Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 3, 1950 (age 76)
Place of Birth
Albany, Georgia, USA
Also Known As
- Jo Marie Payton-Noble France
- Jo Marie Peyton France
- Jo-Marie Payton France
- JoMarie Payton
- Jo Marie Payton-Frace
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 season two of Will & Grace (1999–2000).
Known For - Movies
Colors
as 2nd Woman in Recreation Center
Crossroads
as Jookhouse Woman
The Little Mermaid
as Lorene
The Beach Bum
as Judge
Troop Beverly Hills
as Saleswoman
Deal of the Century
as Baptist #1
The Proud Family Movie
as Suga Mama (voice)
Gas
as Loretta
A Student's Obsession
as Linda
Disorderlies
as Kool's Mother
Known For - TV Shows
Invincible
as Warden (voice)
Desperate Housewives
as Charlene
Will & Grace
as Mrs. Freeman
Sherri
as Self - Guest
Judging Amy
as Mrs. Kahn
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
as Suga Mama Proud (voice)
Family Matters
as Harriette Winslow
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Janice King
Girlfriends
as Annette Miles
Moesha
as Bernetta Campbell