Jo Marie Payton

Jo Marie Payton
Born (1950-08-03) August 3, 1950 (age 69)[1][2]
NationalityAmerican
Other names
  • Jo Marie Payton–France
  • Jo Marie Payton–Noble
  • Jo Marie Payton–Clark
  • Jo Marie Payton France Noble-Clark
  • Jo Marie Payton–Downs
EducationMiami Carol City Senior High School[3]
Alma materAlbany State University
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1978–present
Known forHarriette Winslow – Family Matters
Suga Mama Proud – The Proud Family
Spouse(s)
Marc France
(m. 1980; div. 1987)

Rodney Noble
(m. 1993; div. 1998)
[2]
Landrus Clark
(m. 1998; div. 2004)

Leonard Downs (m. 2007)
Children1

Jo Marie Payton (born August 3, 1950)[4] 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), and also appeared in a recurring role on its parent series Perfect Strangers. From 2001 to 2005, Payton provided the voice for Suga Mama Proud on Bruce W. Smith's Disney Channel's The Proud Family.[4] The role earned her an NAACP Image Award nomination in 2005.[5] 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).

Biography

Early life and education

Jo Marie Payton was born on August 3, 1950, in Albany, Georgia.[2] Sometime during her early teens, her family relocated to Opa-locka, Florida. Payton attended high school at North Dade Jr./ Sr. High School and later graduated from Miami Carol City Senior High School in 1968.[3] Payton graduated from Albany State University.[6]

Career

Payton's big break came when she was cast as Harriet Winslow, the elevator operator on the ABC sitcom 'Perfect Strangers in 1987.[1] Her performance was so well received by audiences that she was given her own sitcom, Family Matters, in 1989. Continuing her character Harriette Winslow from Perfect Strangers, she played a mother in an African-American middle-class family living in Chicago, Illinois. Payton left Family Matters partway through its final season, appearing for the last time on December 19, 1997. Payton's character was played by Judyann Elder in the show's remaining eight episodes. In 2002, Payton appeared on the "TV Moms" episode of the Anne Robinson version of The Weakest Link,[7] and was the third one voted off. In 2003, Payton and her daughter appeared on a Mother's Day episode of Lingo, playing against fellow TV mom Meredith Baxter and her daughter. Baxter and her daughter won. In 2005, Jo Marie Payton provided the voice of Suga Mama in The Proud Family Movie. Her other television credits include Desperate Housewives[8], Reba, Girlfriends, Wanda at Large,[9] Judging Amy, The Parkers, Will & Grace, The Hughleys, 7th Heaven, Moesha, The Jamie Foxx Show, 227, Silver Spoons, Small Wonder and The New Odd Couple. She also appeared in the Canadian TV mini series The Rev as Mama. In 2005, Payton co-hosted the 15th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards with Glynn Turman.[10] In August 2009, Payton appeared on Meet the Browns as Shirley Van Owen. Payton recently hosted her own show on the Hometeam Network, Second Chance with Jomarie Payton. In 2012, Payton was in the GMC TV movie special From This Day Forward.

Other career

In 2004, in an effort to help raise funds for Virginia Union University, Payton wrote letters to alumni urging them to donate money in amounts from $18.65 to $186,500, in honor of the University's founding date of 1865.[11] Payton also continued to donate, host charitable events, and support her alma mater of Albany State University while also continuing her education and making a successful career.

Personal life

Payton is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.[2] In 1999, she released a jazz album, Southern Shadows. Payton has been married and divorced three times. Her first marriage was to Marc France from 1980 to 1987 with whom she has a daughter, Chantale France, born 1984.[2] From April 17, 1993[2] until 1998, Payton was married to Rodney Noble.[12] Shortly after divorcing Noble, Payton married Landrus Clark in 1998; later divorcing in 2004. Payton has been married to Leonard Downs since 2007.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Fearn-Banks, Kathleen (November 15, 2005). Historical Dictionary of African-American Television. Google Books. ISBN 9780810865228. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f NNDB - Jo Marie Payton
  3. ^ a b Payton, JoMarie. "Information". Facebook. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Jo Marie Payton Biography". A&E Television Networks. Retrieved April 8, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "36th NAACP Image Award Winners" (PDF). NAACP. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Weakest Link episodes". TVGuide.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  8. ^ "Desperate Housewives Remember..." TVGuide.com. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  9. ^ "Best Bets: What's on TV Tonight". Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 2003. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
  10. ^ "The City of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Hollywood NAACP 15th Annual Theatre Awards Nominations". Business Wire. January 26, 2005. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
  11. ^ Booker, Simeon (July 19, 2004). "(Ticker Tape; calls for donations to Virginia Union University)". Jet. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  12. ^ JET Magazine (May 24, 1993) (May 24, 1993), "(Mr. & Mrs.) 'Family Matters' Star JoMarie Payton Weds Longtime Beau In Calif.", Google Books, retrieved June 6, 2018

External links


This page was last updated at 2019-11-13 18:40 UTC. Update now. View original page.

All our content comes from Wikipedia and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.


Top

If mathematical, chemical, physical and other formulas are not displayed correctly on this page, please useFirefox or Safari