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Kimora Lee Simmons
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Kimora Lee Simmons (née Perkins; May 4, 1975) is an American model, fashion designer, venture capitalist, entrepreneur, TV personality, philanthropist, and author. She was signed…
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Kimora Lee Simmons (née Perkins; May 4, 1975) is an American model, fashion designer, venture capitalist, entrepreneur, TV personality, philanthropist, and author. She was signed with the house of CHANEL as a teenager where she became a model and has walked the runway for fashion houses such as Fendi and Valentino and appeared on the covers of Vogue and Elle. In 1999, she launched the global lifestyle brand Baby Phat to huge success around the world. Outside of fashion and modeling, she received a Tony award in 2003 for her work as a producer on Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. In 2007, she, alongside her family, ventured into reality television and starred in Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane on E! Network which aired 4 seasons. She was married to record executive Russell Simmons from 1998 to 2009; they have 2 daughters: Ming and Aoki. She dated actor Djimon Hounsou from 2007 to 2012; they have a son, Kenzo. She married investment banker Tim Leissner in 2015; they have a biological son, Wolf, and adopted a son, Gary.
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2026
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
TV show Self - Guest Judge, ANTM (archive footage)
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
Payback
TV show Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
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2022
The Kardashians
TV show Self
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2010
The Talk
TV show Self
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2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV show Self - Guest
- 2009
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2008
Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane
TV show Self
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2006
Rachael Ray
TV show
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2006
Waist Deep
Movie Fencing House Lady
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2006
Germany's Next Topmodel
TV show Self - Special Guest
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2005
Beauty Shop
Movie Denise
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2002
Brown Sugar
Movie Self
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2002
Live from E!
TV show Self - Fashion Expert
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1999
The Big Tease
Movie Dick Miyake's Hair Model
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1995
Catwalk
Movie Self
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1993
For Love or Money
Movie Model
