Shari Headley
Born: 1964-07-15 in Queens, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2021
- Coming 2 America as Lisa
2019
- On Becoming a God in Central Florida as Harmony
- Three's Complicated as Imani
2018
- Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween as Mrs. Carter
2016
- Star as Houston Connelly
2015
- I Really Hate My Ex as Wendy
2014
- The Congregation as Maple
2013
- Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots as D.A. Jennifer Sallison
- Act Like You Love Me as Tiana
2011
- Switched at Birth as Gwendolyn Berdick
2009
- Castle as Nicole Cameron
- Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 10 Things I Hate About You as Marcheline
2008
- Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club as Alexis
2004
- House as Dr. Arlene Marks
- Veronica Mars as Vanessa Hamilton
- Johnson Family Vacation as Jacqueline
2002
- Half & Half as Barbara
2001
- One on One as Pamela
1998
- Love Boat: The Next Wave as Barbara
1997
- 413 Hope St. as Juanita Barnes
1996
- The Preacher's Wife as Arlene Chattan
1995
- The Wayans Bros. as Dawn
1994
1993
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Vanessa St. John
1991
- Paris Is Burning as Self (uncredited)
1990
- Kojak: None So Blind as Trish
1989
- Quantum Leap as Violet Walters
- Gideon Oliver as Zina Oliver
- Kojak: Ariana as Trish Van Hogan
1988
- Coming to America as Lisa McDowell
1986
- Matlock as Model Carla Royce
1984
- Miami Vice as Cindy
- The Cosby Show as Mrs. Dubois