Jackée Harry
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- Family moved to New York City's Harlem when she was 9.
- At 14, she landed the role of the King in an all-girls production of The King and I.
- Taught American History at Brooklyn Technical High School for two years.
- In 1987, became the first African-American to win an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
- Filmed a pilot for her own series, Jackee, following her success on 227; the pilot was never picked up, but aired as an episode of 227.
- In a 2013 episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories, she claims that when she was a child, the spirit of her late uncle saved her from an attack by a home invader.