Payton, JoMarie 1950- (Jo Marie Payton-Noble France, Jo Marie Payton, Joe Marie Payton, Jomarie Payton, Jo Marie Payton-France, JoMarie Payton-France, Jo Marie Payton-Noble)

PERSONAL

Born JoMarie Payton, August 3, 1950, in Albany, GA; married Marc France (divorced); married Rodney Noble, April 17, 1993 (divorced); married Landrus Clark (a writer), June 17, 1998 (divorced); children: (first marriage) Chantale France. Education: Studied drama at the University of Miami; studied the arts at Miami-Dade Community College; studied with Peggy O'Hara. Avocational Interests: Music, cooking, sewing, swimming.

Addresses:

Agent—Gar Lester Agency, 4130 Cahuenga Blvd., Suite 108, Toluca Lake, CA 91602.

Career:

Actress and singer. Appeared in advertisements. Also known as Joe Marie Payton and Jo Marie Payton-Noble France. Performed as a singer and in variety productions at various venues. Worked at a travel agency, including work as a sales administration manager.

Member:

Alpha Kappa Alpha.

Awards, Honors:

Alice Award, National Commission on Working Women, 1990, for her representation of a working woman on Family Matters; honorary doctorate degree in humanities, Vincennes University, 1995; Image Award nominations, outstanding performance in a youth/children's series or special, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 2003 and 2005, for The Proud Family; Image Award nomination, outstanding performance in a youth/children's series or special, 2006, for The Proud Family Movie.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Mona, The New Odd Couple, ABC, 1982-83.

(Sometimes billed as Jo Marie Payton-France) Harriette Baines Winslow, Perfect Strangers, ABC, 1987-89.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Harriette Baines Winslow, Family Matters (also known as Alle unter einem Dach, Cosas de casa, Cousas de casa, 8 sotto un tetto, La vie de famille, and Rakna med braak), ABC, 1989-97, CBS, 1997-98.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Mrs. Freeman, Will & Grace, NBC, 1999-2000.

(As Jo Marie Payton) Voice of Suga Mama, The Proud Family (animated), Disney Channel, 2001-2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

(As Jo Marie Payton) Voice of Suga Mama, The Proud Family Movie (animated), Disney Channel, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

ABC's Comedy Sneak Peek, ABC, 1989.

Family Night, syndicated, 1992.

TV Moms at Home, Home & Garden Television (HGTV), 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Singer and performer, The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour (also known as The Redd Foxx Variety Show), ABC, multiple episodes, c. 1977-78.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Meter maid, "Vicki for the Defense," Small Wonder, syndicated, 1985.

(As Jo Marie Payton-France) Marie, "One for the Road: Parts 1 & 2," Silver Spoons, NBC, 1986.

Mrs. Herman, "The Handwriting on the Wall," 227, NBC, 1987.

(As Jo Marie Payton) Sergeant Pepper, "Jailbirds," Small Wonder, syndicated, 1988.

(As Jo Marie Payton) Mrs. Ross, "The Recruiting Game," Frank's Place, CBS, 1998.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Valerie Shaw, "A Concerted Effort: Part 1," Moesha, UPN, 1996.

Jamie's mother, "Just Don't Do It," The Jamie Foxx Show, The WB, 1998.

(Uncredited) Person at mission control, "Lost in Space: Parts 1 & 2," Family Matters (also known as Alle unter einem Dach, Cosas de casa, Cousas de casa, 8 sotto un tetto, La vie de famille, and Rakna med braak), CBS, 1998.

(As Jo Marie Payton) Bernetta Campbell, "Barking Up the Wrong Tree," Moesha, UPN, 1999.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Bernetta Campbell, "I Studied Twelve Years for This?," Moesha, UPN, 1999.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Bernetta Campbell, "Thanksgiving," Moesha, UPN, 1999.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Helen, "Saving Faces," City of Angels (also known as Anglarnas stad, Englenes by, Enkelten kaupunki, and Orasul ingerilor), CBS, 2000.

(As Jo Marie Payton) Sharon Peacock, "Liar, Liar," 7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven and 7th Heaven: Beginnings), The WB, 2000.

