Vanessa Manning — Coffee & Kareem Character Profile

About Vanessa Manning

Kareem's mother and Coffee's girlfriend. Her family becomes a target after her son exposes police corruption. She is kidnapped by Detective Watts but is ultimately rescued by Coffee and takes decisive action against the villain.

Character Facts

Played by

Taraji P. Henson

Appears in

Coffee & Kareem (2020)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Vanessa Manning — Romantic Boyfriend — Coffee (Ed Helms)
• Vanessa Manning — Family Son — Kareem (Terrence Little Gardenhigh)
• Vanessa Manning — Conflict Kidnapper — Detective Watts (Betty Gilpin)

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