{{Short description|American actress (born 1956)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox person | image = JackéeHarryDec10.jpg | name = Jackée Harry | birth_name = Jacqueline Yvonne Harry | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1956|08|14}} | birth_place = Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | caption = Harry at a December 2010 performance of ''The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker'' | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|comedian|television personality}} | years_active = 1978–present | education = Long Island University, Post (BA) | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Jerry Jemmott|1980|1984|reason=div.}} * {{marriage|Elgin Charles Williams|1996|2003|reason=div.}} }} | children = 1 | awards = 1987 – Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Sandra Clark (227)<br>1999 – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Lisa Landry (Sister, Sister)<br>2000 – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Lisa Landry (Sister, Sister) | website = {{official website|https://jackee-online.com/}} }}
'''Jacqueline Yvonne''' "'''Jackée'''" '''Harry''' (born August 14, 1956) is an American actress, comedian, and television personality.<ref name="Fearn-Banks2006">{{cite book|last=Fearn-Banks|first=Kathleen|title=Historical dictionary of African-American television|url=https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000fear|url-access=registration|year=2006|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-5335-5|page=[https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000fear/page/185 185]}}</ref> She starred as Sandra Clark, the nemesis of Mary Jenkins (played by Marla Gibbs), on the NBC sitcom ''227'' (1985–1990), and as Lisa Landry on the ABC/The WB sitcom ''Sister, Sister'' (1994–1999). Harry was the first African American to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
She also starred in the 1992 film ''Ladybugs'' opposite Rodney Dangerfield. Since March 2021, she has played Paulina Price on the NBC/Peacock soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''.
==Biography== ===Early life and education=== Harry was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1956 to an Afro-Trinidadian mother and African American father and raised in Harlem, New York.<ref name="Felder2017">{{cite news |last1=Felder |first1=Lynn |title=Jackée Harry, a Winston-Salem native, keeps 'em laughing |url=https://www.journalnow.com/relishnow/the_arts/jack-e-harry-a-winston-salem-native-keeps-em-laughing/article_5636a39a-53ab-5457-a57c-272c1e523d88.html |access-date=August 31, 2018 |work=Winston-Salem Journal |date=October 28, 2017 |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044524/https://www.journalnow.com/relishnow/the_arts/jack-e-harry-a-winston-salem-native-keeps-em-laughing/article_5636a39a-53ab-5457-a57c-272c1e523d88.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She began studying acting at the High School of the Performing Arts in midtown Manhattan in New York City.<ref name="Felder2017"/> Harry graduated from Long Island University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in education and worked as a teacher of American history at Brooklyn Technical High School for two years before beginning a career on the New York stage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography |url=https://jackee-online.com/pages/about-us |publisher=Jackée Harry |access-date=August 31, 2018 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195610/https://jackee-online.com/pages/about-us |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mackay |first1=Kathleen |title=Jackee Harry's High-tack Style Enlivens '227' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/08/30/jackee-harrys-high-tack-style-enlivens-227/ |access-date=August 31, 2018 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=August 30, 1987 |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901080428/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-08-30/entertainment/8703050945_1_heels-cotton-club-low-key-humor |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Kappes2002">{{cite news |last1=Kappes |first1=Serena |title=Jackee from '227' plans TV comeback |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/20/people.watn.jackee.harry/ |access-date=August 31, 2018 |publisher=CNN |date=November 20, 2002 |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901080358/http://edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/20/people.watn.jackee.harry/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Career=== ====Theater==== In 1978, Harry made her Broadway debut in ''A Broadway Musical''.