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Jo Marie Payton

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).

Known For: Acting

Born: Albany, Georgia, USA, 1950-08-03

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1983	Deal of the Century	Baptist #1	46
2	1986	Crossroads	Jookhouse Woman	73
3	1988	Colors	2nd Woman in Recreation Center	65
4	1989	Troop Beverly Hills	Saleswoman	57
5	2004	Gas	Loretta	80
6	2005	The Proud Family Movie	Suga Mama (voice)	59
7	2012	From This Day Forward	Elena	100
8	2015	A Student's Obsession	Linda	50
9	2015	The Flight Before Christmas	Marie	53
10	2016	Jerico	Maebell	0
11	2018	The Little Mermaid	Lorene	50
12	2018	Christmas Made to Order	Rachel	61
13	2019	The Beach Bum	Judge	57
14	2020	A Very Charming Christmas Town	Estelle	56
15	2022	A Family Matters Christmas	Henrietta	57
16	2023	Conundrum: Secrets Among Friends	Mrs. Dumas	0
17	2023	Momma Said Come Home For Christmas	Dolly Roundtree	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1982	Teachers Only		50
2	1982	The New Odd Couple	Mona	50
3	1985	227		68
4	1986	Perfect Strangers	Harriette Winslow	67
5	1989	Family Matters	Harriette Winslow	68
6	1996	Moesha		69
7	1996	7th Heaven	Sharon Peacock	64
8	1996	The Jamie Foxx Show	Janice King	67
9	1998	Will & Grace	Mrs. Freeman	69
10	1999	The Parkers		82
11	1999	Judging Amy	Mrs. Kahn	75
12	2000	Girlfriends		72
13	2001	The Proud Family	Suga Mama Proud (voice)	78
14	2001	Reba		65
15	2003	Wanda at Large		72
16	2003	Lilo & Stitch: The Series	Suga Mama Proud (voice)	74
17	2004	The Big House		70
18	2004	Desperate Housewives	Charlene	79
19	2021	INVINCIBLE	Warden (voice)	86
20	2022	The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder	Suga Mama Proud (voice)	61
21	2022	Chibiverse	Suga Mama Proud (voice)	66
22	2022	Sherri	Self - Guest	42
23	2025	She the People		44