Kim Porter

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American actress and model (1970–2018)

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::summary American actress and model (1970–2018) ::

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Field	Value
name	Kim Porter
image	Kim Porter 2018.jpg
caption	Porter in 2018
birth_name	Kimberly Antwinette Porter
birth_date
birth_place	Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
occupation
years_active	1988–2018
children	4, including Quincy Brown and King Combs
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Kimberly Antwinette Porter (December 15, 1970 – November 15, 2018) was an American model and actress.

Career

Porter was from Columbus, Georgia. She began modeling as a teenager and was also a debutante. In 1988, she graduated from Columbus High School and moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to further her modeling career. She appeared in films and TV series such as: The Brothers (2001), Wicked Wicked Games (2006–2007), The System Within (2006), Single Ladies (2011), and Mama, I Want to Sing! (2012). Porter appeared in a number of music videos, and she worked as a receptionist at Uptown Records, after being hired by founder Andre Harrell.

Porter was one of the founders of Three Brown Girls, a lifestyle planning company in Atlanta, alongside college friends Nicole Cooke-Johnson and Eboni Elektra. Porter and the company helped start singer Janelle Monáe's career in the music industry, after inviting her to an open mic night and introducing her to industry contacts. Monáe said that she was "forever indebted" to Porter for believing in her.

Personal life

Porter had a son, Quincy Brown (born 1991), with singer Al B. Sure! to whom she was married (according to a 2020 interview with Al B. Sure! on Fox Soul network) from 1989 until either late 1990 or 1991. From 1994 until 2007, Porter had an on-and-off relationship with rapper and record executive Sean Combs. They had one son, Christian, and twin daughters, Jessie and D'lila.

Death

Porter died on November 15, 2018, in Toluca Lake, California after several days of "flu-like symptoms". Her cause of death was listed as "deferred" on her death certificate, and after an autopsy was completed on November 16, 2018, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office confirmed on January 25, 2019, that her death was a result of lobar pneumonia. Her funeral at Cascade Hills Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia, was attended by hundreds of mourners, including Sean Combs. Her remains were interred at Evergreen Memorial Park in Columbus, Georgia. In 2023, Combs included a tribute song to Porter on his album The Love Album: Off the Grid, entitled "Kim Porter", featuring Babyface and John Legend.

Filmography

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Year(s)	Title	Role
1989		Music video by Big Daddy Kane; uncredited
1994		Music video by Heavy D & the Boyz
2001	Sandra the Temp	Feature film
2006–2007	Violet Walker	TV series; 5 episodes
2006	Hayes' #2 Girl	Feature film
2011	Jasmine	TV series; 1 episode
2011	Tara	Feature film
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References

(November 15, 2018). "Kim Porter, Model and Actress, Dies at 47". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
(November 24, 2018). "Kim Porter to be buried in her Columbus, Georgia, hometown". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
(January 7, 1987). "Columbus Girl 'Model of the South'". Ledger-Enquirer.
(November 15, 2018). "Model and Actress Kim Porter Found Dead at 47". [[Variety (magazine).
(2019). "Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018". [[McFarland & Company.
(October 28, 2020). "VH1's 'Single Ladies' Premiere Recap: Hello Drama". [[Essence (magazine).
(July 11, 2007). "Combs, Porter break up again". [[Ledger-Enquirer]].
(March 25, 2019). "Kim Porter: An Angel in Disguise". [[The Source (magazine).
(2006). "No Ordinary Love: Sean "Diddy" Combs and Kim Porter". Essence.
(May 12, 2008). "Kim Porter 'Keeps Pushing' While Balancing Motherhood and Career". [[Jet (magazine).
(January 12, 2006). "Atlanta celebrities end the year on a giving note". [[Atlanta Voice]].
(November 21, 2018). "Kim Porter Shouldn't Be Remembered Just For Diddy, But For Her Impact On Women In Hip-Hop". [[Bustle (magazine).
(November 18, 2018). "Al B. Sure, son Quincy, celebs react to death of model Kim Porter, Diddy's ex-girlfriend". [[USA Today]].
(March 25, 2002). "Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs Reaches Child Support Settlement with Model Kim Porter". Jet.
(November 18, 2018). "Diddy mourns for Kim Porter, says 'more than soul mates'". [[Associated Press News]].
(January 25, 2019). "Kim Porter's Cause of Death Revealed as Pneumonia".
(October 23, 2020). "Kim Porter's Cause of Death Revealed". Essence.
(June 17, 2019). "Hundreds gather for funeral of well known Columbus native Kim Porter".
"Kim Porter Memorial {{!}} Columbus, GA".
(September 15, 2023). "Diddy's 'The Love Album: Off The Grid': A Song by Song Guide to Every Featured Artist". Variety.

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