Character actress Kimberly Rochelle Hébert Gregory, star of HBO’s comedy “Vice Principals,” died on Friday, October 3. Her death was announced by her ex-husband Chester Gregory in a post on social media. She was 52.
Chester wrote: “Kimberly Hébert Gregory, You Were Brilliance Embodied, A Black Woman Whose Mind Lit Every Room, Whose Presence Carried Both Fire And Grace.”
No cause of death was reported. Kimberly and Chester shared a son.
Kimberly began her career in theater before landing her breakthrough role as Dr. Belinda Brown in the HBO comedy series “Vice Principals” in 2016.
She also voiced Nicole Williams in the animated sitcom “Craig of the Creek” on the Cartoon Network.
Kimberly was born in Houston and graduated from The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts there.
After appearing in plays in Chicago theater, Kimberly moved to Hollywood to pursue work in television.
Her television debut came in 2007 with “I Think I Love My Wife,” followed by appearances in “Gossip Girl,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Law & Order,” “Two and a Half Men,” “The Big Bang Theory,” and “Shameless.”
She also landed leading roles on “Kevin (Probably) Saves the World,” “Devious Maids,” “Genius: Aretha,” “Better Call Saul,” “The Chi,” and more.
Tributes poured in from co-stars and colleagues on social media, including Walton Goggins and Busy Philipps from Vice Principals.
“We lost one of the best yesterday,” Goggins wrote on Instagram. “She made me laugh like no other. A professional’s professional. A gatdamn soprano that never missed a note.”
