Jo Marie Payton

Jo Marie Payton
Born (1950-08-03) August 3, 1950 (age 74)[1][2]
Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Other namesJoMarie Payton
Jo Marie Payton-France
Jo Marie Payton-Noble
Alma materAlbany State University
OccupationActress
Years active1978–present
Spouses
Marc France
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(m. 1980; div. 1987)​
Rodney Noble
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(m. 1993; div. 1998)​
Landrus Clark
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(m. 1998; div. 2004)​
Leonard Downs
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(m. 2007)​
Children1

Jo Marie Payton (born August 3, 1950)[3] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Harriette Baines Winslow 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 paternal grandmother) on Disney Channel's animated series The Proud Family and reprised the role in the 2005 TV Movie The Proud Family Movie and also on Disney+’s revival The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.[3] The role earned her an NAACP Image Award nomination in 2005.[4] Payton also had recurring roles as the personal assistant to Gregory Hines' character, Ben Doucette (Will Truman's boss), during season two of Will & Grace (1999–2000).

  1. ^ Fearn-Banks, Kathleen (November 15, 2005). Historical Dictionary of African-American Television. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810865228. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NNDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Jo Marie Payton Biography". Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  4. ^ "36th NAACP Image Award Winners" (PDF). NAACP. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2009.