<ref name="Kappes2002"/> Throughout the 1980s she starred in numerous productions both on and off Broadway and in national touring productions. In 1994, Harry made her return to the theater by starring as Billie Holiday in the play ''Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill''. Following that stage production, she fulfilled the role of "madam who runs a bordello" in the Broadway musical ''The Boys from Syracuse''. In the mid 2000s, she appeared in stage productions of ''The Sunshine Boys'', ''Damn Yankees'', and ''A Christmas Carol''. She also toured nationally in JD Lawrence's ''The Clean Up Woman''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mayo|first1=Sandra M.|last2=Holt|first2=Elvin|title=Stages of Struggle and Celebration: A Production History of Black Theatre in Texas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tRYtCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA144|access-date=September 1, 2018|year=2016|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=978-1-4773-0820-2|page=144|archive-date=July 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716002202/https://books.google.com/books?id=tRYtCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA144|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Television==== [[File:Jackee88.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Harry attending the 40th Primetime Emmy Awards in August 1988]] Harry made her television acting debut in 1983 on ''Another World'' as Lily Mason, a role she continued until 1986.<ref name="Kappes2002"/> In 1984, she made her motion pictures debuts with bit parts in ''Moscow on the Hudson'' and ''The Cotton Club''. In 1985, Harry began a co-starring role as Sandra Clark on the NBC sitcom ''227''.<ref name="Kappes2002"/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Fearn-Banks|first1=Kathleen|last2=Burford-Johnson|first2=Anne|title=Historical Dictionary of African American Television|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wxa7BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA13|access-date=September 1, 2018|edition=2|year=2014|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-8108-7917-1|pages=12–13|archive-date=December 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215093218/https://books.google.com/books?id=wxa7BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA13|url-status=live}}</ref> Her mother, Flossie, celebrated her getting the role but died before the show started airing. During the series' run, Harry and Marla Gibbs began feuding privately over who was the series' lead. They have since reconciled and collaborated on a number of projects.<ref>{{cite web|website=We Love Soaps|last=Jacobs|first=Damon L.|url=http://www.welovesoaps.net/2011/02/harry2.html|title=Exclusive Interview: Jackee Harry's 'Ideal Husband'|date=February 26, 2011|access-date=July 16, 2014|archive-date=July 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724225915/http://www.welovesoaps.net/2011/02/harry2.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her performance on ''227'' inspired NBC producers to create a television pilot for her entitled ''Jackée''. Although the pilot episode was a success with audiences, the series did not last and the episode is now shown as an episode of ''227''.
