Where Are They Now: The “Teen” Actors From “Lean On Me”
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Karen Malina White as Kaneesha Carter
Kaneesha was the sweet girl who was confronted with many tumultuous turns in her life, but kept on a positive path. From her mother telling her that she didn’t want her, and her boyfriend telling her that the baby she was pregnant with wasn’t his, Kaneesha was strong and was a supporter of Mr. Clark.
After Lean on Me, Karen also has a very regular acting career. She was a regular in “A Different World,” “Hanging with Mr. Cooper,” “Malcolm and Eddie,” and appeared on a few episodes of “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “My So-Called Life,” and “Roc.” She became a voice actress in 2001, playing the ever boisterous “Dijonay” on Disney Channel’s “The Proud Family” for four years, while still holding steady acting gigs. She just completed a movie, Cut Flowers that is scheduled to be released in 2013.
