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Jackee Harry


Birth Place: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Date of Birth: August 14, 1956
Heritage: American

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Jackee Harry is one of television's most popular personalities who is well known for her most recent role as 'Lisa Landry' in "Sister, Sister". In 1987 she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for her portrayal of the flamboyant 'Sandra' on the long-running series "227". Harry has guest-starred on the series "Designing Women" and "Amen", and starred in the television movies "The Incredible Ida Early," "Crash Course" and "Double Your Pleasure." One of her most acclaimed roles was playing 'Edda Mae Johnson' in Oprah Winfrey's heralded production "The Women of Brewster Place" 

Harry has also been seen on the big screen, with featured performances in the films "The Cotton Club," "Moscow on the Hudson" and "Ladybugs" opposite Rodney Dangerfield. She began her career on the Broadway stage in "A Broadway Musical" directed by Gower Champion. She went on to perform in the Broadway productions of "Eubie" and "One Mo' Time". Her other theater credits include; "Lady Day at the Emerson Bar and Grill", "Vagina Monologues" and "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enough." She has just returned from a Broadway revival of "The Boys from Syracuse." From theater, she segued to television, making her debut on the New York-based daytime drama "Another World." She eventually landed the role on "227" and relocated to Los Angeles permanently.

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