Jo Marie Payton
Acting
- Born
- August 3, 1950
- Place of Birth
- Albany, Georgia, USA
- Known For
- Женский
Biography
Jo Marie Payton is an American actress and singer who starred as Harriette Baines–Winslow, the matriarch of the Winslow family on the ABC/CBS sitcom Family Matters (1989–1998), a role she originated on its forerunner series Perfect Strangers. From 2001 to 2005, Payton provided the voice for Suga Mama Proud (Penny Proud's grandmother) on Disney Channel's animated series The Proud Family and Disney+’s upcoming revival The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. The role earned her an NAACP Image Award nomination in 2005. Payton also had a recurring role as the personal assistant to Gregory Hines' character, Ben Doucette (Will Truman's boss), during season two of Will & Grace (1999–2000).
Filmography
Desperate Housewives
as Charlene
2004
Will & Grace
as Mrs. Freeman
1998
Judging Amy
as Mrs. Kahn
1999
INVINCIBLE
as Warden (voice)
2021
Family Matters
as Harriette Winslow
1989
Girlfriends
as Annette Miles
2000
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
as Suga Mama Proud (voice)
2003
Moesha
as Valerie Shaw, as Bernetta Campbell
1996
7th Heaven
as Sharon Peacock
1996
Reba
as Grandma Ruby
2001
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Janice King
1996
The Parkers
1999
The Proud Family
as Suga Mama Proud (voice)
2001
227
1985
Silver Spoons
1982
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Suga Mama (voice)
2022
Perfect Strangers
as Harriette Winslow
1986