the
UPN sitcom
Eve for two episodes "Separate, But Unequal" and the final cliffhanger episode "Daughter Don't Preach" as Lynn. She was also on the
Style Network program
Clean House for six episodes in 2009, as a substitute host for
Niecy Nash. In 2007, Jackson created the Kellie Williams Program with co-creator Jeff Rawluk in the Washington, D.C., area. The program will provide Washington, D.C., students between the ages of 14 and 20 an opportunity to produce a television show to air on Comcast Cable Local On-Demand. She stated, "I wanted to create a program similar to the one I grew up with (Howard University Children's Theatre). I wanted to bring it to the masses, not to just people who were familiar with the arts but to people who had never experienced any art." == Personal life ==