Kim Porter

About

Kimberly Antwinette Porter (December 15, 1970 – November 15, 2018) was an American model and actress.

Porter was from Columbus, Georgia. She began modeling as a teenager and was also a debutante. In 1988, she graduated from Columbus High School and moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to further her modeling career. She appeared in films and TV series such as The Brothers (2001), Wicked Wicked Games (2006–2007), The System Within (2006), Single Ladies (2011), and Mama, I Want to Sing! (2012). Porter appeared in a number of music videos, and she worked as a receptionist at Uptown Records, after being hired by founder Andre Harrell.
Porter was one of the founders of Three Brown Girls, a lifestyle planning company in Atlanta, alongside college friends Nicole Cooke-Johnson and Eboni Elektra. Porter and the company helped start singer Janelle Monáe’s career in the music industry, after inviting her to an open mic night and introducing her to industry contacts. Monáe said that she was “forever indebted” to Porter for believing in her.

Porter had a son, Quincy Brown (born 1991), with singer Al B. Sure! to whom she was married (according to a 2020 interview with Al…