KS
Kimora Lee Simmons
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn May 4, 1975 (49 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | The Kardashians (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Paris in Love (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The Toys That Made Us (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Kimora: House Of Fab (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Nate Berkus Show (TV Series) · as Self - Designer |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Talk Stoop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | 2009 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | What Perez Sez (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Legends Ball · as Self |
| 2006 | The 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self |
| 2005 | The Tyra Banks Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The 19th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | 35th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2003 | America's Next Top Model (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2003 | Fabulous Life of (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Brown Sugar · as Self |
| 2002 | Fashion Police (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Host |
| 2001 | RTL Boulevard (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | MTV Cribs (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | 30th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1998 | 1998 MTV Movie Awards · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Catwalk · as Self |
| 1995 | Unzipped · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self - Fashion Expert |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | 20/20 (TV Series) · as Self |