Jo Marie Payton
Born August 3, 1950 (76 years old)·Albany, Georgia, USA·Female
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.
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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).
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the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
45 credits across 45 titlesActing
44 creditsAs self
1 creditTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
