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Jo Marie Payton

Jo Marie Payton

Birthday: 1950-08-03 | Place of Birth: Albany, Georgia, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2023
Conundrum: Secrets Among Friends

as    Mrs. Dumas

2022
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

as    Suga Mama Proud (voice)

2020
A Very Charming Christmas Town

as    Estelle

2019
The Beach Bum

as    Judge

2018
The Little Mermaid

as    Lorene

2018
Christmas Made to Order

as    Rachel

2015
A Student's Obsession

as    Linda

2015
The Flight Before Christmas

as    Marie

2001
The Proud Family

as    Suga Mama Proud (voice)