Karen Clark Sheard was born on November 15, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan, USA as Karen Valencia Clark. She is an actress, known for Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996), Blessed and Cursed (2010) and Church Girl (2011). She has been married to Bishop J. Drew Sheard since June 16, 1984. They have two children.