Jackée Harry, in a screenshot from 227.

Jackée Harry (born August 14, 1956 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an African-American actress. From 1987 to 1994, she was credited as simply Jackée. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... Winston-Salem is a city located in Forsyth County, North Carolina. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or Black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan Africa. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Harry began acting after deciding that being a high school history teacher was not her calling. She studied acting at the Henry Street Settlement on the Lower East Side in New York City and began her career on the New York stage. Japanese high school students in uniform High school, or Secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the United States. ... Categories: Manhattan neighborhoods | Stub ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ...

In 1978, she made her first professional acting debut as a chorus girl in the off-Broadway production of A Broadway Musical. She continued to appear in performances on and off Broadway, such as Eubie! and The Wiz. From 1983 to 1986, she played the role of Lily Mason on the daytime soap Another World, acting alongside other African Americans such as Petronia Paley, Michele Shay and a then-unknown Morgan Freeman. In 2003, she was the surprise guest on the Another World Reunion that SOAPnet coordinated and aired. She appeared at former co-star and close friend Linda Dano's request. 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... The Wiz is both a 1975 Broadway musical and a 1978 film adaptation of the play. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This AW logo was used between 1987 and 1989. ... Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor who was born in Memphis, Tennessee. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... An ident, usually shown at the top of the hour, or at the half-hour. ... Linda Dano, in a still from Another World. ...

In 1985, she gained recognition playing neighborhood vamp Sandra Clark on the sitcom 227, a role for which she received an Emmy in 1987. Harry was the first African American to win an Emmy for a supporting actress role. 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vamp is a colloquial term applied to describe a particular type of femme fatale, popular in silent films. ... 227 is an American sitcom that originally aired on the NBC network from 1985 to 1990. ... An Emmy Award. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

She continued her career appearing in more movies and stage performances. In 1994, she gained more recognition as Lisa Landry, the widowed mother of Tia Mowry on the sitcom Sister, Sister (1994-1999). 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Sister, Sister is the name of several works. ...

External links

• Jackée Harry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366049/) at the Internet Movie Database