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).

Filmography

• 2026A Proud Family Wizmas — Suga Mama (voice)
• Miss Governor — Cleo Dunkerson
• 2023Conundrum: Secrets Among Friends — Mrs. Dumas
• 2023Momma Said Come Home for Christmas — Dolly Roundtree
• 2022A Family Matters Christmas — Henrietta
• Chibiverse — Suga Mama Proud (voice)
• The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder — Suga Mama (voice)
• INVINCIBLE — Warden (voice)
• 2020A Very Charming Christmas Town — Estelle
• 2019The Beach Bum — Judge
• 2018Christmas Made to Order — Rachel
• 2018The Little Mermaid — Lorene
• 2016Jerico — Maebell
• 2015A Student's Obsession — Linda
• 2015The Flight Before Christmas — Marie
• 2012From This Day Forward — Elena
• 2005The Proud Family Movie — Suga Mama (voice)
• Desperate Housewives — Charlene
• 2004Gas — Loretta
• The Big House
• Lilo & Stitch: The Series — Suga Mama Proud (voice)
• Wanda at Large
• Reba — Grandma Ruby
• The Proud Family — Suga Mama Proud (voice)
• Girlfriends — Annette Miles
• Judging Amy — Mrs. Kahn
• The Parkers
• The Hughleys — Satin Fontaine
• Will & Grace — Mrs. Freeman
• 1997Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training
• 7th Heaven — Sharon Peacock
• Moesha — Bernetta Campbell, Valerie Shaw
• The Jamie Foxx Show — Janice King
• Family Matters — Harriette Winslow
• 1989Troop Beverly Hills — Saleswoman
• 1988Colors — 2nd Woman in Recreation Center
• 1987Disorderlies — Kool's Mother
• 1986Crossroads — Jookhouse Woman
• Perfect Strangers — Harriette Winslow
• 227
• 1983Deal of the Century — Baptist #1
• Silver Spoons
• Teachers Only
• The New Odd Couple — Mona

Appearances as themselves (1)

• Sherri — Self - Guest