{{short description|American actress and singer}} {{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Camille Winbush | image = | caption = | birth_name = Camile Simoine Winbush | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|2|9}} | birth_place = Culver City, California, U.S. | occupation = Actress, singer | years_active = 1994–present }} '''Camille Simoine Winbush''' (born February 9, 1990)<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 18, 2019|title=Details of Camille Winbush's Acting Career, Family and What She's Been Up To Lately|url=https://justrichest.com/camille-winbush-biography-age-parents/|access-date=February 1, 2021|website=Just Richest - People, Net Worth and Salary|language=en-US}}</ref> is an American actress and singer, best known for her roles as Emma Aimes on short-lived sitcom ''Minor Adjustments'', Vanessa "Nessa" Thomkins on ''The Bernie Mac Show'' and as Lauren Treacy on the popular teen drama ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager''. Her work in television has earned her three Image Awards and a Young Artist Award.
==Early life== Winbush was born in Culver City, California on February 9, 1990, the only child of Anthony and Alice Winbush.<ref name="williams"/> She never attended public school, having been homeschooled and educated by an on-set tutor while acting as a child.<ref name="williams"/> Winbush was a competitive gymnast during her childhood.<ref name="williams"/>
==Career== Winbush made her acting debut on television series ''Viper'' in 1994,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PS1g1rnX7rsC&pg=RA9-PP3|date=December 29, 1993|publisher=Garland Publishing|magazine=Variety|title=Viper|isbn=9780824037970 }}</ref> playing the role of Lucy Wilkes.<ref>{{cite book|page=649|title=Experimental Television, Test Films, Pilots, and Trial Series, 1925 Through 1995|last=Terrace|first=Vincent|date=1997|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=9780786401789}}</ref> The following year, she acted in her first film, ''Dangerous Minds''. She appeared regularly on sitcom ''Minor Adjustments'' (1995−96) as Emma Aimes, the daughter of Rondell Sheridan's character.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U1Pe45NhU08C&pg=PA284|page=284|title=The A to Z of African-American Television|last=Fearn-Banks|first=Kathleen|date=July 16, 2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810863484}}</ref> Winbush reprised her role of Emma on ''Brotherly Love'' in a Halloween episode.<ref>{{cite news|date=October 30, 1995|title=Highlights|page=C4|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review}}</ref>
She portrayed a young girl named Camille in ''Eraser'' (1996)<ref>{{cite book|page=63|title=The Nevada Filmography: Nearly 600 Works Made in the State, 1897 Through 2000|last=DuVal|first=Gary|date=July 29, 2002|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=9780786412716}}</ref> and appeared as Pearline, a bookworm, in ''Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai'' (1999).<ref>{{cite news|last=Weiskind|first=Ron|date=March 30, 2000|title='Ghost Dog' has bite|page=26|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref> Winbush had a recurring role on ''7th Heaven''<ref name="williams">{{cite news|url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=INR20021011-01.1.24&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22Camille+Winbush%22------|title=A chat with the lovely little girl behind the bratty Vanessa on 'The Bernie Mac Show'|last=Williams|first=Kam|date=October 11, 2002|newspaper=Indianapolis Recorder|page=C6}}</ref> and provided the voice of Ashley Tomossian on the Disney cartoon ''Recess''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FMFTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA495|page=495|title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows|last=Perlmutter|first=David|date=May 4, 2018|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9781538103746}}</ref>
Winbush's big break came in 2001 when she was cast as Vanessa Thomkins on ''The Bernie Mac Show'',<ref>{{cite book|page=194|title=African Americans on Television: Race-ing for Ratings|last1=Leonard|first1=David|last2=Guerrero|first2=Lisa|date=April 23, 2013|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9780275995157}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McDonough|first=Kevin|date=November 14, 2001|title='Bernie Mac' deserves to be a hit|page=15|newspaper=Record-Journal}}</ref> a role she would play until the series ended in 2006. During her run on the show Winbush earned numerous award nominations for her role, winning three NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress in 2006.
