Kimberly Hébert Gregory, the actress better known for her role as a breakthrough in HBO comedy Vice-directordied on October 3 at the age of 52.
A cause of death was not easily available. His ex-husband, his colleague actor Chester Gregory, published a tribute to Facebook and Instagram announcing his death.
“Kimberly Hébert Gregory / You were shiny embodied, / A black woman whose mind lit each room, / whose presence bore both fire and grace. / You taught us the lessons of courage, / in artistic talent, of resilience, / and to continue to introduce itself, / even when life demanded more than its share, “he wrote during the game. (You can read his full post below.)
Born on December 7, 1972 in Houston, Gregory graduated from a high school in performing arts, obtained a baccalaureate in psychology and continued a master’s degree in social work from the University of Chicago. At that time, she appeared in a certain number of productions by Chicago Theater Company, where Chester Gregory also played.
His first film credit is 2007 I think I like my wife, With Chris Rock, Kerry Washington and Gina Torres. Gregory then accumulated a slew of television credits throughout the decade, recording episodes of Gossip Girl, New Amsterdam, Private Practice, Two and A Half Men, Law & Order, Shameless, The Big Bang Theory, Gray’s Anatomy, The Act, Dollface, All Rise And Barryamong others. She also recorded two episodes each Brooklyn Neuf-Neuf,, Better call Saul And Chi.
In 2014, Gregory played a recurring role in the soapy dramatic for life MaidExecutive produced by Eva Longoria. However, the rupture of the interpreter came to the Dark sitcom Vice-directorWhere she portrayed the director of the incoming school, the DRE Belinda Brown, the directors of the Connive of Accounting Danny McBride and Walton Goggins.
From this role, she told the TCA summer public in 2016: “We must be opened … I want to be in a space where I can fight with two white boys. I want us in the industry … to pass and be open and really reach this idea of equality. ”
In an Instagram post on Saturday evening, Goggins called Gregrory “one of the best with which I have ever worked”.
“I had the honor … The good fortune to get to know each other, to spend months working with this queen on Vice-Directors, “ He added. “She made me laugh like no other. A professional of professionals. A soprano from Gatdamn who has never missed a note. ”
Fellow Vice-director The distribution member occupied Philipps in the comments: “She was a light and a force.”
In 2017, Gregory reserved a regular role as standard on ABC Pilot Zero unita dramatic action with Toni Collette and Blackish Production of the Kenya Barris duo and Lindsey Shockley. The pilot was not picked up in series.
Gregory also appeared in Genius: ArethaDepicing Ruth Bowen, a pioneer in his field like the first black talent agent and the head of an agency belonging to blacks, which represents Aretha Franklin. She also had a role of voice in the adult animated dramatic of Netflix Carol and the end of the world. Gregory was also the female head opposite Jason Ritter in the high -level comedy of ABC Kevin (probably) saves the world.
On the film side, Gregory is known Five feet (2019), who features Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse, as well as Spike Lee Summer red hook (2012). She also played opposite Uzo Aduba, Matthew Modine, Aunjanue Ellis and more in the indie drama inspired by a True Miss VirginieAbout a downtown mother in difficulty.
Among his latest roles were parts of voice in the popular animated comedy of Cartoon Network Craig of the stream And his spin-off series and his film subsequent prequel.