After leaving ''227'' in 1989, Harry starred opposite Oprah Winfrey in ''The Women of Brewster Place'', an adaptation of Gloria Naylor's novel of the same name.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Sadlier |first1=Allison |title=Gloria Naylor dead: Women of Brewster Place author dies at 66 |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/10/03/gloria-naylor-dead-women-brewster-place-author-dies/ |access-date=August 31, 2018 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 3, 2016 |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044757/https://ew.com/article/2016/10/03/gloria-naylor-dead-women-brewster-place-author-dies/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1990, she headlined an NBC comedy pilot from Witt/Thomas titled ''We'll Take Manhattan''; it aired as a summer special that year, but did not make it to series. In late 1991, she joined the cast of ''The Royal Family'' after the star, Redd Foxx, unexpectedly died.<ref>{{cite book|last=Snauffer|first=Douglas|title=The Show Must Go On: How the Deaths of Lead Actors Have Affected Television Series|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DuMyBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA181|access-date=September 1, 2018|year=2008|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-3295-0|page=181|archive-date=April 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423033112/https://books.google.com/books?id=DuMyBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA181|url-status=live}}</ref> She starred opposite two-time ''227'' guest-star Della Reese, but the series faltered in the ratings and was not renewed for a second season. In 1992, she starred as the assistant coach in ''Ladybugs''.<ref name="Eakin2016">{{cite news |last1=Eakin |first1=Marah |title=Jackée Harry on 227, Ladybugs, and why she wants to be the next Maggie Smith |url=https://www.avclub.com/jackee-harry-on-227-ladybugs-and-why-she-wants-to-be-1798245163 |access-date=August 31, 2018 |work=The A.V. Club |date=February 26, 2016 |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044751/https://tv.avclub.com/jackee-harry-on-227-ladybugs-and-why-she-wants-to-be-1798245163 |url-status=live }}</ref> Harry served as a guest panelist on the 2000 revival of ''To Tell the Truth'' and appeared on the second season of VH1's ''Celebrity Fit Club 2'' in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Margaret |first1=Mary |title=Life After Celebrity Fit Club Keeping It Off |url=https://people.com/archive/life-after-celebrity-fit-club-keeping-it-off-vol-67-no-17/ |access-date=August 31, 2018 |work=People |date=April 30, 2007 |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901080439/https://people.com/archive/life-after-celebrity-fit-club-keeping-it-off-vol-67-no-17/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=For these stars, the weight is over |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/08/10/for-these-stars-the-weight-is-over/ |access-date=August 31, 2018 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=August 10, 2005 |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044726/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-08-10/news/0508100353_1_fat-actress-celebrity-fit-club-episodes |url-status=live }}</ref> From 1994 until 1999, Harry played Lisa Landry, the adoptive mother of Tia Mowry's character, on the sitcom ''Sister, Sister''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Tony |title=Sister, Sister the Meeting |url=https://variety.com/1994/tv/reviews/sister-sister-the-meeting-1200436082/ |access-date=August 31, 2018 |work=Variety |date=March 29, 1994 |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044450/https://variety.com/1994/tv/reviews/sister-sister-the-meeting-1200436082/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
She had a recurring role as Vanessa on the UPN/The CW series ''Everybody Hates Chris'' and had a recurring role on the BET Series ''Let's Stay Together''.<ref name="Eakin2016"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fitzharris |first1=Dustin |title=Jackee Harry On '227' And New BET Show |url=https://www.essence.com/news/jackee-harry-on-227-and-new-bet-show/ |access-date=August 31, 2018 |work=Essence |date=October 26, 2010 |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044456/https://www.essence.com/news/jackee-harry-on-227-and-new-bet-show/ |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2012 to 2015, she starred in Byron Allen's sitcom ''The First Family''. In 2013, she appeared in the pilot episode of the Disney sitcom ''Girl Meets World'', as well as the episodes "Girl Meets Crazy Hat" and "Girl Meets Demolition". That same year, she also joined Gibbs in the movie ''Forbidden Woman''. In 2014, she made a guest appearance on ''Instant Mom'' as her character Lisa Landry.