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Shari Headley
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Shari Headley (born July 15, 1964) is an American actress. Headley made her acting debut on The Cosby Show in 1985. Since then her career has mostly focused on television acting;…
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Shari Headley (born July 15, 1964) is an American actress. Headley made her acting debut on The Cosby Show in 1985. Since then her career has mostly focused on television acting; she is perhaps best known for portraying police officer Mimi Reed Frye Williams on the popular soap opera All My Children from May 1991 to April 1994, briefly returned in February 1995 and again from June 2005 until her final appearance on October 14, 2005. She has also acted occasionally on the big-screen, and is well-known in this capacity for her role of Lisa McDowell, Eddie Murphy's love interest in the comedy Coming to America. Headley co-starred in an episode of Miami Vice in 1984 & on Andy Griffith's Matlock series in 1990 playing a model. The episode entitled, The Cover Girl, aired on November 20, 1990. In 1997, she had a leading role in the short-lived FOX ensemble drama 413 Hope St. Headley also made a cameo appearance in Will Smith's "Wild Wild West" music video and also starred in Blackstreet's video "Before I Let You Go". In 2004, her role was of Mack Johnson's (portrayed by Steve Harvey) wife, Jacqueline in Johnson Family Vacation Headley also portrayed Felicia Boudreau on Guiding Light from November 2001 until May 2002. Headley was married to rapper/actor Christopher "Play" Martin from May 1993 and got divorced in June 1995. In April 1994, Headley gave birth to a son, Skyler Martin. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
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2021
Coming 2 America
Movie Lisa
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2019
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
TV show Harmony
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2019
Three's Complicated
Movie Imani
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2018
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Movie Mrs. Carter
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2016
Star
TV show Houston Connelly
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2015
I Really Hate My Ex
Movie Wendy
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2014
The Congregation
Movie Maple
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2013
Act Like You Love Me
Movie Tiana
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2013
Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
TV show D.A. Jennifer Sallison
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2011
Switched at Birth
TV show
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2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV show Self
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2009
10 Things I Hate About You
TV show Marcheline
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2009
Castle
TV show Nicole Cameron
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2008
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
Movie Alexis
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2004
House
TV show Dr. Arlene Marks
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2004
Veronica Mars
TV show Vanessa Hamilton
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2004
Johnson Family Vacation
Movie Jacqueline
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2002
Half & Half
TV show Barbara
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2001
One on One
TV show Pamela
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1998
Love Boat: The Next Wave
TV show Barbara
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1997
413 Hope St.
TV show Juanita Barnes
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1996
The Preacher's Wife
Movie Arlene Chattan
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1995
The Wayans Bros.
TV show Dawn
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1994
New York Undercover
TV show
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1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV show Vanessa St. John
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1991
Paris Is Burning
Movie Self (uncredited)
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1990
Kojak: None So Blind
Movie Trish
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1989
Kojak: Ariana
Movie Trish Van Hogan
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1989
Quantum Leap
TV show Violet Walters
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1989
Gideon Oliver
TV show Zina Oliver
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1988
Coming to America
Movie Lisa McDowell
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1986
Matlock
TV show Model Carla Royce
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1984
The Cosby Show
TV show Mrs. Dubois
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1984
Miami Vice
TV show Cindy
