Kim Yarbrough

Kim Yarbrough
Born	(1971-08-01) August 1, 1971 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actress
Instrument(s)	Vocals, violin
Years active	2009–present
Website	www.kimyarbrough.com

Kim Yarbrough (born August 1, 1971) is an American singer and actress.

Career

Kim started acting at the age of 8. Her first short was "2081" as an Orchestra Member, where she was the featured violinist. She then appeared on major TV series such as "Bones" and "Sonny with a Chance" as a larger woman and a gospel singer. Yarbrough then appeared in the TV Movie "Dad's Home" as Doris. In 2010 she guest starred on "The Defenders" in the pilot episode as the Clerk. She then played a recurring character part of the Requisitions Officer in the TV series "Dexter". She later appeared in another TV movie, "Grace", and then a short, "Mushroom Pizza". She joined the recurring cast of "Conan" playing numerous characters from 2010 to 2011. She is currently working on another movie called "Somewhere Slow". Recently she has co-starred in episodes of "Vegas", "Hollywood Heights", and "2 Broke Girls". Kim will also be playing a recurring role as Madame Labuef on the new Nickelodeon television series, "The Haunted Hathaways".

The Voice

Episode	Round	Song	Result
2	Blind Auditions	"Tell Me Something Good"	Advanced
7	Battle Rounds	"No More Drama"	Advanced
12	Live Performances	"Rolling in the Deep"	Bottom 3
13	Last Chance Performances	"Spotlight"	Eliminated

Kim competed in the second season of The Voice. After having 2 judges turn around in the blind audition, she chose Adam Levine as her coach. In the battle rounds she sang "No More Drama" with fellow team-mate Whitney Meyer. After the battle, Kim was crowned the winner. In the live performances she sang "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele. In the eliminations, she was one of the bottom three on her team. For her song she chose "Spotlight" by Jennifer Hudson. In the end, she along with Karla Davis were eliminated in favor of Katrina Parker. She came in 18th place out of 48 contestants. She returned in the finale and sang "Superstition" alongside former contestants Naia Kete, Sera Hill and Cheesa.

Filmography

Feature film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2013	Somewhere Slow	Tanisha
2018	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	Alchemax Scientist in Cafeteria (voice)	Cameo
Film Made for Television or Video
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2009	2081	Orchestra Member	Short
2010	Dad's Home	Doris	TV movie
2011	Grace	Church choir member
	Mushroom Pizza	Destiny	Short
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Dexter	Requisitions Officer	Recurring (2 episodes)
2010–2011	Conan	Mother Hubbard/Lana Hubbard	Recurring (3 episodes)
2013–2014	The Haunted Hathaways	Madame Labuef	Recurring guest star (4 episodes)
2021–2022	Kid Cosmic	Flo (voice)	Recurring (6 episodes)
Television guest appearances
Year	Title	Role	Episode title/Notes
2009	Bones	Large Woman	"The Foot in the Foreclosure"
2010	Sonny with a Chance	Gospel Singer	"Gassie Passes"
	The Defenders	Clerk	"Pilot"
2011	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Backup Singer No. 2	"Frank's Brother"
2012	The Voice	Herself	as a contestant
	Vegas	Alice	"(Il)Legitimate"
	Hollywood Heights	Vocal Coach	"Eddie Takes Off"
	2 Broke Girls	Darlene	"And the Pre-Approved Credit Card"
2013	Southland	Adeline	"Under the Big Top"
2014	New Girl	Another Teacher	"Fired Up"
2019	9-1-1	April	"Chimney Begins"

Discography

Albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	US Heat
2013	Brand New Day (Strong Enough) Released:2013 Label: Format: CD, digital download	–	–

Extended plays

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	US Heat
2009	Dharma 888 Released: May 26, 2009 Label: Format: CD, digital download	–	–

External links

• Kim Yarbrough at IMDb
• Official Website