Jo Marie Payton

Jo Marie Payton
Born	August 3, 1950 in Albany, Georgia, USA
Sometimes credited as	JoMarie Payton-France, Jo Marie Payton-Noble, JoMarie Payton Noble, JoMarie Payton, Jomarie Payton
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The New Odd Couple (credited as Jo Marie Payton-France)	Mona	1982–1983	1
Perfect Strangers (credited as Jo Marie Payton-France)	Harriette Winslow	1987–1989			3	4
Family Matters	Harriette Winslow	1989–1997	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
The Proud Family	Suga Mama	2001–2005	1	2	3
Mann and Wife	Lorraine Mann	2015–2017	1	2	3

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Silver Spoons (credited as Jo Marie Payton-France)	Marie	4x17 - One for the Road (1)	February 2, 1986
Silver Spoons (credited as Jo Marie Payton-France)	Marie	4x18 - One for the Road (2)	February 9, 1986
227 (credited as Jo Marie Payton-France)	Mrs. Herman	2x11 - The Handwriting on the Wall	January 10, 1987
The Jamie Foxx Show	Jamie's Mother	3x07 - Just Don't Do It	November 5, 1998
Moesha (credited as Jo Marie Payton-Noble)	Valerie Shaw	2x09 - A Concerted Effort (1)	November 5, 1996
Moesha (credited as JoMarie Payton)	Bernetta Campbell	4x11 - Barking Up the Wrong Tree	January 26, 1999
Moesha (credited as Jomarie Payton)	Bernetta Campbell	4x22 - I Studied Twelve Years for This?	May 25, 1999
Moesha (credited as Jomarie Payton)	Bernetta Campbell	5x10 - Thanksgiving	November 22, 1999
Will & Grace	Mrs. Freeman	2x08 - Terms of Employment	November 30, 1999
Will & Grace	Mrs. Freeman	2x10 - Tea and a Total Lack of Sympathy	January 11, 2000
Will & Grace	Mrs. Freeman	2x14 - Acting Out	February 22, 2000
Will & Grace	Mrs. Freeman	2x15 - Advise & Resent	February 29, 2000
7th Heaven	Sharon Peacock	4x20 - Liar, Liar	May 8, 2000
Will & Grace	Mrs. Freeman	2x23/24 - Ben? Her?	May 23, 2000
City of Angels	Helen	2x08 - Saving Faces	December 7, 2000
The Hughleys	Satin Fontaine	4x16 - Bored of the Rings	February 25, 2002
The Parkers	Bernetta Campbell	3x21 - It's Showtime	May 13, 2002
Judging Amy	Mrs. Kahn	5x03 - Ex Parte of Five	October 7, 2003
Wanda at Large	Wanda's Mother	2x06 - Hurricane Hawkins	October 31, 2003
Girlfriends	Annette Miles	5x01 - L.A. Bound	September 20, 2004
Girlfriends	Annette Miles	5x09 - Who's Your Daddy?	November 22, 2004
Reba	Grandma Ruby	5x05 - No Good Deed	October 14, 2005
Desperate Housewives	Charlene	2x15 - Thank You So Much	February 19, 2006
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns	Shirley	2x16 - Meet the Gold Digger	August 12, 2009

Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Rev	Mama	2005
The Proud Family Movie	Suga Mama	August 19, 2005	The Proud Family
From This Day Forward	Elena	May 12, 2012
Dangerous Lessions	Linda	November 1, 2015
The Flight Before Christmas	Marie	December 1, 2015	Lifetime Original

Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Weakest Link (USA)		April 28, 2002

Awards and Accolades

NAACP Image Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special:

for: The Proud Family (2003, 2005)

• Nominated: Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special:

for: The Proud Family Movie (2006)

Trivia

• Her mother, Frankie was a maid and her father, Driscoll was a construction worker
• Is the second of 9 children in her family
• Moved to Opa-locka, Florida with her family in 1950
• Made her first performance on stage when she was 6 years old
• Graduated from Miami Carol City Senior High School in 1968
• Graduated from Albany State University in Albany, Georgia
• Is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc
• Has a daughter, Chantale (born in 1984) from her first marriage to Marc France
• Married to Leonard Downs since 2007
• Released a jazz music album, "Southern Shadows" in 1999