Salem is about to get some much-needed medical assistance when actress Kim Coles joins the cast of “Days of our Lives” as Nurse Whitley.
Set to make her debut on the Wednesday, May 31 episode of the daytime drama series, Coles will be spending much of her time at Salem University Hospital taking care of several patients, including Abe Carver (Jame Reynolds), Colin Bedford (Jasper Newman) and Paulina Price-Carver (Jackée Harry), just to name a few. In fact, when he first sees her, Abe just happens to mistake Nurse Whitley for his wife and that’s never a good thing!
Best known for her portrayal as Synclaire James-Jones on FOX’s “Living Single” during the show’s five-season run, Coles first made a name for herself in 1990 when she played various characters in the cult classic comedy series, “In Living Color,” which starred several industry heavyweights such as Jim Carrey, David Alan Grier, Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Jamie Foxx and even Fly Girls, Carrie Ann Inaba and Jennifer Lopez, among others.
“Omgeeeee! I’m so excited! I can FINALLY tell that I joined the amazing cast of #DaysofOurLives on Peacock at Nurse Whitley!” said Coles on Instagram recently. “Get Ready cuz she.is.NOT.SYNCLAIRE, honey! My episodes start week of 5/29 and you are in for a wild ride!”
Her post has since generated over 12,000 likes and nearly 600 comments from fans, friends and colleagues, including Sherri Shepherd, Mark Curry, Holly Robinson Peete, Raven Bowens (Chanel, “Days of our Lives”) and former “Living Single” co-star Erika Alexander, among others.
Following the end of “Living Single,” Coles had roles on such shows as “Frasier,” “The Geena Davis Show,” “The Parkers,” “My Wife and Kids,” “The Soul Man,” “Baby Daddy” and more recently “Home Economics.” She also appeared in a sketch for the popular HBO series “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” which also recently featured Jackée Harry in an episode from the current fourth season.
Check out some sneak peek photos of Coles as Nurse Whitley below.
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All-new episodes of “Days of our Lives” stream weekdays on Peacock.