Jo Marie Payton

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Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-08-03 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Albany, Georgia, USA

Jo Marie Payton

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 s...

Acting

1989

Troop Beverly Hills

as Saleswoman

1988

Colors

as 2nd Woman in Recreation Center

1986

Crossroads

as Jookhouse Woman

1983

Deal of the Century

as Baptist #1

2018

2004

Gas

as Loretta

2005

The Proud Family Movie

as Suga Mama (voice)

2016

Jerico

as Maebell

2019

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