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Jo Marie Payton

Also Known As: Jo Marie Payton-Noble France, Jo Marie Peyton France, Jo-Marie Payton France

Birth Date

August 3, 1950

(75 years old)

Place of Birth

Albany, Georgia, USA

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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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Desperate Housewives

INVINCIBLE

Sherri

Judging Amy

Will & Grace

Family Matters

Girlfriends

Chibiverse

Silver Spoons

Moesha

Reba

The Hughleys

7th Heaven

Lilo & Stitch: The Series

The Jamie Foxx Show

The Parkers

227

Perfect Strangers

The Proud Family

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder