
Vernee Watson-Johnson
Biography
Vernee Watson-Johnson (born January 14th, 1954, North Trenton, New Jersey) is an American television actress who has had a forty year career as a character actress in the movies and on television with 284 credits as of August, 2013 including a regular role on the sitcom "Carter Country" and six episodes on "Suit Up". Her roles often are playing doctors, nurses and judges. She has appeared four times on The Big Bang Theory as a nurse named Althea. She appeared in both the pilot and the original unaired pilot. In May 2005, she testified on behalf of the defense in Michael Jackson's trial on charges of child molestation.
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Acting History
2024
Matlock as Celeste Carlisle
2024WondLa as Ol' Crusty (voice)
2023Shrinking as Phyllis
2022Bel-Air as Janice
2019Clemency as Mrs. Collins
2019The Mandela Effect as Nadine
2019Bob Hearts Abishola as Gloria
2018Home by Spring as Mrs. Wilson
2018Craig of the Creek as Evelyn (voice)
2018The Resident as Mary Phillips
2017Young Sheldon as Nurse Robinson
2016Rush Hour as Grandma
2015Superstore as Lillian
2015A Man Called Jon as Helen Black
2015How Not to Propose as Patty
2015Grace and Frankie as Doreen
2015The Odd Couple as Frannie
2015Fresh Off the Boat as Mrs. Parker
2014Nocturnal Agony as Lois
2014Selfie as Denise
2013Ironside as Lillian Wade
2013Highland Park as May
2012Ben and Kate as Gladys
2012Animal Practice as Evelyn
2012Key & Peele as Johnson Family Member
2011The Exes as Wendy
2011Jessie as Mrs. Harris
2011Suburgatory as Fatima
2011Teen Wolf as Eichen House Attendant
2011A.N.T. Farm as Grammy
2010Melissa & Joey as Ms. Lunt
2010Good Luck Charlie as Principal Hibbert
2009The Middle as Cashier
2009Archer as Cop (voice)
2009Southland as Mrs. Johnson
2009Castle as Mercy LaGrande / Mercedes King
2008The Mentalist as Therapist
2008Raising the Bar as Judge Edith Washington
2007The Big Bang Theory as Althea
2007Scooby-Doo: Agence toutou risques, vol. 2 : Le fantôme de la télé as (voice)
2007Scooby-Doo: Agence toutou risques, vol. 1 : Le voleur de vélo as (voice)
2007The TV Set as Barbara
2006Dexter as Doakes' Mother
2006Shark as Judge Miriam Keller
2006Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Zelda
2006The Ant Bully as Head Nurse (voice)
2006Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Tourist #2
2006The Celestine Prophecy as Principal
2005The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
2005Ghost Whisperer as Traci Cotter
2005Criminal Minds as Maxine Hightower
2005Close to Home as Judge Tibbs
2004Christmas with the Kranks as Dox
2004House as Nurse Smits
2004Admissions as Stanford Interviewer
2004Desperate Housewives as ER Doctor
2004Jack & Bobby
2003The Lyon's Den
2003NCIS as Miss Helen Frimkes
2003Two and a Half Men as Karen
2003Two and a Half Men as Nurse
2003Two and a Half Men as Nurse Phyllis
2003Two and a Half Men as Nurse Lorna
2003Eve as Laverna
2002Antwone Fisher as Aunt Annette
2002Without a Trace as Eye Witness
2002MDs as ER Admit Clerk #1
2002Presidio Med as Mrs. Redmond
2002No Turning Back
2002Home Room as Duty Nurse
2001The Bernie Mac Show as Aunt Sis
2001The Guardian
2001The Guardian as Ella Kurtz
2000Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker as Ms. Carr (voice)
2000The District as Lenora Simms
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Manager
2000That's Life
2000Static Shock as Mrs. Watkins (voice)
2000The Kid as Newsstand Cashier
2000Soul Food as Cassandra DeLeon
2000Malcolm in the Middle as Gloria
1999The West Wing as Nurse
1999Judging Amy as Lorraine Edwards
1999Batman Beyond as Lorraine Tate (voice)
1997Dharma & Greg as Ms. Valko
1996Profiler as Internal Affairs Agent
1996Profiler as Linda Anderson
1996Suddenly Susan as Karen
1996Superman: The Last Son of Krypton as Female Worker / Councilwoman (voice)
1996Superman: The Animated Series as Female Worker / Councilwoman (voice)
1996Superman: The Animated Series as Female Neighbor (voice)
1996The Steve Harvey Show as Glenda Burke
1995JAG as Annette Dunwoody
1995JAG as Mrs. Drabowski
1994ER as April Wilson
1994Party of Five as Officer Windlan
1994Sister, Sister as Patrice
1994Angie as ICU Desk Nurse
1993Batman: Mask of the Phantasm as Additional Voices / Socialite #2 (voice)
1993Grace Under Fire
1993The X-Files as Nurse Whitney Edwards
1992Love & War
1992Batman: The Animated Series as Doctor (voice)
1992Batman: The Animated Series as Dana Blessing (voice)
1992Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street as Esther Wiggins
1992Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder as Esther Wiggins
1991Roc as Angela Burke
1991Showdown in Little Tokyo as Nonnie Russell - Coroner
1991Caged Fear as Y-Vonne
1991Baby Talk as Danielle Craig (Voice)
1991Hell Hath No Fury as Tyleen
1990Over My Dead Body
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Vy Smith
1988TV 101 as Mrs. Hiekkila
1988Murphy Brown as Secretary #17
1988Empty Nest
1987A Different World as Carla Meyers
1987G.I. Joe: The Movie as Scientist (voice)
1987Married... with Children as Renee
1986L.A. Law as Wilma Russ
1985Foley Square
1984Punky Brewster
1983The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show as Sally (voice)
1982Working as Secretary
1981The Violation of Sarah McDavid as Kip Leslie
1981All Night Long as Emily
1981Hill Street Blues
1980Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels as Dee Dee Skyes (voice)
1979Love's Savage Fury as Jewel
1978Vega$
1978Death Drug as Carolyn (as Verne Watson)
1977The Love Boat as Stephanie Hayden
1977The Love Boat as Ellen Garner
1977The Love Boat as Alita Daniels
1977Carter Country as Lucille Banks
1977Scooby's Laff-A Lympics as Dee Dee Skyes (voice)
1977Green Eyes as Rosalie Dubeck
1976The Boy in the Plastic Bubble as Gwen
1976Norman... Is That You? as Melody
1976What's Happening!!
1975Welcome Back, Kotter
1975The Jeffersons
1974That's My Mama
1974Good Times
1972Trick Baby as Cleo Howard
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