Tembi Locke

Tembi Locke is an accomplished actor who has appeared in over sixty television shows and films, including The Magicians , NCIS: LA , Animal Kingdom , and Dumb and Dumber To . She is also a TEDx speaker. Her talk, What Forty Steps Taught Me About Love and Grief , traces her journey as a cancer caregiver. She is the creative voice behind The Kitchen Widow , an online grief support community that has received mentions in The New York Times and The Guardian. The author of From Scratch , she lives...See more

Tembi Locke is an accomplished actor who has appeared in over sixty television shows and films, including The Magicians , NCIS: LA , Animal Kingdom , and Dumb and Dumber To . She is also a TEDx speaker. Her talk, What Forty Steps Taught Me About Love and Grief , traces her journey as a cancer caregiver. She is the creative voice behind The Kitchen Widow , an online grief support community that has received mentions in The New York Times and The Guardian. The author of From Scratch , she lives in Los Angeles with her young daughter, but can be found each summer on the island of Sicily. See less