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McDermott |first1=Tyler K. |title=Jackée Harry & Tia Mowry Reunite on 'Instant Mom' |url=https://www.jetmag.com/entertainment/jackee-harry-tia-mowry-reunite-instant-mom/ |access-date=August 31, 2018 |work=Jet |date=April 30, 2014 |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901050155/https://www.jetmag.com/entertainment/jackee-harry-tia-mowry-reunite-instant-mom/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She appeared in the ''2 Broke Girls'' episode "And the Sax Problem" in 2016, as Earl's (Garrett Morris) ex-girlfriend.
On December 8, 2020, during an appearance on ''Today'', Harry announced that she was set to join the cast of the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/video/jackee-harry-announces-new-role-on-days-of-our-lives-97334341662|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208162920/https://www.today.com/video/jackee-harry-announces-new-role-on-days-of-our-lives-97334341662|archive-date=December 8, 2020|title=Jackée Harry announces new role on 'Days of our Lives'|work=Today |publisher=NBC|date=December 8, 2020|access-date=December 8, 2020}}</ref> Harry was cast as Paulina Price.<ref name=EW02242021>{{cite magazine |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |title=Watch Jackée Harry's 'scandalous' debut as Paulina on Days of Our Lives |url=https://ew.com/tv/jackee-harry-days-of-our-lives-first-look |date=February 24, 2021 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Meredith Corporation |location=United States |access-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028212559/https://ew.com/tv/jackee-harry-days-of-our-lives-first-look/ |url-status=live }}</ref> When the series was renewed for two additional seasons in 2021, Harry was placed on contract with the series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |title='Days Of Our Lives' Gets 2-Year Renewal Through Season 58 On NBC |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/days-of-our-lives-renewed-two-years-nbc-season-57-58-1234754112/ |date=May 11, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |location=United States |access-date=May 13, 2021 |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511234349/https://deadline.com/2021/05/days-of-our-lives-renewed-two-years-nbc-season-57-58-1234754112/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 25, 2021, she appeared on ''Celebrity Family Feud''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jackée Plays "Celebrity Family Feud" July 25 |url=https://www.jackee-online.com/blogs/news/jackee-plays-celebrity-family-feud-july-25 |website=Jackeeonline.com |date=July 21, 2021 |publisher=Jackeé Harry |access-date=14 August 2021 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814045714/https://www.jackee-online.com/blogs/news/jackee-plays-celebrity-family-feud-july-25 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Harry guest starred in ''The Neighborhood'' season 7, playing Tina's stepmother, Loretta, in the episode "Welcome to the Wicked Stepmother," where Tina's father visits and she discovers he has age-related impairments.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}
==Personal life== Harry has one adopted child and was once married to arranger and conductor Jerry Jemmott.<ref>[https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/jackee-harry-41 The HistoryMakers, Jackee Harry, Tape: 4 Story: 3 - Jackee Harry remembers her marriage from Jerry Jemmott] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024183502/https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/jackee-harry-41 |date=October 24, 2020 }}.Retrieved January 23, 2020.</ref> In 1996, Harry married Elgin Charles Williams; they later divorced in 2003.