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Breaking Into... -- In this episode Black Hollywood Live host James Lott Jr. interviews Karimah Westbrook.
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\nKarimah Westbrook is an American television and film actress. After crashing an audition and snagging a role in the Paramount box office hit\xa0Save the Last Dance\xa0(2001), she has never looked back. A Chicago native, the youngest of two, Westbrook was inspired by actress\xa0Whoopi Goldberg\xa0growing up. After falling in love with the theater, she realized she had a strong desire to perform and decided to pursue an acting career. She attended schools such as The Academy of Dramatic Arts-West.
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\nWestbrook earned recognition for her performance as Ginnie in the Sony Classics critically acclaimed bio-pic\xa0Baadasssss!\xa0(2003) opposite actor/director\xa0Mario Van Peebles.\xa0Baadasssss!\xa0(2003) was voted "One of the Best Movies of the Year" by Ebert and Roeper. Since moving to Los Angeles, the Chicago native has amassed an impressive list of T.V. and film appearances, including s