Jo Marie Payton

Jo Marie Payton
Jo Marie Payton
Born	August 3, 1950; Carol City, Florida, U.S.
Other names	JoMarie Payton; Jo Marie Payton-France; Jo Marie Payton-Noble
Education	Miami Carol City Senior High School
Alma mater	Albany State University
Occupations	Actress; singer;
Years active	1978–present
Spouses	; Marc France; (m. 1980; div. 1987) Rodney Noble; (m. 1993; div. 1998) Landrus Clark; (m. 1998; div. 2004) Leonard Downs; (m. 2007)
Children	1

Jo Marie Payton (born August 3, 1950) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Harriette Baines Winslow 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 paternal grandmother) on Disney Channel's animated series The Proud Family and reprised the role in the 2005 TV Movie The Proud Family Movie and also on Disney+’s revival The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. The role earned her an NAACP Image Award nomination in 2005. Payton also had recurring roles 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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