K. D. Aubert
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Born | Karen Denise Aubert Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
Other names | K.D. Rose |
Occupation | Actress, fashion model, singer |
Years active | 1999–present |
Karen Denise Aubert, also known as K.D. Rose, is an American actress, fashion model and singer.[1] She owns her own record label, Roseland.[citation needed]
Early life[]
K.D. Aubert was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and 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 gallery and was ranked #91 and #97 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2003[5] and 2004,[6] respectively. K.D Aubert was in an Old Spice commercial with Greg Jennings of the Green Bay Packers.[7] 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.[8]
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.[citation needed] She also had two roles in Hollywood Homicide.[9] She also starred in DysEnchanted as Little Red Riding Hood with Jim Belushi. She played Giselle in Soul Plane.[10] She also played Eliza in Frankenfish.[citation needed] In 2005, Aubert played Cherise in In the Mix.[citation needed] In 2007, Aubert was cast as Julie the Waitress in The Grand.[citation needed] In 2008, Aubert played April May in Surfer, Dude.[11] 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.[12] In 2018, Aubert was cast in a film called She Ball, directed by Nick Cannon.[13]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | The Scorpion King | Harlot | |
2002 | Friday After Next | Donna | |
2003 | Hollywood Homicide | Shauntelle/Streetcar Blanche | |
2004 | DysEnchanted | Little Red Riding Hood | |
2004 | Soul Plane | Giselle | |
2004 | Frankenfish | Eliza | |
2005 | In the Mix | Cherise | |
2007 | The Grand | Julie | |
2008 | Surfer, Dude | April May | |
2009 | Still Waiting... | Trina | |
2012 | In Sickness and in Health | Tangie | |
2012 | Turning Point | Stacey | |
2012 | Silent No More | Vivica | |
2013 | Between Sisters | Aneesa | |
2013 | My Sister's Wedding | Sharon | |
2014 | Percentage | Jackie | |
2014 | Lap Dance | Jade Lee/Julie | |
2015 | What Now | Katrina | |
2017 | 2016 | Eve | |
2018 | My B.F.F. | Dr. Boudreaux | |
2018 | She Ball | Makeda |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Kidnapped | Co-Host | |
2003 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Nikki Wood | |
2005 | Bones | Toni - Delivery person | episode "The Man in the Bear" |
2008 | CSI: NY | Maude | |
2011 | Entourage | Vince Ex | |
2014 | Married for Real?! | Zoey | episode "The Issue" |
2014 | Franklin & Bash | Model | episode "Love Is the Drug |
2015 | Key & Peele | Passed Out Woman | episode "The End" |
2016 | Uncle Buck | Sorority Sister | episode "Brothers" |
2017 | Too Close to Home | Tina | |
2017 | Nespresso | The counter girl |
Music videos[]
Year | Song Title | Artist | Notes |
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1999 | "What'chu Like" | Da Brat ft Tyrese | |
2002 | "Trade it All Part II" | Fabolous and P.Diddy's | |
2003 | "Into You (Remix)" | Fabolous featuring Tamia's | |
2003 | "Your Pop's Don't Like Me" | Nick Cannon | |
2004 | "Number One" | John Legend | |
2004 | "Karma" | Lloyd Banks feat. Avant | |
2004 | "Number One Spot" | Ludacris | |
2006 | "I Don't Like the Look of It" | Da Backwudz | |
2007 | "Ridin'" | Belly f. Mario Winans | |
2008 | "She got her Own" | Ne-Yo feat. Jamie Foxx Fabolous | |
2008 | "Got it For Me" | Slique | |
2010 | "Lay It Down" | Lloyd | |
2010 | "Down On Me" | Jeremih ft. 50 Cent |
Video game appearances[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Def Jam Icon | Platinum | Voice role and likeness |
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". Retrieved February 29, 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
- ^ "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]".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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
- Female models from Louisiana
- American television actresses
- San Diego State University alumni
- Living people
- African-American actresses
- American film actresses
- African-American female models
- American female models
- African-American models
- Actors from Shreveport, Louisiana
- American people of Creole descent