Keesha Sharp

Keesha Ulricka Sharp (née Fleth; born June 9, 1973) is an American actress and television director. She is best known for her role as Monica Charles Brooks in the UPN/The CW comedy series, Girlfriends (2002–08), for which she received a nomination for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Sharp has also appeared in films such as American Adobo (2002), Why Did I Get Married? (2007), and co-starred in the TBS sitcom, Are We There Yet? from 2010 to 2013. In 2016, she portrayed Dale Cochran in the FX anthology drama series, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story. From 2016 to 2019, Sharp starred as Trish Murtaugh in the Fox police comedy-drama series, Lethal Weapon, garnering a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series nomination. Sharp was born in Rochester, New York and graduated cum laude from The Boston Conservatory before pursuing a career in acting.