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Yolanda Denise King (born November 17, 1955) is the first-born child of Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Born in Montgomery, Alabama, King is a human rights worker and actress. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc. (the official national memorial to her father) and was founding Director of the King Center's Cultural Affairs Program. She serves on the Partnership Council of Habitat for Humanity, is a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a sponsor of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and holds a lifetime membership in the NAACP. King holds a B.A. degree with honors from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, a Masters degree in Theatre from New York University and an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Marywood University. In 1978 she starred as Rosa Parks in the TV miniseries King, which was based on her father's life and released on DVD in 2005.

Filmography

Odessa (2005) (pre-production)
Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776 (2002)
Still My Little Soldier (2001)
JAG
Odessa (2000)
The Secret Path (1999)
Funny Valentines (1999) (TV)
Selma, Lord, Selma (1999) (TV)
Our Friend, Martin (1999) (V)
Drive by: A Love Story (1997)
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
America's Dream (1996) (TV)
Fluke (1995)
No Big Deal (1983) (TV)
Death of a Prophet (1981)
Hopscotch (1980)
King (1978) (mini)

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