One day, she overheard a conversation at the salon about an opportunity to work on a play at a local church inspired by the Robert Townsend movie "The Five Heartbeats." She was a huge fan of the film and his work, so she volunteered her time on the project, which is where she met his assistant.
"I asked her for an opportunity to work with them in the future on one of their projects for film and television," she says. "But I didn't wait for her to call me. I would call her periodically throughout the year to see if there were any opportunities. I'm that type of person — I'm really aggressive if I want something."
It paid off. The following year, when she was 22 years old and had just opened up her own hair salon, Townsend's assistant asked to see photos of her most avant-garde beauty creations from her competition days and then asked for a meeting. When he came by the salon, he brought a special guest: Halle Berry.
A week later, Kimble was offered a job on the 1997 comedy film "B.A.P.S." starring Berry. "Had I not worked in that barbershop, I would have never overheard that conversation about volunteering for the church. Sometimes when something doesn't work out, God has a better plan for you," Kimble says.
