Acting credits
34
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Shari Headley
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 13Series: 21
TMDB ID: 155783
IMDb ID: nm0372191
Known for: Acting
Born: July 15, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: Queens, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2021
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 7.23
Wikidata: Q3174736
Also known as
شری هدلی
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
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Shari Headley.
6.3
Coming 2 America
as Lisa
2021 Movie
7.7
Three's Complicated
as Imani
2019 Movie
6.1
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
as Mrs. Carter
2018 Movie
8.5
I Really Hate My Ex
as Wendy
2015 Movie
The Congregation
as Maple
2014 Movie
5.4
Act Like You Love Me
as Tiana
2013 Movie
5.3
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
as Alexis
2008 Movie
5.5
Johnson Family Vacation
as Jacqueline
2004 Movie
5.8
The Preacher's Wife
as Arlene Chattan
1996 Movie
8.0
Paris Is Burning
as Self (uncredited)
1991 Movie
6.0
Kojak: None So Blind
as Trish
1990 Movie
6.0
Kojak: Ariana
as Trish Van Hogan
1989 Movie
6.9
Coming to America
as Lisa McDowell
1988 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Shari Headley.
6.5
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
as Harmony • 4 eps
2019 Series
8.0
Star
as Houston Connelly • 2 eps
2016 Series
7.5
Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
as D.A. Jennifer Sallison • 198 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Switched at Birth
1 eps
2011 Series
7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.8
10 Things I Hate About You
as Marcheline • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.0
Castle
as Nicole Cameron • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.6
House
as Dr. Arlene Marks • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.8
Veronica Mars
as Vanessa Hamilton • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.2
Half & Half
as Barbara • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.0
One on One
as Pamela • 1 eps
2001 Series
5.0
Love Boat: The Next Wave
as Barbara • 1 eps
1998 Series
413 Hope St.
as Juanita Barnes • 10 eps
1997 Series
7.2
The Wayans Bros.
as Dawn • 2 eps
1995 Series
7.1
New York Undercover
1 eps
1994 Series
6.9
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Vanessa St. John • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.0
Quantum Leap
as Violet Walters • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.5
Gideon Oliver
as Zina Oliver • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.1
Matlock
as Model Carla Royce • 2 eps
1986 Series
7.0
The Cosby Show
as Mrs. Dubois • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.5
Miami Vice
as Cindy • 1 eps
1984 Series