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Kiely Alexis Williams (born July 9, 1986 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American actress and singer most notable for singing in the girl groups 3LW (3 Little Women) and The Cheetah Girls.
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[edit] Basic Information
Kiely Alexis Williams is best known as a member of the group 3LW. Besides her work as a recording artist, she also starred in 2003's The Cheetah Girls with 3LW member Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan and Raven-Symoné. The Cheetah Girls released their holiday album in October of 2005 entitled "Cheetah-Licious Christmas." Kiely was a keen vocalist and performer as a child. When she was just five years old she appeared in a TV pilot produced by Robert DeNiro and starring Lawrence Fishburne. Because her mother worked with recording artists and there was a recording studio at home, Kiely was surrounded by music and musicians throughout her childhood, which she aptly describes as a trial period of "listening and learning". When she told her mother she wanted to be in a group, the idea seemed to fit, and Michele took the project on with much enthusiasm, aided by her sister Tse, who also becomes heavily involved. Big Cat Management shares activities with Tse’s production company Nine Lives, and it is this second company that is responsible for setting up auditions to recruit additional members, which are advertised on the Internet, on flyers, at different performing art schools and by word-of-mouth.Kiely was adopted by her sister Michele as a baby after their mother died. Kiely and Adrienne feel like they're more than sisters than bandmates.
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- She starred in the Disney Channel original show The Cheetah Girls (TV series), which only filmed four episodes that never have aired. The show was put on hiatus after That's So Raven was signed for another season. Therefore, Raven was unable to continue with the show. The show is now cancelled.
- Her height is 5'5"
- Solange Knowles was officially for The Cheetah Girls but Kiely received the part.
- Kiely's sister Michelle adopted her when their mother died when Kiely was just an infant.[citation needed]
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