Anne-Marie Johnson (born July 18, 1960) is an American actress and impressionist.[2] She is perhaps best known for her roles as Nadine Hudson–Thomas in What's Happening Now!! (1985–1988), Althea Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night (1988–1993), or her recurring role as fashion designer Donna Cabonna on That's So Raven (2006) during its final season. Johnson is known as a cast member of the FOX sketch comedy television series In Living Color (1993–1994) during its final season, and has had recurring or regular roles in Melrose Place, JAG, Girlfriends and The InBetween.
Anne-Marie Johnson | |
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Johnson in 2006 | |
| Born | July 18, 1960 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | UCLA |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse |
Martin Grey (m. 1996) |
Biography
editEarly life and education
editAnne-Marie Johnson was born in Los Angeles, California. For high school, she attended John Marshall High School, graduating in 1978.[3] Johnson graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in Acting and Theater.[4]
Career
editJohnson's first US television appearance was as a contestant on the game show Card Sharks, which originally aired on June 5, 1979, and her name was listed as Anne Johnson. She appeared on the game show Child's Play under her full name as well as a pilot episode for the game show Body Language as Anne Marie Johnson, where she described herself as a "struggling actress".[5] Johnson began her career appearing in episodes of the Australian dramas Homicide and Matlock Police in the 1970s. In 1984, she played the role of Aileen Lewis on the short-lived NBC comedy series Double Trouble, and at the same time had a recurring role on the NBC police drama Hill Street Blues.
She played Raj's wife Nadine Hudson Thomas in the syndicated sitcom What's Happening Now!! from 1985 to 1988.[6] In 1988, Johnson began starring as Althea Tibbs in the NBC/CBS police drama series In the Heat of the Night, playing the role through 1993.[6] While appearing on In the Heat of the Night, Johnson recorded the song "Little Drummer Boy" for the 1991 cast Christmas CD Christmas Time's A Comin'. Providing vocals behind her were the country gospel group The Marksmen Quartet. The song was produced by co-stars Randall Franks and Alan Autry. She also appeared in a number of films, including Hollywood Shuffle (1987), I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), Robot Jox (1989), which featured her only career nude scene, The Five Heartbeats (1991), True Identity (1991), and Strictly Business (1991).[6] On television, she played a leading role in the 1989 film Dream Date and starred as Carrie Jones/Carolyn Dimes in the 1990 miniseries Lucky Chances.
After leaving In the Heat of the Night, Johnson joined the cast of the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color in its last season (1993–1994). She portrayed Alycia Barnett in the Fox prime-time soap opera Melrose Place from 1995 to 1996. From 1997 to 2002, she had a recurring role on the CBS series JAG as Representative Bobbi Latham. She also has made guest appearances on other TV series, including That's So Raven; Living Single; Murder, She Wrote; Leverage; Ally McBeal; Girlfriends; The Parkers; Dharma & Greg; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; NCIS; Tyler Perry's House of Payne and Grey's Anatomy.
