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Tisha Michelle Campbell (born October 13, 1968) is an American actress. She made her screen debut appearing in the 1986 rock musical comedy film Little Shop of Horrors, and later starred on the short-lived NBC musical comedy drama Rags to Riches (1987–1988).

Tisha Campbell
Campbell in November 2018
Born	Tisha Michelle Campbell[1] (1968-10-13) October 13, 1968 (age 54) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Other names	Tisha Campbell-Martin
Occupation	Actress singer
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Duane Martin ​ ​ (m. 1996; div. 2020)​
Children	2
Musical career
Origin	Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	R&B hip hop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Capitol EMI
Musical artist

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, and as Janet "Jay" Marie Johnson-Kyle in the ABC comedy series My Wife and Kids (2001–2005), for which she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. She later had regular roles on Rita Rocks (Lifetime, 2008–2009), The Protector (Lifetime, 2011), and Dr. Ken (ABC, 2015–2017).

Early life

Campbell was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and raised in Newark, New Jersey, where she attended Newark Arts High School and also East Orange, New Jersey, where she attended Washington Academy of Music.[2] Her mother, Mona (née Raye) Shockley (now known as Mona Washington), was a nurse, talent manager, gospel singer, and vocal coach. Her father, Clifton Campbell, was a factory worker and singer, and as a chess master, works with underprivileged children.[3] Her parents encouraged her love for music.

Campbell has an older brother, three younger brothers, and a younger sister.^{[citation needed]}

During a 2014 appearance on the daytime talk show The Daily Helpline, Campbell said that she was raped at age three by a male family friend who was baby-sitting her at the time.[4]

Career

Acting

Campbell's first television appearance was at the age of six, in an episode in 1974 of the PBS show The Big Blue Marble. As a child, she won many talent shows, going on to appear in such children's programs as Kids Are People Too, Unicorn Tales (played lead Daisy Bunsen in episode, The Magnificent Major), and Captain Kangaroo. At age 17, she performed in the musical feature film, Little Shop of Horrors as Chiffon, one of The Supremes-like girl group Greek Chorus, along with future Martin co-star & best friend, Tichina Arnold.

After graduating from the Arts High School in Newark, she moved to Hollywood, where she became a star on the short lived NBC musical comedy-drama series, Rags to Riches (1987–88). She later starred in the musical comedy drama film School Daze, directed by Spike Lee, as Jane Toussaint.

In 1989, Campbell costarred in the crime film Rooftops, and the following year starred alongside Eddie Murphy in the action comedy Another 48 Hrs.. She later appeared in an supporting role in the 1992 romantic comedy Boomerang, also starring Murphy. Her most notable film credit is 1990 comedy House Party for which she received Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female nomination. She later co starred in its two sequels; House Party 2 (1991), and House Party 3 (1994). In 1997, she received her star billed role in the Trimark Pictures' comedy film Sprung.[5] She later had the leading role in the independent drama film The Last Place on Earth (2002),[6] and appeared in Kevin Smith's sex comedy film Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) playing the acerbic wife of Craig Robinson's character.

In 1992, Campbell was cast as Regina "Gina" Waters-Payne in the Fox comedy series Martin. She left the show in April 1997, after settling the lawsuit against Martin Lawrence of sexual harassment.[7] The following year, she starred opposite Diahann Carroll in the Hallmark Hall of Fame film The Sweetest Gift (1998). Campbell returned to television in 2001, starring opposite Damon Wayans in the ABC comedy series My Wife and Kids. The series ran for five seasons, until 2005. In 2003, she won NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for her role.

After My Wife and Kids, Campbell was a regular in the Lifetime comedy series Rita Rocks (2008–09). In 2011, she starred opposite Ally Walker in the Lifetime police drama The Protector. The series was canceled after a single season. In September 2015, she was cast in the ABC sitcom Dr. Ken, starring Ken Jeong.[8] The series was cancelled after two seasons in 2017. In the beginning of 2018, she played Olympic gymnast Simone Biles' mother in the Lifetime movie The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar.[9][10] Later in 2018, Campbell starred on the ABC drama pilot The Holmes Sisters about the lives of five African-American sisters, all officers in the NYPD. It was produced by Regina King and Robin Roberts.[11]

Music

In 1992, Campbell released her debut album, Tisha, which was a moderate success, selling 40,000 copies. Two singles received minor airplay on the R&B stations: "Push", which was co written and produced by Campbell's' friend, Vanilla Ice, and "Love Me Down".[12] Campbell contributed vocals for the soundtrack of the 1997 film, Sprung, in which she starred, singing a cover version of "Don't Ask My Neighbor" with her Martin costar Tichina Arnold.

