Jo Marie Payton

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Known For

Acting

Born

1950-08-03

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 season two of Will & Grace (1999–2000).

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Acting History

2025
Miss Governor as Cleo Dunkerson
2023
Momma Said Come Home For Christmas as Dolly Roundtree
2023
Conundrum: Secrets Among Friends as Mrs. Dumas
2022
A Family Matters Christmas as Henrietta
2022
Sherri as Self - Guest
2022
Chibiverse as Suga Mama Proud (voice)
2022
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as Suga Mama (voice)
2021
INVINCIBLE as Warden (voice)
2020
A Very Charming Christmas Town as Estelle
2019
The Beach Bum as Judge
2018
Christmas Made to Order as Rachel
2018
The Little Mermaid as Lorene
2016
Jerico as Maebell
2015
The Flight Before Christmas as Marie
2015
A Student's Obsession as Linda
2012
From This Day Forward as Elena
2005
The Proud Family Movie as Suga Mama (voice)
2004
Desperate Housewives as Charlene
2004
The Big House
2004
Gas as Loretta
2003
Lilo & Stitch: The Series as Suga Mama Proud (voice)
2003
Wanda at Large
2001
Reba as Grandma Ruby
2001
The Proud Family as Suga Mama Proud (voice)
2000
Girlfriends as Annette Miles
1999
Judging Amy as Mrs. Kahn
1999
The Parkers
1998
The Hughleys as Satin Fontaine
1998
Will & Grace as Mrs. Freeman
1997
Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training
1996
The Jamie Foxx Show as Janice King
1996
7th Heaven as Sharon Peacock
1996
Moesha as Bernetta Campbell
1996
Moesha as Valerie Shaw
1989
Family Matters as Harriette Winslow
1989
Troop Beverly Hills as Saleswoman
1988
Colors as 2nd Woman in Recreation Center
1986
Perfect Strangers as Harriette Winslow
1986
Crossroads as Jookhouse Woman
1985
227
1983
Deal of the Century as Baptist #1
1982
The New Odd Couple as Mona
1982
Silver Spoons
1982
Teachers Only