"Reginald VelJohnson: His Family Matters," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Reginald VelJohnson), Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

(As Jo Marie Payton) Bernetta Campbell, "It's Showtime," The Parkers, UPN, 2002.

Herself, "TV Moms Edition," Weakest Link (also known as The Weakest Link and The Weakest Link USA), NBC, 2002.

(As Jo Marie Payton) Satin Fontaine, "Bored of the Rings," The Hughleys, UPN, 2002.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Voice of Duane's mother, "It's Raining Women," One on One, UPN, 2002.

(Sometimes credited as Jo Marie Payton) Herself, "Mother's Day Episode: Meredith & Eva vs. Jo Marie & Chantale," Lingo, Game Show Network (GSN), 2003.

(As Jo Marie Payton) Mrs. Kahn (math teacher), "Ex Parte of Five," Judging Amy, CBS, 2003.

(As Jo Marie Payton) Wanda's mother, "Hurricane Hawkins," Wanda at Large, Comedy Central, 2003.

(As Jomarie Payton) Annette Miles, "L.A. Bound," Girlfriends, UPN, 2004.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Annette Miles, "Who's Your Daddy?," Girlfriends, UPN, 2004.

(As Jo Marie Payton) Ms. Jenkins, "Almost Touched by an Angel," The Big House, ABC, 2004.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Grandma Ruby, "No Good Deed," Reba (also known as Deep in the Heart, Family Planning, and Sally), The WB, 2005.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Herself, "Breakout and Disappearing Star," TV Land Confidential (also known as TV Land Confidential: The Untold Stories), TV Land, 2005.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Voice of Suga Mama, "Spats: Experiment #397" (also known as "Spats"), Lilo & Stitch: The Series (animated; also known as The Adventures of Lilo & Stitch), Disney Channel, 2005.

(As Jo Marie Payton) Charlene, "Thank You So Much," Desperate Housewives (also known as Beautes desespereees, Desperate housewives—I segreti di Wisteria Lane, Desupareto na tsuma tachi, Esposas desesperadas, Frustrerte fruer, Gotowe na wszystko, Kucanice, Meeleheitel koduperenaised, Mujeres desesperadas, Noikokyres se apognosi, Szueletett felesegek, and Taeydelliset naiset), ABC, 2006.

Appeared as Debbie, The Ellen Show, CBS; and as Bavaria, The "Slap" Maxwell Story, ABC; also appeared in Teachers Only, NBC; while credited as Jo Marie Payton, appeared in "Yo' Mama," an episode of Hitz, UPN.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Geneva (Lyla's friend), The Plant Family, CBS, 1978.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Mama, The Rev, Now TV, 2005.

Appeared in other pilots.

Film Appearances:

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Woman, The Hollywood Knights, Columbia, 1980.

Body and Soul, Cannon, 1981.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) First Baptist, Deal of the Century, Warner Bros., 1983.

(As JoMarie Payton-France) Jookhouse woman, Crossroads, Columbia, 1986.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Kool's mother, Disorderlies, Warner Bros., 1987.

(As JoMarie Payton-France) Second woman in recreation center, Colors, Orion, 1988.

(As JoMarie Payton-France) Salesperson, Troop Beverly Hills, Columbia, 1989.

(As Jo Marie Payton) Paul's wife, Echoes of Enlightenment (also known as Echos of Enlightenment), Myogaku Productions, 2001.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Olivia, In the Eyes of Kyana, 2002.

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Loretta, Gas, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2004.

(As Jo Marie Payton) The dean, Let's Ride, A Street Productions, 2008.

Some sources cite appearances in other films.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared as Mama, A Raisin in the Sun; appeared in other productions, including productions at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Coconut Grove Theatre, and Theater of Afro Arts. Performed in variety productions and musical revues at various venues.

Major Tours:

Idella, Purlie (musical), U.S. cities, 1975.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

(As Jo Marie Payton-Noble) Herself, Woof! Woof! Uncle Matty's Guide to Dog Training (short documentary), 1997.

Albums:

Southern Shadows, 1999.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Who's Who among African Americans, Gale Group, sixteenth edition, 2003, twenty-first edition, 2008.

Periodicals:

People Weekly, June 26, 2000, p. 131.