Shari Headley (born July 15, 1964) is an American actress and former
model. Headley is best known for her role as Lisa McDowell in the 1988
box-office hit romantic comedy film, Coming to America. Headley also
has appeared in films The Preacher's Wife (1996) and Johnson Family
Vacation (2004).On television, Headley starred as Det. Mimi Reed in
the ABC daytime soap opera, All My Children on a regular basis from
1991 to 1994. As lead actress, she starred in the Fox short-lived
drama series, 413 Hope St. (1997-1998), for which she received NAACP
Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series nomination. From
2014 to 2016 Headley starred as villainous Jennifer Sallison in the
Oprah Winfrey Network primetime soap opera, The Haves and the Have
Nots.Born in Queens, New York, Headley is the youngest of four
children. She is of part-Afro-Trinidadian descent. Headley began her
career as a model, appearing in magazines such as Glamour and
Mademoiselle.Headley made her acting debut appearing in an episode of
NBC sitcom The Cosby Show in 1985. Headley later has appeared on Miami
Vice, Quantum Leap, and Matlock. In 1988, she was cast in a leading
role opposite Eddie Murphy in the romantic comedy film, Coming to
America. The film was a box-office success grossing a worldwide total
of $288,752,301. The following year, Headley had starring role
alongside Louis Gossett, Jr. in the short-lived ABC drama series,
Gideon Oliver. Later that year, she co-starred in the Kojak television
film series. In 1991, Headley joined the cast of ABC daytime soap
opera, All My Children playing police officer Mimi Reed. At the 25th
NAACP Image Awards, she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding
Actress in a Daytime Drama Series nomination, but lost to Victoria
Rowell. She was regular on All My Children from 1991 to 1994, and
returned to the series in 1995 and 2005. After leaving the soap, she
guest-starred on New York Undercover, Walker, Texas Ranger, and Cosby.
In 1996, she had supporting role in the comedy-drama film The
Preacher's Wife directed by Penny Marshall. In 1997, Headley has
landed a leading role in the short-lived FOX drama series, 413 Hope
St. alongside Richard Roundtree. The series was cancelled after only
ten episodes, but Headley received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding
Actress in a Drama Series nomination for her performance.
model. Headley is best known for her role as Lisa McDowell in the 1988
box-office hit romantic comedy film, Coming to America. Headley also
has appeared in films The Preacher's Wife (1996) and Johnson Family
Vacation (2004).On television, Headley starred as Det. Mimi Reed in
the ABC daytime soap opera, All My Children on a regular basis from
1991 to 1994. As lead actress, she starred in the Fox short-lived
drama series, 413 Hope St. (1997-1998), for which she received NAACP
Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series nomination. From
2014 to 2016 Headley starred as villainous Jennifer Sallison in the
Oprah Winfrey Network primetime soap opera, The Haves and the Have
Nots.Born in Queens, New York, Headley is the youngest of four
children. She is of part-Afro-Trinidadian descent. Headley began her
career as a model, appearing in magazines such as Glamour and
Mademoiselle.Headley made her acting debut appearing in an episode of
NBC sitcom The Cosby Show in 1985. Headley later has appeared on Miami
Vice, Quantum Leap, and Matlock. In 1988, she was cast in a leading
role opposite Eddie Murphy in the romantic comedy film, Coming to
America. The film was a box-office success grossing a worldwide total
of $288,752,301. The following year, Headley had starring role
alongside Louis Gossett, Jr. in the short-lived ABC drama series,
Gideon Oliver. Later that year, she co-starred in the Kojak television
film series. In 1991, Headley joined the cast of ABC daytime soap
opera, All My Children playing police officer Mimi Reed. At the 25th
NAACP Image Awards, she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding
Actress in a Daytime Drama Series nomination, but lost to Victoria
Rowell. She was regular on All My Children from 1991 to 1994, and
returned to the series in 1995 and 2005. After leaving the soap, she
guest-starred on New York Undercover, Walker, Texas Ranger, and Cosby.
In 1996, she had supporting role in the comedy-drama film The
Preacher's Wife directed by Penny Marshall. In 1997, Headley has
landed a leading role in the short-lived FOX drama series, 413 Hope
St. alongside Richard Roundtree. The series was cancelled after only
ten episodes, but Headley received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding
Actress in a Drama Series nomination for her performance.
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