K. D. Aubert
Karen Denise Aubert, (born December 6, 1978) also known as K.D. Rose, is an American actress and fashion model.[1] She owns her own record label, Roseland.
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Born | Karen Denise Aubert December 6, 1978 (44 years old) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
Other names | K.D. Rose |
Occupation(s) | Actress, fashion model |
Years active | 1999–present |
Early life
Aubert was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on December 6, 1978. She describes herself as "African-American with a dash of Creole".[2] She grew up in Riverside and Los Angeles. She attended San Diego State University, where she played on the Aztec softball team.
Career
She was discovered working behind the make-up counter at Macy's.[3] She has modeled for Victoria's Secret, Noxzema, Frederick's of Hollywood, Escada and many more. She co-hosted MTV's Kidnapped and has gone on to star in several films and music videos.[3]
Aubert is also one of the four original Fantanas, a female group of spokesmodels appearing in TV commercials for the soft drink Fanta. She was the Strawberry Fanta.[4] She is featured as the Strawberry Fantana with her fellow Fantanas in the Maxim magazine online girl[5] gallery and was ranked #91 and #97 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2003,[6] and 2004.[7] Aubert was in an Old Spice commercial with Greg Jennings of the Green Bay Packers.[8] She has also been in commercials for Bacardi, Miller Lite, Go Daddy, Beats By Dr. Dre, and Cola. Karen has just finished a commercial with George Clooney and Nespresso.[9]
Aubert's big break came when she was cast as Donna in Friday After Next which was directed by Marcus Raboy and produced by Ice Cube. She also had two roles in Hollywood Homicide.[10] She also starred in DysEnchanted as Little Red Riding Hood with Jim Belushi. She played Giselle in Soul Plane.[11] She also played Eliza in Frankenfish. In 2005, Aubert played Cherise in In the Mix. In 2007, Aubert was cast as Julie the Waitress in The Grand. In 2008, Aubert played April May in Surfer, Dude.[12] In 2013, Aubert was nominated and won an Africa Movie Academy Award for her role in Turning Point, as well as the Turning Point cast, who also won several awards at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards AMAA.[13] In 2018, Aubert was cast in a film called She Ball, directed by Nick Cannon.[14]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | The Scorpion King | Harlot | |
Friday After Next | Donna | ||
2003 | Hollywood Homicide | Shauntelle/Streetcar Blanche | |
2004 | DysEnchanted | Little Red Riding Hood | Short |
Soul Plane | Giselle | ||
Frankenfish | Eliza | TV movie | |
2005 | In the Mix | Cherise | |
2007 | The Grand | Julie the Waitress | |
2008 | Surfer, Dude | April May | |
2009 | Still Waiting... | Trina | Video |
2012 | In Sickness and in Health | Tangie | TV movie |
Turning Point | Stacey | ||
Silent No More | Vivica | ||
2013 | Between Sisters | Aneesa | TV movie |
My Sister's Wedding | Sharon | ||
2014 | Percentage | Jackie | |
Lap Dance | Jade Lee | ||
2015 | What Now | Katrina | |
2016 | My B.F.F. | Dr. Boudreaux | |
2017 | 2016 | Eve | |
2018 | It's a Date | London Greer | |
2020 | The Perfect Mate | Cherish Adams | |
She Ball | Makeda | ||
2023 | Sisters | Tara | |
A Sir Charles Christmas | Chante |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Kidnapped | Herself/Co-Host | Main Co-Host |
2003 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Nikki Wood | Supporting Cast: Season 7 |
2005 | Bones | Toni | Episode: "The Man in the Bear" |
2006 | Inked | Herself | Episode: "Crossing the Line" |
2008 | CSI: NY | Maude | Episode: "You Only Die Once" |
2011 | Entourage | Vince Ex | Episode: "Second to Last" |
2014 | Franklin & Bash | Model | Episode: "Love Is the Drug" |
Married for Real?! | Zoey | Episode: "The Issue" | |
2015 | Key & Peele | Passed Out Woman | Episode: "The End" |
2016 | Uncle Buck | Sorority Sister | Episode: "Brothers" |
2017 | Too Close to Home | Tina | Episode: "Blurred Lines" |
2018 | Rich Africans | Michelle | Main Cast |
Ladies of the Law | Trixie | Main Cast | |
Music videos
Year | Song Title | Artist |
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1999 | "What'chu Like" | Da Brat ft Tyrese |
2002 | "Trade it All Part II" | Fabolous and P. Diddy |
2003 | "Into You" | Fabolous featuring Tamia |
"Your Pop's Don't Like Me" | Nick Cannon | |
2004 | "Number One" | John Legend featuring Kanye West |
"Karma" | Lloyd Banks feat. Avant | |
"Number One Spot" | Ludacris | |
2006 | "I Don't Like the Look of It" | Da Backwudz |
2007 | "Ridin'" | Belly ft. Mario Winans |
2008 | "She Got Her Own" | Ne-Yo feat. Jamie Foxx & Fabolous |
"Got it For Me" | Slique | |
2010 | "Lay It Down" | Lloyd |
"Down On Me" | Jeremih ft. 50 Cent | |
References
- "K.D. Aubert aka K.D. Rose presented by VannDigital.com". 2015-06-09. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- "K.D. Aubert presented by Cutiecentral.com". 14 July 2007. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
- "K.D. Aubert – From a Creole Beauty to International Model and Actress". kreolmagazine.com. International Kreol Magazine. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- "Meet The Actors Behind Your Favorite Commercial Characters - Greeningz". 28 February 2017.
- "The Fantanas Pictures, The Fantanas Videos, The Fantanas News on Maxim". 2007-09-30. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- "FreeJose.com". Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2003. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2007.
- "FreeJose.com". Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2004. Archived from the original on May 12, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2007.
- "mankindunplugged.com - Green Bay Packers Wide Receiver Greg Jennings Old Spice Commercial [Video]".
- "A Commercial Worth Watching - George Clooney - Nespresso - Entertainment World". Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
- "Hollywood Homicide". Rotten Tomatoes.
- "Soul Plane". Metacritic.
- "Surfer, Dude". Rotten Tomatoes.
- Writer, VINCENT JACKSON, Staff. "Egg Harbor City actor in an (African) Oscar-nominated film". Press of Atlantic City.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Nick Cannon & Chris Brown Have A Movie In The Works". Vibe. 19 December 2017.
External links
- K. D. Aubert at IMDb
- K. D. Aubert at AllMovie