She appeared in several music videos in the 1990s and 2000s, including two for Will Smith ("Will 2K" and "Wild Wild West") and one for Toni Braxton ("You're Makin' Me High"). In 2012, Campbell starred in Mindless Behavior's music video for "Hello".

On September 21, 2015, she released the single, "Steel Here".[13] On February 24, 2016, Campbell released the single, "Lazy Bitch", as well as an accompanying video, where she featured her friend, Tasha Smith.[14] On February 2, 2018, Campbell released the single, "I Don't Wanna Be Alone Tonight".[15][16] On October 6, 2019, Campbell released the single, "22 Summers," with an accompanying video.[17]

Philanthropy

In 2011, Campbell co-founded Colored My Mind, a non-profit foundation dedicated to raising awareness of childhood autism in communities of color.[18] She was inspired to start the organization by her son Xen, who was diagnosed with autism when he was 18 months old.[19]

Personal life

On August 17, 1996, Campbell married actor Duane Martin.[20] The couple have two sons, Xen Martin (born August 8, 2001) and Ezekiel Czar Martin (born September 8, 2009). In February 2018, Campbell filed for divorce after 21 years of marriage.[21] They finalized their divorce in December 2020.[22]

In November 1996, Campbell left the Fox series Martin during its final season, citing "intolerable" working conditions. In January 1997, Campbell filed a lawsuit against co-star Martin Lawrence on the counts of sexual harassment and abuse both on and off set.[23] By April 1997, Campbell had settled the lawsuit, and returned to appear in the last two episodes of the series.[24]

