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Jo Marie Payton (born August 3, 1950) is an American actress. 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.
Jo Marie Payton. Actress: Family Matters. JoMarie Payton was born in in Albany, Georgia on August 3, 1950. Her father, Driscoll Payton, was a construction worker and mother, Frankie Bell Payton, was a maid. They moved to the Miami suburb of Opa-Locka, Florida in 1950.
Sep 28, 2017 · mom Jo Marie Payton addresses early exit: 'I don't regret that I left'. Plus, the cast recalls their 'emotional' series finale. To read more from the Family Matters reunion, pick up the new...
Aug 27, 2021 · Jo Marie Payton shot to fame as Harriette Winslow on Perfect Strangers and was so popular that she got her own spinoff, the long-running Family Matters. Payton, 71, did not end up finishing the entire run of Family Matters, though, leaving part-way through the ninth and final season.
Payton is a human rights activist and a four time NAACP Image Award nominee. In honor of her mother, she started the Frankie Payton Scholarship Fund at Albany State College. She has been married four times and has one daughter, Chantale France.
Apr 11, 2021 · Halfway through the final season, Payton decided to leave the series. The rumors about why she left circulated for years and Payton once said they made her “look like this scandalous person.”
Feb 22, 2022 · Jo Marie Payton talks ‘Proud Family’ revival, career of family-friendly sitcoms. “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” brings the Disney animated show to Disney+, with the main character ...