She has guest starred on ''Strong Medicine'',<ref name="winbush">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-bMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51|page=51|title=Actress And Budding Entrepreneur|date=March 15, 2004|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|magazine=Jet}}</ref> ''Criminal Minds'', ''That's Life'', ''The Norm Show'', ''NYPD Blue'', and ''Any Day Now''. In 2007, she appeared in an episode of ''Grey's Anatomy''.{{Citation needed |date=August 2022}} Winbush acted in Disney's musical production of ''Geppetto''.
From 2008 to 2013, Winbush played Lauren Treacy, a recurring character in ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&pg=PA943|page=943|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010|edition=2nd|last=Terrace|first=Vincent|date=January 10, 2014|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=9780786486410}}</ref> Winbush was cast as Miriam in the web series ''The Choir'', replacing Idara Victor in the role. She provided the voice of Rhonda in ''Children of Ether'' and portrayed Syrena in ''Cannon Busters'',<ref name="btva"/> both productions by animator LeSean Thomas.
===Other ventures=== In 2002, Winbush recorded "One Small Voice" featuring singers Myra and Taylor Momsen and "The Night Before Christmas Song" for the compilation album ''School's Out! Christmas''. She also sang on the soundtrack of the Disney musical production of ''Geppetto''.
As a teenager, Winbush operated an ice cream shop she named Baked Ice, located in Pasadena, California.<ref name="winbush"/> It opened in 2003 and an aunt supervised the store when Winbush was unavailable.<ref name="winbush"/> She received a Teenpreneur Award from ''Black Enterprise'' in 2004.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fb4DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38|page=38|title=Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference|magazine=Jet|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|date=June 7, 2004}}</ref> The business was still extant as of 2005.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MwQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PT45|page=120|title=My Teen Dream: Owning an ice cream shop|date=April 2005|magazine=Kiplinger's Personal Finance}}</ref>
In February 2021, Winbush started an OnlyFans account.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/the-bernie-mac-show-camille-winbush-onlyfans-1234886608/|title='The Bernie Mac Show' Star Camille Winbush Reveals Why She's Doing OnlyFans|first=Marc|last=Griffin|date=June 14, 2024|access-date=September 1, 2024|website=Vibe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2024/06/13/bernie-mac-show-actress-camille-winbush-why-join-onlyfans/|title='Bernie Mac Show' Star Camille Winbush Reveals Why She Joined OnlyFans|date=June 13, 2024|access-date=September 1, 2024|website=TMZ}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" !Year!!Title!!Role!!Notes |- |1994||''Viper''|| Lucy Wilkes||Three episodes: "Pilot", "Ghosts", "Thief of Hearts" |- |rowspan="4"|1995||''CBS Schoolbreak Special''||April Balck||Episode: "What About Your Friends" |- |''Dangerous Minds''||Tyeisha Roberts || |- |''Minor Adjustments''|| Emma Aimes ||20 episodes |- |''Brotherly Love''||Emma Aimes||Episode: "Witchcraft" |- |1996||''Eraser''||Camille|| |- |1996–1999||''7th Heaven''||Lynn Hamilton ||Six episodes |- |1997||''Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child''||The Girl ||Episode: "Mother Goose: A Rappin' & Rhymin' Special" |- |1997||''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper''||Lil Hot Foot||Episode: "Please Don't Go" |- |1998||''NYPD Blue'' ||Chloe||Episode: "Honeymoon at Viagra Falls" |- |rowspan="3"|1999||''Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai''||Pearline || |- |''Ladies Man''||Girl Scout #2||Money, Honey |- |''Any Day Now''||Mavis||Episode: "A Parent's Job" |- |1999–2000||''Recess''||Ashley 'Ashley T' Tomossian ||Four episodes |- |rowspan="4"|2000||''Geppetto''|| Featured ||TV |- |''Dinosaur''||Female Lemur ||voice<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J2BfZ44sg5AC&pg=PA63|page=63|title=Screen World 2001|last=Willis|first=John|author-link=John A. Willis|date=April 2002|publisher=Applause Books|isbn=9781557834799}}</ref> |- |''The Norm Show''||Molly||Episode:"Norm vs. Halloween" |- |''The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!''