Sad news today ILOSM family.  Actress, Natalie Desselle-Reid, best known for her role in the 90’s film, B.A.P.S. has passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020, at the young age of 53. She was secretly battling a long bout with colon cancer.

Many of us remember for the role she played as “Mickey” alongside Halle Berry in B.A.P.S. (‘Black American Princesses’). She was Halle’s homegirl in the film, who stole every scene she was in, with her character’s hilarious wit and feisty personality.

She’s also known for her role as “Janie Egins” in the sitcom, Eve — starring rapper, Eve; as well as in Tyler Perry’s, Madea’s Big Happy Family film, as “Tammy.”

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Her family revealed the following info to TMZ:

The veteran comedic actor passed away Monday morning. A family member tells TMZ she died of colon cancer after having been diagnosed earlier this year. We’re told she was in hospice care in her final days, and was surrounded by family when she went.

An official statement reads, “It is with extremely heavy hearts that we share the loss of our beautiful Natalie this morning. She was a bright light in this world. A queen. An extraordinary mother and wife.”

Actress, Holly Robinson-Peete, initially spread the word about Natalie’s passing in an online tribute that read:

“Just absolutely decimated by this news… Actress Natalie Desselle, a bright shining star passed away this morning. I got to know her when my mom was managing her. She will be so missed…sending out prayers to her children and husband. 💔🙏🏽😢 Rest In Peace, Sweet Girl🙏🏽”

Just absolutely decimated by this news…
Actress Natalie Desselle, a bright shining star passed away this morning. I got to know her when my mom was managing her.
She will be so missed…sending out prayers to her children and husband.
💔🙏🏽😢
Rest In Peace, Sweet Girl🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/BsyltHxKRG

— Holly Robinson Peete😷🥰 (@hollyrpeete) December 7, 2020

In addition to her aforementioned acting credits, Natalie also had roles in television shows such as, For Your Love, and Built to Last. Her other movie credits were in Set It Off, How to Be a Player, Gas, and Divas, and also in the TV movie Cinderella, in which she starred alongside Brandy Norwood, as the wicked step-sister, Minerva.

Natalie is survived by her husband, Leonard, and 3 wonderful children. Our sincerest condolences to them all. May Natalie Desselle-Reid rest in peace and power.

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Many people know Karlie Redd from the hot reality show, Love & Hip Hop Atlanta. She’s known for stirring up drama and for being a lil’ messy at times. However, many people would be surprised to know that Karlie Redd is known for being an actress as well. She once reportedly played in a move alongside legendary, Oscar award winning actress, Halle Berry.

Acting Debut:

Karlie Redd, a native of New York City, was born Keisha Lewis. She grew up in Trinidad and returned to New York to pursue her acting career. She attended The Harlem School of the Arts and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. While acting is her first love, as a reality star, she shared with VH1 the difficulties that she faces trying to find movie roles. Ms. Redd is often challenged because people fail to see Karlie Lewis, the actress:

“They don’t respect — I know this is in the industry — they don’t respect reality stars. People tell me that. But that’s okay because when I audition for these roles and my acting comes out clear, then they can see that. I’m gonna still keep showing them that I can do it. Chris Rock gave me an opportunity. So I auditioned for a role – it’s his movie; it’s called [Top Five] with Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union, David Spade, Rosario Dawson. I can go on. But when I auditioned for the movie and he didn’t know I was on Love & Hip Hop [Atlanta] until I got on set. My audition was that good. I got on set and that’s when they found out I was — they was like, ‘Oh my god, you’re Karlie Redd!’ I auditioned for the movie as Karlie Lewis.

Karlie’s Movie Appearance With Halle Berry?

Now before we get started, we wanna say that Karlie’s role in the Halle Berry film wasn’t major by any means, but hey, at least she can say that she shared movie screen time with the legend. You see, before viewers were introduced to ‘Karlie Redd the reality star,’ she was apparently cast as an extra on the movie B.A.P.S. From the video (below), you can clearly see that she was very young and her acting career was just getting started. Not only was she in B.A. P.S. and Top Five, but she also starred in the movie, Black Spring Break 2: The Sequel.(Also scroll down to check out her beautiful daughter)…

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U GOTTA SEE KARLIE REDD’S GORGEOUS GROWN LOOKALIKE DAUGHTER NEXT>>>

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