Keisha Alfred

Keisha grew up in Brooklyn, New York, a descendant of Trinidadian parents. She fell in love with acting as a very young child and performed in grade school as the first Black "Little Orphan Annie" and as Alvin from Alvin and the Chipmunks. Her mother who grew up very poor believed in the importance of education and persuaded Keisha to become a nurse. She graduated at the top of her nursing classes as well as her acting classes. She worked as a bedside nurse for many years. The fire of wanting to improve health care quality as well becoming a working actress are still her main goals. Her favorite quote is "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, and not our darkness that most frighten us" by Marianne Williamson.