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Jackée Harry Weds in Lavish Beverly Hills Ceremony |journal=Jet |date=December 23, 1986 |volume=91 |issue=6 |pages=56–63 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TzsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56 |access-date=August 31, 2018 |issn=0021-5996 |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125224413/https://books.google.com/books?id=TzsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56 |url-status=live }}</ref> During their marriage, Harry and Williams adopted a son, Frank, in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/jackee-harry-son-frank-motherhood-career_n_4855962.html|title=Jackée Harry Talks About Her Son Frank, Motherhood And Prioritizing Her Career|work=Huffington Post|date=February 26, 2014|access-date=February 26, 2015|archive-date=April 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419035141/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/jackee-harry-son-frank-motherhood-career_n_4855962.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- |rowspan="2"| 1984 | ''Moscow on the Hudson'' | Woman | |- | ''The Cotton Club'' | Susan | |- | 1986 | ''Alvin Goes Back to School'' | Gina Lipman | TV movie |- | 1987 | ''Alf Loves a Mystery'' | Countess | TV movie |- | 1988 | ''Crash Course'' | Edna Savage | TV movie |- | 1989 | ''Double Your Pleasure'' | Linda/Sharlene Cavanaugh | TV movie |- | 1990 | ''We'll Take Manhattan'' | Yvonne Johnson | TV movie |- | 1992 | ''Ladybugs'' | Julie Benson | |- | 1993 | ''Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun'' | Charmayne Harry | Video |- | 1997 | ''Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special'' | Little Bo Peep (voice) | TV movie |- | 2003 | ''The Nick at Nite Holiday Special'' | Jackée, The Baker | TV movie |- | 2004 | ''You Got Served'' | Elizabeth "Mama' Smith | |- | 2006 | ''All You've Got'' | Pauline | TV movie |- | 2007 | ''The Last Day of Summer'' | Lola the Lobster | TV movie |- |rowspan="2"| 2009 | ''Man of Her Dreams'' | Louise Smith | |- | ''G.E.D.'' | Mama Jones | |- |rowspan="3"| 2010 | ''Christmas Cupid'' | Vivian | TV movie |- | ''The Clean Up Woman'' | Jasmine | |- | ''Knight to D7'' | Nurse Hamilton | Short |- |rowspan="3"| 2011 | ''The Ideal Husband'' | Vivian Peterson | TV movie |- | ''Nurse Jackée'' | Nurse Jackée | Short |- | ''Shadow Hills'' | Sonya | TV movie |- |rowspan="4"| 2012 | ''Switchin' the Script'' | Mrs. Shepard | |- | ''The Coalition'' | Grandmother Bea Hathaway | Video |- | ''JD Lawrence's the Clean Up Woman'' | Jasmine | TV movie |- | ''Brother White'' | Veena | TV movie |- |rowspan="3"| 2013 | ''The Sins of Deacon Whyles'' | Mama Whyles | |- | ''The Love Letter'' | Josephine | TV movie |- | ''Forbidden Woman'' | Sheila | |- |rowspan="2"| 2014 | ''Knock 'Em Dead'' | Savannah Johnz | |- | ''The Dirty 30'' | Linda | |- | 2015 | ''The Man in 3B'' | Miss Gina Bertha | |- |rowspan="5"| 2016 | ''Ladies Book Club'' | Mrs. Roxanne Charles | TV movie |- | ''Just Love'' | Vernette | TV movie |- | ''Broadcasting Christmas'' | Veronika Daniels | TV movie |- | ''A Husband for Christmas'' | Erin | TV movie |- | ''Hail Mary'' | Nurse Wanda | TV movie |- |rowspan="2"| 2017 | ''Cupid's Proxy'' | Olive | |- | ''Wrapped Up In Christmas'' | Arlene Simons | TV movie |- |rowspan="3"| 2018 | ''It's a Date'' | Allison Cole | |- | ''When It Comes Around'' | Amina | |- | ''My Christmas Inn'' | Susan Taylor | TV movie |- |rowspan="5"| 2019 | ''Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta'' | Mrs. Bennet | TV movie |- | ''The Wrong Tutor'' | Principal Callahan | TV movie |- | ''Carole's Christmas'' | Iris | TV movie |- | ''A Family Reunion Christmas'' | Aunt Dot | TV movie |- | ''Christmas on My Mind'' | Dr. Caroline Albright | TV movie |- |rowspan="4"| 2020 | ''Love in Store'' | Sharon St. Clair | TV movie |- | ''The Wrong Wedding Planner'' | Ms. Johnson | TV movie |- | ''The Perfect Mate'' | Mrs. Adams | |- | ''A Christmas for Mary'' | Deborah | TV movie |- |rowspan="4"| 2021 | ''Deceived by My Mother-In-Law'' | Denise | TV movie |- | ''Mommy's Deadly Con Artist'' | Denise | TV movie |- | ''The Wrong Cheer Captain'' | Principal Simpson | TV movie |- | ''Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas'' | Paulina Price | |- | 2022 | ''Killer Design'' | Dr. Farber | TV movie |- |rowspan="4"| 2023 | ''A Snowy Day in Oakland'' | Mrs. Monroe | |- | ''Every Breath She Takes'' | Linda Moss | TV movie |- | ''If I