Jackee Harry Biography
Jacqueline Yvonne Harry is an American actress, singer, comedian, director, and television personality. She is best known for her roles as Sandra Clark, the sexy nemesis of Mary Jenkins (played by Marla Gibbs), on the TV series 227-(1985–90), and as Lisa Landry on the ABC/The WB sitcom Sister ,Sister (1994–99). She is noted for being the first and only African-American to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
How old is Jackee Harry? – Age
The American actress is 64 years old as of 14th August 2020. She was born in 1956 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Who are Jackee Harry Parents? – Father and mother
The American actress was raised in Harlem, New York by an Afro-Trinidadian mother known as Flossie and Black American father.
Jackee Harry Education
The American actress began studying acting at the High School of the performing Arts in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The Comedian graduated from Long Island University with a Bachelor of Arts in education. She worked as an American History teacher at Brooklyn Technical High school for two years before beginning a career on the New York stage.
Who is Jackee Harry married to? – Husband
The American actress was once married to arranger and conductor Jerry Jemmott in 1996, she then married Elgin Charles Williams; they later divorced in 2003. During their marriage, Harry and Williams adopted a son, Frank, in 1997. She has one son.
Jackee Harry Career
Theater
The American actress and television personality made her Broadway debut in A Broadway Musical in 1978. She starred in numerous productions both on and off Broadway, and in national touring productions throughout the 1980s. In 1994, the actress made her return to the theater by starring as Billie Holiday in the play Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. Following that stage production, she fulfilled the role of “madam who runs a bordello” in the Broadway musical The Boys from Syracuse. In the mid-2000s, she appeared in stage productions of The Sunshine Boys, Damn Yankees, and A Christmas Carol. She also toured nationally in JD Lawrence’s The Clean Up Woman.
Television
The actress made her television acting debut in Another World as Lily Mason in 1983, a role she continued until 1986. In 2003, she was a surprise guest on the Another World Reunion that SOAPnet coordinated and aired in 2003. In 1985, the comedian began a co-starring role as Sandra Clark, on the NBC sitcom 227.
Her mother, Flossie, celebrated her getting the role but died before the show started airing. During the series run, Harry and Marla Gibbs began feuding privately over who was the series’ lead. They have since reconciled and collaborated on a number of projects. Her performance on 227 inspired NBC producers to create a television pilot for her entitled Jackee. Although the pilot episode was a success with audiences, the series did not last and the episode is now shown as an episode of 227.
The actress after leaving 227 in 1989, starred opposite Oprah Winfrey in The Women of Brewster Place, an adaptation of Gloria Naylor’s novel of the same name. In 1990, she headlined an NBC comedy pilot from Witt/Thomas titled We’ll Take Manhattan; it aired as a summer special that year, but did not make it to series. In late 1991, she joined the cast of The Royal Family after the star, Redd Foxx, unexpectedly died. She starred opposite two-time 227 guest-star Della Reese, but the series faltered in the ratings and was not renewed for a second season. In 1992, she starred as the assistant coach in Ladybugs.
Harry served as a guest panelist on the 2000 revival of To Tell the Truth and appeared on the second season of VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club 2 in 2005. From 1994 until 1999, Harry played Lisa Landry, the adoptive mother of Tia Mowry’s character, on the sitcom Sister, Sister.
She had a recurring role as Vanessa on the UPN/The CW series Everybody Hates Chris and had a recurring role on the BET Series Let’s Stay Together. She is starring in Byron Allen’s syndicated sitcom The First Family, which also features Marla Gibbs in a recurring role. On April 12, 2013, it was announced that she was cast in the episodes ”Girl Meets Crazy Hat” and the pilot of Disney sitcom Girl Meets World. Later, she also appeared in ”Girl Meets Demolition”. That same year, she also joined Gibbs in the movie Forbidden Woman. In 2014, she made a guest appearance on Instant Mom as her character Lisa Landry. She appeared in the 2 Broke Girls episode “And the Sax Problem” in 2016, as Earl’s ex and lounge owner.
On December 8, 2020, during an appearance on Today, the actress announced that she was set to join the cast of soap opera Days of Our Lives. The actress became the first African American to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding supporting Actress in a Comedy series for 227. In addition to her Emmy Award, Harry also won NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Sister, Sister two consecutive years in 1999 and 2000.
Jackee Harry Net worth
The American actress and television personality has an estimated net worth of $6.5 million dollars as of 2020.
