Ameenah Kaplan (born June 17, 1974) is an American actress, musician, and choreographer.
She was raised in Atlanta, where she graduated from Avondale High School for the Performing Arts.
She also attended Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and trained in their experimental theater wing.
[1] She has played drums and/or percussion with Ty Taylor of Vintage Trouble, Adam Lambert, Alisan Porter, Macy Gray, Rihanna, Taylor Hicks, Lisa Haley and the Zydecats, Drake, Leslie Odom Jr., Scarlett Cherry, and the Twinz.
She has performed on Oprah, Conan O’Brien, The Academy Awards, the AMAs, the Grammys, and the Tonight Show.