Can't Have You'' | Detective Olsen | TV movie |- | ''So Fly Christmas'' | Harriet | TV movie |- |rowspan="5"| 2024 | ''Tall, Dark, and Dangerous'' | Detective Graham | TV movie |- | ''The Gutter'' | Mozell | |- | ''Million Dollar Lethal Listing'' | Meghan | TV movie |- | ''Make or Bake Christmas'' | Denise | TV movie |- | ''Too Many Christmases'' | Harriet | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Show ! Role ! Notes |- | 1983–1986 | ''Another World'' | Lily Mason | Regular Cast |- | 1985–1986 | ''Pyramid'' | Herself/Celebrity Contestant | Recurring Guest |- | 1985–1989 | ''227'' | Sandra Clark | Main Cast: Season 1–4, Recurring Cast: Season 5 |- | 1986 | ''Super Password'' | Herself/Celebrity Contestant | Recurring Guest |- | 1986–1987 | ''The New Hollywood Squares'' | Herself/Panelist | Recurring Guest |- |rowspan="4"| 1987 | ''Friday Night Videos'' | Herself | Episode: "May 1, 1987" |- | ''Win, Lose or Draw'' | Herself | Episode: "September 14, 1987" |- | ''The Wil Shriner Show'' | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.6" |- | ''Dolly'' | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.6" |- |rowspan="2"| 1988 | ''One to Grow On'' | Herself | Episode: "Self-Confidence" & "Telling Whoppers" |- | ''Amen'' | Roxanne Farley | Episode: "A Slight Case of Murder: Part 1 & 2" |- | 1988–1989 | ''American Black Achievement Awards'' | Herself/Host | Main Host |- |rowspan="2"| 1989 | ''The Women of Brewster Place'' | Etta Mae Johnson | Episode: "Episode #1.1" & "#1.2" |- | ''Amen'' | Florence Hawkins | Episode: "Don't Rain on My Shower" |- | 1990–1991 | ''An Evening at the Improv'' | Herself | Episode: "Episode #6.12" & "#7.22" |- | {{nowrap|1991–1992}} | ''The Royal Family'' | Ruth 'CoCo' Royal | Main Cast |- |rowspan="2"| 1992 | ''It's Showtime at the Apollo'' | Herself/Guest Host | Episode: "Episode #5.15" & "#5.16" |- | ''Designing Women'' | Vanessa Chamberlain | Episode: "Shades of Vanessa" |- |rowspan="2"| 1994 | ''Soul Train'' | Herself/Guest Host | Episode: "Lalah Hathaway/Melvin Riley/Immature" |- | ''Dave's World'' | Estelle | Episode: "Saved by Estelle" |- | 1994–1999 | ''Sister, Sister'' | Lisa Landry | Main Cast |- | 1995–1997 | {{nowrap|''Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child''}} | {{nowrap|Little Bo Peep/Giant's Wife (voice)}} | Episode: "Jack and the Beanstalk" & "Mother Goose" |- | 1998–2004 | ''Hollywood Squares'' | Herself/Panelist | Recurring Guest |- | 2000 | ''Twice in a Lifetime'' | Darcy Green/Louise Lutrelle | Episode: "Used Hearts" |- | 2003 | ''7th Heaven'' | Ms. Beane | Episode: "It's Not Always About You" |- |rowspan="3"| 2005 | ''Celebrity Fit Club'' | Herself | Main Cast: Season 2 |- | ''That's So Raven'' | Dava | Episode: "Goin' Hollywood" |- | ''One on One'' | Sherri St. Croix | Episode: "Waiting for Huffman" |- | 2006 | ''VH1: All Access'' | Herself | Episode: "Where Are They Now?: Celebrity Fit Club" |- | 2006–2009 | ''Everybody Hates Chris'' | Vanessa | Guest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2-4 |- | 2007 | ''The A-List'' | Herself | Episode: "Flirts" |- | 2008 | ''The Mighty B!'' | Nurse (voice) | Episode: "Bee Patients" |- | 2009 | ''Split Ends'' | Herself | Episode: "Shi Salon and Elgin Charles" |- |rowspan="2"| 2010 | ''RuPaul's Drag U'' | Herself/Faculty | Episode: "Plump and Circumstance" |- | ''Friends & Lovers'' | Omar's Mother | Episode: "Episode #1.3 & #1.4" |- |rowspan="3"| 2011 | ''Beverly Hills Fabulous'' | Herself | Recurring Cast |- | ''Life After'' | Herself | Recurring Guest |- | ''She's Still Not Our Sister'' | Connie | Main Cast |- | 2011–2012 | ''Tia & Tamera'' | Herself | Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 |- | 2011–2013 | ''Let's Stay Together'' | Delores Whitmore | Recurring Cast: Season 1-2, Guest: Season 3 |- |rowspan="3"| 2012 | ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'' | Herself/Celebrity Contestant | Episode: "Celebrity Week for Alzheimer's 4" |- | ''For Richer or Poorer'' | Mrs. Henderson | Episode: "Ex Files" & "The Switch" |- | ''Are We There Yet?'' | Jackée | Episode: "The Ghost Dog Episode" |- | 2012–2015 | ''The First Family'' | Pauletta Birdsong | Main Cast |- |rowspan="4"| 2013 | ''Celebrity