Jo Marie Payton

Birthday: 8/3/1950
Place of birth: Albany, Georgia, USA
Fame for: Acting
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-France , JoMarie Payton-France, Jo Marie Payton-Noble , Jo Marie Peyton-France

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).