Jackée Harry

Jackée Harry

Active - 1988 - 2022  |   Born - Aug 14, 1957 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States  |   Genres - Comedy, Drama, Musical

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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.