||Bear #3/Little Girl||voice<ref name="btva">{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Camille-Winbush/|title=Camille Winbush (visual voices guide)|website=Behind the Voice Actors|access-date=October 31, 2022}}</ref> |- |2001–2006||''The Bernie Mac Show''||Vanessa "Nessa" Thomkins ||104 episodes |- |2003||''Strong Medicine''||Vinetta||Episode: "Emergency Contact" |- |rowspan="1"|2005 ||''ER''||Trisha||Episode: "Skin" |- |rowspan="2"|2007||''Criminal Minds''||Ally||Episode: "Fear and Loathing" |- |''Grey's Anatomy''||Camille Travis ||Episode: "The Heart of the Matter" |- |2008–2013||''The Secret Life of the American Teenager''||Lauren Treacy||recurring role |- |2015||''The Choir''||Miriam||Four episodes |- |2017||''Children of Ether'' ||Rhonda Vega||voice<ref>{{cite tweet|user=LeSeanThomas|author=LeSean Thomas|number=890614020494901248|date=July 27, 2017|title=@Crunchyroll Feat voice talents of @camilleSwinbush (Rhonda), @joshkeaton (GIO), Lola Wayne Villa (Pint) &...}}</ref> |- |2019 |''Cannon Busters'' |Syrena, Additional Voices |English dub<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Winbush|first=Camille|author-link=Camille Winbush|user=camilleSwinbush|number=1162072417964965893|date=August 15, 2019|title=And I have a lil voice appearance in it to 😌 https://t.co/sjugcjXNEI|language=en|access-date=June 14, 2021}}</ref> |- |2022||''Holiday Hideaway''||Carly|| |}
==Awards and nominations== {| Class="wikitable" |+Awards |- ! Year ! Result ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work |- | 1996 | {{nom}} |Young Artist Awards | Best Performance by an Actress Under 10: Television | ''Minor Adjustments''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms17.htm|title=Seventeenth Annual Youth in Film Awards|website=Young Artist Awards|access-date=October 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402060320/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms17.htm|archive-date=April 2, 2011}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2 | 2003 | {{nom}} |Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} | rowspan=8 | ''The Bernie Mac Show'' |- | {{nom}} |Prism Awards | Performance in a Comedy Series<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/more-honors-for-the-west-wing-er/|title=More Honors for 'The West Wing,' 'ER'|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|date=April 2, 2003|website=People|access-date=October 31, 2022|author-link=Stephen M. Silverman}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2 | 2004 | {{nom}} | |BET Comedy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.betpressroom.com/press-release/bet-honors-urban-comedy-during-networks-first-ever-comedy-awards-telecast-hosted-by-steve-harvey/|title=BET Honors Urban Comedy During Network's First-Ever Comedy Awards Telecast Hosted by Steve Harvey|date=September 3, 2004|website=Black Entertainment Television|access-date=October 31, 2022}}</ref> |- | {{Won}} | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series<ref>{{cite news|last=Haring|first=Bruce|date=March 9, 2004|title=Luther Vandross wins four NAACP Image Awards|page=12B|newspaper=The Southeast Missourian}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2 | 2005 | {{nom}} | BET Comedy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} |- | {{won}} | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-b0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35|pages=35−36|title=Oprah, Prince, Obama Among Stars Saluted At 36th NAACP Image Awards|magazine=Jet|date=April 11, 2005|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2 |2006 | {{won}} | |Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series<ref>{{cite news|date=February 27, 2006|title=Winners list|page=6A|newspaper=The Victoria Advocate}}</ref> |- | {{won}} | |Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Leading Young Actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms27.htm|title=twentyseventh annual nominees|website=Young Artist Awards|access-date=October 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704071111/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms27.htm|archive-date=July 4, 2010}}</ref> |}
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