In 2019, she had a regular role in the short-lived NBC drama The InBetween[7] and in 2020 had a recurring role in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama Cherish the Day and ABC legal thriller How to Get Away with Murder.[8][9]
Other activities
editJohnson was elected first national vice president of the Screen Actors Guild in 2008.[10] She ran for president of the actors' union in 2009 on the Membership First ticket, but she lost to eventual winner Ken Howard.[11]
Personal life
editJohnson has been married once and has no children. Since January 1, 1996, she has been married to Martin Grey.[citation needed]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Hollywood Shuffle | Lydia / Willie Mae / Hooker #5 | |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Cherry | |
| 1989 | Robot Jox | Athena | |
| 1991 | The Five Heartbeats | Sydney Todd | |
| 1991 | True Identity | Kristi | |
| 1991 | Strictly Business | Diedre | |
| 1998 | Down in the Delta | Monica Sinclair | |
| 2001 | Pursuit of Happiness | Devin Quinn | |
| 2001 | Apartment 12 | Yvette | |
| 2010 | Suicide Dolls | Maria | |
| 2011 | About Fifty | Erin | |
| 2012 | Freeloaders | Lydia | |
| 2014 | Knock 'em Dead | Alex Hart | |
| 2015 | Double Daddy | Ms. Wolk | |
| 2015 | Sister Code | Mama Layne | |
| 2019 | Adopt a Highway | Tracy Westmore |
Television
edit| 1984 | High School U.S.A. | Beth Franklin | Unsold pilot |
| 1984 | Diff'rent Strokes | Denise | Episode: "Undercover Lover" |
| 1984–1985 | Double Trouble | Aileen Lewis | 3 episodes |
| 1984–1985 | Hill Street Blues | Lynn Williams | 4 episodes |
| 1985–1988 | What's Happening Now!! | Nadine Hudson Thomas | Main role (66 episodes) |
| 1986 | Hunter | Isabel Teret / Nella Watkins | Episode: "Saturday Night Special" |
| 1988–1993 | In the Heat of the Night | Althea Tibbs | Main role (109 episodes) |
| 1989 | Dream Date | Donna | Television film |
| 1990 | Lucky Chances | Carrie Jones / Carolyn Dimes | Miniseries |
| 1990 | Singer & Sons | Felicity Patterson | Episode: "Once Bitten" |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Barbara Kirsch | Episode: "The Guest Host" |
| 1993–1994 | In Living Color | Various characters | Main role (24 episodes) |
| 1994 | Living Single | Sheila Kelly | Episode: "What's Next?" |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 | Mariah Cirrus | Episode: "The Long Dark" |
| 1995 | Sirens | Christine | Episode: "Color Blind" |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Priscilla Dauphin | Episode: "Big Easy Murder" |
| 1995–1996 | Melrose Place | Alycia Barnett | 14 episodes |
| 1996–1997 | Spider-Man | Angela / Mousie | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 1997 | Asteroid | Karen Dodd | Television film |
| 1997 | Smart Guy | Ms. Williams | Pilot |
| 1997–2002 | JAG | Rep. Bobbi Latham | 18 episodes |
| 1998 | Any Day Now | Aisha Bullock | Episode: "Making Music with the Wrong Man" |
| 1998 | The Pretender | Lt. Alison Fawkes | Episode: "Once in a Blue Moon" |
| 1999 | Chicago Hope | Mrs. Jamison | Episode: "Vanishing Acts" |
| 1999 | It's Like, You Know... | Cabil | Episode: "Two Days in the Valley" |
| 1999 | Ally McBeal | District Attorney Foster | Episode: "Love's Illusions" |
| 1999 | Hope Island | Dr. Karen Dunbar | Episode: "You Can't Look at the Sea Without Wishing for Wings" |
| 2000 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Verena | Voice, episode: "The Frog Princess" |
| 2000 | Chicken Soup for the Soul | Elaine | Episode: "A Pearl of Great Value" |
| 2000 | For Your Love | Dr. Brown | Episode: "The Shrink Gets Shrunk" |
| 2000 | The X-Files | Vicky Wells | Episode: "Redrum" |
| 2001 | Strong Medicine | Nurse Doreen Collins | Episode: "Gray Matter" |
| 2001 | The Parkers | Lady Egyptian | Episode: "Nobody's Fool" |
| 2001 | The District | Renee Sawyer | Episode: "Rage Against the Machine" |
| 2002 | Dharma & Greg | Laura | Episode: "The Mamas and the Papas: Part 1" |
| 2002 | Through the Fire | Anne-Marie | Television film |
| 2003 | The System | Ms. Kimberly Trotter | 9 episodes |
