Tisha Michelle Campbell (born October 13, 1968) is an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer. She's best known for her roles as Gina Waters-Payne in the FOX sitcom Martin (1992-1997), Patrice Murphy in the WB comedy The Jamie Foxx Show (1996-2000), and as Janet "Jay" Marie Johnson-Kyle in the ABC comedy series My Wife and Kids (2001–2005), for which she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. She made her screen debut appearing in the 1986 rock musical comedy film Little Shop of Horrors and has appeared in films including School Daze (1988), Rooftops (1989), Another 48 Hrs. (1990), Boomerang (1992), and Sprung (1997). She was married to actor Duane Martin from 1996 until their divorce in 2020; they have 2 children.

Filmography

• 2026Be Happy — Val
• 2026Mary J. Blige Presents Be Happy — Val
• 2025Operation: Aunties — Sharon
• The Lowdown — Odette
• Everybody Still Hates Chris — (voice)
• Good Times — Delphine / Meka / Parishioners (voice), Delphine (voice), Meka / Crowd (voice)
• Kite Man: Hell Yeah! — Tawny (voice)
• 2024Not Another Church Movie — Flora Black
• Act Your Age — Keisha
• 2023Every Breath She Takes — Detective Charice Walker
• Pantheon — Pasha (voice)
• Uncoupled — Suzanne Prentiss
• Inside Job — Gigi Thompson (voice)
• 2021The J Team — Poppy
• Outmatched — Rita
• Harley Quinn — Tawny Young / Sassy Nun (voice), Janice (voice), Tawny Young (voice), Tawny / Amanda Waller (voice), Tawny (voice)
• 2018Blindspotting — Mama Liz
• Craig of the Creek — Shatanya (voice), Kim (voice)
• 2018Howard — Chiffon (archive footage)
• 2018The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar — Nellie Biles
• Dr. Ken — Damona
• Empire — Brooke
• Malibu Country — Rikki
• NickMom Night Out — Host
• Last Man Standing — Carol Larabee
• 2011Lemonade Mouth — Miss Jenny Reznick
• The Paul Reiser Show — Maggie
• The Protector — Michelle Dulcett
• 2010Wright vs. Wrong — Gail Donart
• 2009Pastor Brown — Amanda Carlton
• Rita Rocks — Patty Mannix
• 2008Zack and Miri Make a Porno — Delaney's Wife
• Private Practice — Pam Reiter
• The Game
• Everybody Hates Chris
• Grey's Anatomy — Lila's Mom
• 2004The Seat Filler — Screenplay
• All of Us
• The Sharon Osbourne Show
• 2002The Last Place on Earth — Ann Field
• 2001Down to Earth — Woman in Audience (uncredited)
• My Wife and Kids — Janet Kyle
• Wasteland — Olivia Vince
• Getting Personal — Michelle
• 1998The Sweetest Gift — Ruby Wilson
• Between Brothers — Daisy
• 1997Sprung — Brandy
• 1996Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco — Sledge (voice)
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch — Joyce
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child — Rapunzel (voice), Goldie (voice)
• Duckman — Ebony Sable (voice)
• 1994House Party 3 — Sidney
• 1992Boomerang — Yvonne
• Martin — Gina Waters-Payne
• 1991House Party 2 — Sidney
• 1990Another 48 Hrs. — Amy Smith
• Blossom
• 1990House Party — Sidney, Choreographer
• 1990Moe's World
• Shannon's Deal — Annette
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — Kathleen
• 1989Rooftops — Amber
• 1988School Daze — Jane Toussaint
• A Different World — Josie Webb
• 1987Rags to Riches — Marva Foley
• Rags to Riches — Marva Foley
• 1986Little Shop of Horrors — Chiffon
• 1980The Me Nobody Knows — Lillie-Mae
• 1977The Magnificent Major — Daisy Bunsen

Appearances as themselves (23)

• Dinner Time Live with David Chang — Self
• 2022Martin: The Reunion — Self
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• Name That Tune — Self - Contestant
• 2020The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• 25 Words or Less — Self
• Steve — Self
• Kocktails With Khloé — Herself
• Match Game — Self - Panelist
• The $100,000 Pyramid — Self
• Celebrity Family Feud — Self
• Steve Harvey — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race — Self - Guest Judge
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• The Megan Mullally Show — Self - Guest
• Punk'd — Self
• 2002It's Black Entertainment — Self
• 2001Toni Braxton: From Toni with Love... The Video Collection — Self
• The View — Self
• Intimate Portrait — Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self, Self - Guest