Karla Cheatham Mosley
Karla Cheatham Mosley (born 27 August 1981) is an American actress and singer. She was an original member of the Emmy Award-nominated children's musical group Hi-5 from 2002 to 2006 and left after four years with the group. She left the group in 2006 along with Shaun Taylor-Corbett and was replaced by Yasmeen Sulieman.
Biography
Early life
Karla Cheatham Mosley was born and raised in Westchester, New York. She graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with honours and went on to study in France at the Roy Hart Vocal Institute.
At a young age, she performed in "Sugar Beats", a children's rock group, where she sang such hits as "Rockin' Robin".
Hi-5 (2002-2006)
In September 2002, Karla was cast in the children's show Hi-5, the American counterpart to the Australian kids' show Hi-5. Just like with her Australian counterpart, Charli Robinson, her segment is Body Move, in which she encourages kids to move their bodies. This segment teaches children develop physically through dancing or exercising.
In 2006, Karla, alongside Shaun, left the group to pursue other interests, and she was eventually replaced by Yasmeen Sulieman.
After Hi-5
Karla is in a family with a sister and two cats.
In 2008, she starred with Lenelle Moise in "Expatriate," a gritty off-Broadway show at the Culture Project. Her performance earned rave reviews from the New York Times, Time Out New York, and Variety, which wrote, "Mosley's voice is a serious discovery, with remarkable phrasing and range. In a torchy number called "The Makings," about how Alpine's life has given her the makings of a jazz legend, her pure high notes descend to earthy growls in a flash, and you've got to believe her when she sings, "Anything I wail/hits ears like honey."
In 2008, she also nabbed parts in Law & Order and Gossip Girl and appeared in Museum Pieces at the West End Theater in New York City.
In 2013, five years after the group split up, she participated in the cast of "The Bold and the Beautiful" as the ex-con turned actress Maya Avant. She completed a website series titled "Room 8 The Series" with her co-star from "The Bold and the Beautiful," Lawrence Saint-Victor. The web series was part of the B&B storyline. Her character has recently been revealed to be a transgender woman.
On 18 November 2014, she appeared as a guest model on "The Price Is Right".
She appeared in the 6th episode of Battle Creek on 5 April 2015, titled "Cereal Killer".
In 2015, Karla's character became the first transgender bride to be married on daytime television when she married Rick Forrester (played by Jacob Young). In 2007, she appeared in the musical production of Dreamgirls at the TUTS Theater in Houston, Texas.