| 2003 | The District | Rita Douglas | Episode: "Criminally Insane" |
| 2003 | What I Like About You | Olivia | Episode: "Loose Lips" |
| 2003 | The Division | Martha | Episode: "Castaways" |
| 2004 | Rock Me, Baby | Ms. Watson | Episode: "I Love You, You Don't Love Me" |
| 2003–2004 | Girlfriends | Sharon Upton Farley | 7 episodes |
| 2006 | That's So Raven | Donna Cabonna | 7 episodes |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | ADA Jasmine Davis | Episode: "Leaving Las Vegas" |
| 2007 | Bones | Dr. Jasper | Episode: "Death in the Saddle" |
| 2007 | NCIS | Marine Col. Stacey Radcliffe | Episode: "Requiem" |
| 2007–2010 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne | Liz Shelton | 4 episodes |
| 2008 | Boston Legal | Vivian Stewart | Episode: "Juiced" |
| 2009 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Baby Shop Person | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Uncorked | Debra Miller | Television film |
| 2010 | I'm in the Band | Janet King | Episode: "Slap Goes the Weasel" |
| 2011 | Fairly Legal | Jennifer | Episode: "The Two Richards" |
| 2011 | Leverage | Darlene Wickett | Episode: "The Grave Danger Job" |
| 2012-2016 | Days of Our Lives | Dr. Patel | 8 episodes |
| 2014 | Murder in the First | Emily English | Pilot |
| 2014 | Chasing Life | Arianna | Episode: "Blood Cancer Sex Carrots" |
| 2014 | See Dad Run | Principal Harris | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Pretty Little Liars | Claire Handleman | Episode: "Bloody Hell" |
| 2016 | Childrens Hospital | Dr. Parker | Episode: "The Grid" (Parts 1 & 2) |
| 2016 | Grey's Anatomy | Judge | Episode: "Mama Tried" |
| 2016 | Castle | Mrs. Kramer | Episode: "Hell to Pay" |
| 2016 | Major Crimes | Jane Wolfe | Episode: "Present Tense" |
| 2016 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Doctor Adams | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Burkhart | Web series |
| 2017 | Wisdom of the Crowd | Patty King | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Imposters | Gail, therapist | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | For the People | Senator Knox | Recurring |
| 2018 | Reverie | Mrs. Trent | 1 episode |
| 2018 | I Was A Teenage Pillow Queen | Suzanne | Television film |
| 2019 | The InBetween | Lt. Swanstrom | Main cast |
| 2019 | Dear Santa, I Need a Date | Mrs. Vaughn | Television film |
| 2020 | Cherish The Day | Dana Fisher | 3 episodes[12] |
| 2020 | How to Get Away with Murder | Kendra Strauss | 2 episodes[13] |
| 2022 | So Help Me Todd | Felicity | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Raven's Home | Donna Cabonna | Episode: "Raven and the Fashion Factory" |
References
edit- ^ "Anne Marie-Johnson & Husband Martin Grey".
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2013). "Anne-Marie Johnson". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013.
- ^ '1978 John Marshall High School (Los Angeles, California) Yearbook
- ^ McCann, Bob (2010). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-7864-3790-0.
- ^ "Body Language". The Game Show Pilot Light.
- ^ a b c "Anne-Marie Johnson's Biography". The HistoryMakers.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 17, 2018). "'In Between Lives' Casts Anne-Marie Johnson; Raffi Barsoumian Cracks 'The Code'".
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (December 3, 2019). "Ava DuVernay's OWN Drama 'Cherish The Day' Rounds Out Cast, Adds Directors Blitz Bazawule, Aurora Guerrero And Deborah Kampmeier".
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (March 26, 2020). "'How To Get Away With Murder': Anne-Marie Johnson To Recur, Cicely Tyson Returning For Final Season".
- ^ "Screen Actors Guild Announces National Vice Presidents". www.sagaftra.org. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ken Howard Elected". SAG.org. September 24, 2009.
- ^ "Anne-Marie Johnson Talks New Series "Cherish The Day"". www.audacy.com. February 24, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ West, Amy (March 28, 2020). "How To Get Away With Murder star to return for final season". Digital Spy. Retrieved November 9, 2021.