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Jo Marie Payton

03 Aug, 1950 in 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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Jo Marie Payton-Noble FranceJo Marie Peyton FranceJo-Marie Payton FranceJoMarie PaytonJo Marie Payton-Frace Jo Marie Payton-France JoMarie Payton-France Jo Marie Payton-Noble Jo Marie Peyton-France

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