Tisha Campbell (born October 13, 1968) plays the role of Gina Waters-Payne in the FOX comedy sitcom Martin.
Life/Career[]
Born in Oklahoma City, OK, and raised in New Jersey, Tisha made her screen debut appearing in the 1986 rock musical comedy film Little Shop of Horrors, and later went to star on the short-lived NBC-TV musical comedy drama series Rags to Riches (1987–1988).
Campbell has appeared in films including School Daze (1988), Rooftops (1989), Another 48 Hrs. (1990), Boomerang (1992), and Sprung (1997). She received Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female nomination for her performance in the 1990 comedy film House Party, and later starred in its two sequels; House Party 2 (1991), and House Party 3 (1994).
On television, Campbell starred as Gina Waters-Payne in the Fox comedy series Martin from 1992 to 1997, Patrice Murphy on the WB comedy The Jamie Foxx Show (1996-2000) and as Janet "Jay" Marie Johnson-Kyle in the ABC comedy series My Wife and Kids (2001–2005) opposite Damon Wayans, Sr., for which she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. Campbell was later given her own television sitcom Tisha, which she starred, airing for five highly rated seasons from 1995 to 1999 on The WB Television Network. She later had regular roles on Rita Rocks (Lifetime, 2008–2009), The Protector (Lifetime, 2011), and Dr. Ken starring comedian/actor ken Jeong (ABC, 2015–2017)[1]
references[]
- ↑ Dr. Ken Series Premiere Date Announced. ABC Go. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015. Retrieved on September 8, 2015.
External links[]
- Tisha Campbell article at Wikipedia