Ghost Stories'' | Herself | {{nowrap|Episode: "Jackee Harry/Louie Anderson/Angie Stone/Richard Burgi"}} |- | ''Braxton Family Values'' | Herself | Episode: "A Diva's Dilemma" |- | ''American Dad!'' | Wanda (voice) | Episode: "For Black Eyes Only" |- | ''How to Live with Your Parents...'' | Jessoka | Episode: "How to Help the Needy" |- |rowspan="4"| 2014 | ''Glee'' | Herself | Episode: "City of Angels" |- | ''Instant Mom'' | Lisa Landry | Episode: "Not Your Mother's Day" |- | ''One Love'' | Nurse Beverly | Episode: "Tea-Ball" |- | ''Family Time'' | Gladys | Episode: "Hospitality" |- | 2014–2015 | ''Girl Meets World'' | Evelyn Rand | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |- |rowspan="7"| 2015 | ''Celebrity Wife Swap'' | Herself | Episode: "Jackee Harry/Traci Lords" |- | ''New Money'' | Herself | Episode: "Don't Go Jetskiing with 30 Pounds of Gold On" |- | ''Chopped'' | Herself/Contestant | Episode: "Sitcom Moms" |- | ''Celebrity Food Fight'' | Herself | Episode: "Merry Feastmas" |- | ''In the Cut'' | Nadine Weaver | Main Cast: Season 1 |- | ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' | Zizza (voice) | Episode: "The Buzz on Windblade" |- | ''Young & Hungry'' | JoJo | Episode: "Young & Christmas" |- | 2015–2016 | ''Guilty Pleasures'' | Herself | Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 |- | 2015–2017 | ''Baby Daddy'' | Judge Earlene Johnson | Guest Cast: Season 4-6 |- |rowspan="4"| 2016 | ''Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul'' | Herself | Episode: "Featuring the Cast of 227" |- | ''Botched'' | Herself | Episode: "Pinched Perfect" |- | ''Unsung Hollywood'' | Herself | Episode: "Tim Reid" |- | ''2 Broke Girls'' | Ruby | Episode: "And the Sax Problem" |- |rowspan="2"| 2017 | ''Battle of the Network Stars'' | Herself/Contestant | Episode: "TV Moms & Dads vs. TV Kids" |- | ''The Thundermans'' | Officer Bosco | Episode: "Orange Is the New Max" |- | 2017–2024 | ''Funny You Should Ask'' | Herself | Recurring Guest |- |rowspan="4"| 2018 | ''K.C. Undercover'' | Betty/Midge Turner | Episode: "The Gammy Files" |- | ''Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy'' | Hog Queen | Episode: "Hog Hunt" |- | ''Malibu Dan the Family Man'' | Mrs. Leopard | Episode: "Macaroni and Sneeze" |- | ''The Paynes'' | JoAnn Payne | Main Cast |- |rowspan="4"| 2019 | ''The Cool Kids'' | Lorraine | Episode: "Funeral Crashers" & "Vegas, Baby!" |- | ''Live in Front of a Studio Audience'' | Diane | Episode: “Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons” |- | ''A Black Lady Sketch Show'' | Sandra Clark | Episode: "3rd & Bonaparte Is Always in the Shade" |- | ''Family Reunion'' | Aunt Dot | Episode: “A Family Reunion Christmas”<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dawn |first1=Randee |title='Sister, Sister' reunion! Tia Mowry, Jackée Harry together in trailer for special |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/sister-sister-reunion-tia-mowry-jack-e-harry-together-trailer-t167031 |website=TODAY.com |access-date=December 10, 2019 |date=November 12, 2019 |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211170552/https://www.today.com/popculture/sister-sister-reunion-tia-mowry-jack-e-harry-together-trailer-t167031 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2020–2022 | ''For the Love of Jason'' | Patricia Grant | Recurring Cast |- |rowspan="4"| 2021 | ''Celebrity Family Feud'' | Herself/Celebrity Contestant | Episode: "Episode #8.6" |- | ''Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!'' | Aunt Elizabeth | Episode: "#ThrillaOnTheGrilla" |- | ''Pose'' | Jada | Episode: "Take Me To Church" |- | ''Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem'' | Paulina Price | Main Cast: Season 1 |- | 2021– | ''Days of Our Lives'' | Paulina Price | Regular Cast |- |rowspan="3"| 2022 | ''Soul of a Nation'' | Herself | Episode: "Screen Queens Rising" |- | ''Everything's Trash'' | Zora | Recurring Cast |- | ''Tuca & Bertie'' | Tuca's Mother (voice) | Episode: "The Mole" |- |rowspan="4"| 2023 | ''The $100,000 Pyramid'' | Herself/Celebrity Contestant | Episode: "Episode #7.8" |- | ''A Black Lady Sketch Show'' | Queen Gladys Knight | Episode: "My Love Language Is Words of Defamation" |- | ''Human Resources'' | Deb (voice) | Episode: "Paul Me By Your Name"' |- | ''As Luck Would Have It'' | Gabbi Luck | Main Cast |- |rowspan="7"| 2024 | ''TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture'' | Herself | Episode: "Oprah's Wagon Of Fat" |- | ''Tia Mowry: My Next Act'' | Herself | Episode: "TV Mama Knows Best" |- | ''Clone High'' | Jackée the Ripper (voice) | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |- | ''Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'' | Merle (voice) | 2 episodes |- | ''Zombies: The Re-Animated Series'' | Mothership (voice) | Episode: "Reality Check, Please!