Milauna Jemai Jackson is an American actress. She is best known for her role as DEA Special Agent Kim Martinez in the British-American action television series Strike Back seasons four & five.TVSA actress profile
Early life A native of Chicago, Milauna Jemai Jackson was raised on the South Side by her single mother. To study in a safe environment, she lived part-time with her mother and partially with her grandparents. Before enrolling in the performing arts program at Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High School, she acted in church programs and community theater at a young age. She had her mother Linda and Miss Lillian Monkus (deceased), whom she met in high school, as female role models. Her first television role was in 2000 in the court show Arrest & Trial (episode "Nightstalker") where she played herself. After high school, Jackson attended several colleges; Howard University and Cal State Fullerton, before enrolling at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) where she began to appear in commercials, a Twista video, and industrial films.
Career In 2002, she moved to Los Angeles to further her career aspirations. In 2012, she enrolled in UCLA and completed her education. During her orientation day she learned that director Spike Lee cast her for an HBO pilot Da Brick, "and that was the last part of my academic year." In 2004, two years later, Milauna Jackson landed a role in the TV series Cold Case (episode "Volunteers"). She also appeared in several TV movies, other TV series and films. She was also a regular member of Squad 85, an American comedy series created by Gregory Bonsignore. It was aired on YouTube's YOMYOMF channel and premiered on November 13, 2012.
A few weeks after her audition for the role of DEA SA Kim Martinez on Strike Back, Milauna Jackson found herself in South Africa for the filming of the show. It was in Johannesburg that the military advisor for the show, Paul Hornsby, put her skills and knowledge in hand-to-hand combat, weapons work and other military techniques to the test. She also has a recurring role on NBC's Aquarius starring David Duchovny, as the wife of David's detective partner, Grey Damon. From 2016 to 2017, she had a recurring role as A.D.A. Rene Atwood in the ABC legal thriller How to Get Away with Murder.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Brother 2 (Brat 2) 2000 One Week Tasha 2001 Save the Last Dance Hip Hop Dancer (uncredited) 2006 The Ties That Bind Teen Lynne Short film 2007 Redemption Song Eva Short film 2008 Fix Lawyer's Receptionist 2008 Grace Hereafter Sophia Williams Short film 2010 Blood Done Sign My Name Willie Mae Marrow 2010 The Ties That Bind Nicole Short film2019 Adopt a Highway Detective Minardi 2019 American Skin Tayana Jefferson2022A Jazzman's Blues Citsy 2024 The Six Triple Eight Captain Campbell
Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 Arrest & Trial Herself Episode: "Nightstalker" 2001 Fear Factor Herself Episode 9 season 1 2004 Cold Case Colette Ferguson (1969) Episode: "Volunteers" 2006 The Underground Ensemble Season 1, Episode 3 2006 Without a Trace Lucinda Biggs Episode: "Watch Over Me" 2006 Dexter Co-ed Episode: "Shrink Wrap" 2008–2009 Lincoln Heights Cydelle Glass / Cyd 2010 FlashForward Susan Episode: "Let No Man Put Asunder" 2011 NCIS Emma Park Episode: "Dead Reflection" 2011 Rizzoli & Isles Relita Washington Episode: "Can I Get a Witness?" 2011 Da Brick Lynette (2011) TV movie 2012 Squad 85 Wheels 6 episodes 2013 Quinn and Zin Episodes: "Jail", "Lawyer" 2013 Strike Back: Shadow Warfare Kim Martinez / DEA SA Kim Martinez Main role, 16 episodes2015-16AquariusKristin ShafeRecurring role, 16 episodes2016–2017How to Get Away with MurderA.D.A. Rene AtwoodSeason 3; Recurring role (10 episodes)2018Chicago P.DLaila DavisEpisode: "Black and Blue"2019FBIGina PrattEpisode: "Identity Crisis"2019-21Animal KingdomPam8 episodes2020The Good DoctorKerry GastonEpisode: "Fractured"2022Law & Order Defense Attorney Jackson Episode: "The System"
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