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Jo Marie Payton

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Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

August 3, 1950(75)

Place of Birth

Albany, Georgia, USA

Also Known As

Jo Marie Payton-Noble FranceJo Marie Peyton FranceJo-Marie Payton FranceJoMarie PaytonJo Marie Payton-Frace
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Jo Marie Payton

Acting

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).

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