/Their Guy Sasquatch" |- | ''Everybody Still Hates Chris'' | Vanessa (voice) | Recurring Cast |- | ''The Neighborhood'' | Loretta | Episode: "Welcome to the Wicked Stepmother" |- | 2025–present | ''Iron Man and His Awesome Friends'' | Granny Williams | Recurring role<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=July 21, 2025 |title=John Stamos To Voice Howard Stark In Marvel's ''Iron Man And His Awesome Friends''; Guest Cast & Trailer Unveiled |url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/john-stamos-howard-stark-marvel-iron-man-series-cast-1236460190/ |access-date=July 21, 2025 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> |- | 2025 | ''A Man on the Inside'' | Joy Taylor | Guest Cast: Season 2 |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! Ref. |- | align="center"| 1987 | rowspan="2"| Primetime Emmy Awards | rowspan="2"| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | rowspan="3"| ''227'' | {{won}} | align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/jackee-harry |title=Jackée Harry |website=Emmys.com |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref> <br><ref name=Littleton>{{cite book|first1=Darryl J.|last1=Littleton|first2=Tuezdae |last2=Littleton|title=Comediennes: Laugh Be a Lady|url=https://archive.org/details/comedienneslaugh0000litt|url-access=registration|date=September 1, 2012|publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books|isbn=978-1-4803-2974-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/comedienneslaugh0000litt/page/72 72]}}</ref> |- | align="center"| 1988 | {{nom}} |- | align="center"| 1989 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | {{nom}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/jackee-harry |title=Jackée Harry – Golden Globes |website=HFPA |access-date=July 5, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|1989}}}}</ref> |- | align="center"| 2016 | Nollywood and African Film Critics Awards | Best Actress Independent Film | ''The Man in 3B'' | {{nom}} | align="center"| |- | align="center"| 1999 | rowspan="2"| NAACP Image Awards | rowspan="2"| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | rowspan="2"| ''Sister, Sister'' | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite news |title='Stella' earns three NAACP Awards |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23323659/northwest_herald/ |access-date=August 31, 2018 |work=Northwest Herald |agency=Associated Press |date=February 16, 1999 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044854/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23323659/northwest_herald/ |url-status=live}} {{free access}}</ref> |- | align="center"| 2000 | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite journal |title=31st NAACP Image Awards |journal=The Crisis |date=March–April 2000 |volume=107 |issue=2 |page=43 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G0MEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43 |access-date=August 31, 2018 |issn=0011-1422 |archive-date=July 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716002203/https://books.google.com/books?id=G0MEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | align="center"| 2021 | Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | ''Pose'' | {{nom}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/25th-annual-tv-awards-2020-21/ |title=25th Annual TV Awards (2020-21) |website=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.jackee-online.com/}} * {{IMDb name|0364068}} * {{IBDB name}} * {{iobdb name|1647}}
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