Campbell and Lawrence have both said that they have reconciled.[25] In an Instagram post on January 17, 2020, Lawrence wrote, "Regardless of the past or any misrepresentation of it In the press, I have nothin' but love for Tisha then and now. We are good and always will be! #teammartymar #yougogirl." Campbell responded in the post's comment section, "YOU GO BOY My fam fo life!"[26]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	The Magnificent Major	Daisy Bunsen	Short
1986	Little Shop of Horrors	Chiffon
1988	School Daze	Jane Toussaint
1989	Rooftops	Amber
1990	House Party	Sidney
	Another 48 Hrs.	Amy Smith
1991	House Party 2	Sidney
1992	Boomerang	Yvonne
1994	House Party 3	Sidney
1996	Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco	Sledge (voice)
	Snitch	Steimer
1997	Sprung	Brandy
2001	Down to Earth	Woman in audience
2002	The Last Place on Earth	Ann Field
2008	Zack and Miri Make a Porno	Angelina
2009	Pastor Brown	Amanda Carlton
2018	Blindspotting	Mama Liz
2021	The J Team	Coach Poppy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	The Me Nobody Knows	Lillie-Mae	TV movie
1987–88	Rags to Riches	Marva Foley	Main cast
1988	Heart and Soul	Jamie Sinclair	TV movie
1990	Shannon's Deal	Annette	Episode: "Inside Straight"
	Moe's World	Jiwanda	TV movie
1991	A Different World	Josie Webb	Episode: "How Great Thou Art" & "If I Should Die Before I Wake"
	The Fresh Prince of Bel Air	Kathleen	Episode: "Did the Earth Move for You?"
	Blossom	Toni	Episode: "Here Comes the Buzz!" & "To Tell the Truth"
1992	Roc	Angela Kimbro	Episode: "A Piece of the Roc"
1992–97	Martin	Gina Waters-Payne	Main cast
1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Rapunzel (voice)	Episode: "Rapunzel"
1997	Duckman	Ebony Sable (voice)	Episode: "Ebony, Baby"
	Between Brothers	Daisy	Episode: "Dusty's in Love"
1998	Getting Personal	Michelle / Sandy	Episode: "Milo Does the Darndest Things"
	Linc's	Rosalee Lincoln	Recurring cast
	Cousin Skeeter	Herself	Episode: "A Family Thing"
	The Sweetest Gift	Ruby Wilson	TV movie
1999	Wasteland	Olivia	Episode: "The Object of My Affection"
2000	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Goldie (voice)	Episode: "The Steadfast Tin Soldier"
	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Joyce	Episode: "The Halloween Scene"
2001	Cousin Skeeter	Nicole (voice)	Recurring cast (season 3)
2001–05	My Wife and Kids	Jay Kyle	Main cast
2003	The Proud Family	Rene (voice)	Episode: "There's Something About Rene"
2004–06	All of Us	Carmen James	Recurring cast (season 3-4)
2008–09	Everybody Hates Chris	Peaches Clarkson	Recurring cast (season 4)
	Rita Rocks	Patty Mannix	Main cast
2010	Wright vs. Wrong	Sasha	TV movie
2011	Lemonade Mouth	Jenny Reznick	TV movie
	The Paul Reiser Show	Maggie	Episode: "The Old Guy"
	The Protector	Michelle Dulcett	Main cast
2012	Robot Chicken	Beyoncé Knowles (voice)	Episode: "Casablankman 2"
	Private Practice	Pam Reiter	Episode: "You Don't Know What You've Got Til It's Gone"
2013	Malibu Country	Rikki	Episode: "Bowling for Mama"
2013–16	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Herself	Recurring cast
2015–17	Dr. Ken	Damona Watkins	Main cast
2017	Legends of Chamberlain Heights	Voice	Recurring cast
2018	RuPaul's Drag Race	Herself, Guest Judge	Episode: "The Last Ball on Earth"
	Grey's Anatomy	Lila's Mom	Episode: "All of Me"
	Long Island Medium	Herself	Episode: "Sitcom Spirits"
	The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar	Nellie Biles	TV movie
	The Finest	Anise	TV movie
2018–19	Empire	Brooke	Recurring cast (season 3-4)
2018–20	Craig of the Creek	Kim / Shatanya (voice)	4 episodes
2019	The Bold and the Beautiful	Dr. Davis	Regular cast
2019	Unboxed with Nikki Chu	Herself	S2E3: "Tisha: Eastern Fusion vs. Rustic Glamour" (airdate August 29, 2019)
2019–20	Last Man Standing	Carol Larabee	Recurring cast (season 7-8)
2019-present	Harley Quinn	Tawny Young (voice)	Recurring cast
		Amanda Waller (voice)	Episode: "Harlivy"
2020	Outmatched	Rita	Main cast
2021	Inside Job	Gigi (voice)	Main cast
2022	Uncoupled	Suzanne Prentiss	Main cast

Discography

Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak
		US Heat. [27]
Tisha	Release: January 4, 1993 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Capitol	37
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Song	Year	Album
"Be Alone Tonight"	1988	School Daze
"Push"	1993	Tisha
"Love Me Down"
"Don't Ask My Neighbor" (with Tichina Arnold)	1997	Sprung
"Steel Here"[28]	2015	Non-album single
"Lazy Bitch (This Ain't Gina)"[29]	2016
"I Don't Wanna Be Alone" (featuring Rich the Kid)[30]	2018
"22 Summers"	2019

Featured singles

Song	Year	Album
"All Cried Out"[31] (Full Force featuring Tisha Campbell-Martin)	2014	Full Force: With Love From Our Friends

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1991	Independent Spirit Award	"Best Supporting Female"	House Party	Nominated
1996	Image Award	"Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series"	Martin	Nominated
1997	Image Award	"Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series"	Martin	Nominated
2002	Image Award	"Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series"	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
2003	Image Award	"Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series"	My Wife and Kids	Won
2004	Image Award	"Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series"	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
2004	BET Comedy Award	"Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series"	My Wife and Kids	Won
2005	Image Award	"Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series"	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
2005	BET Comedy Award	"Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series" Shared with: Various	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
2009	Image Award	"Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series"	Rita Rocks	Nominated
2010	Image Award	"Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series"	Rita Rocks	Nominated

References

External links

• Tisha Campbell at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Tisha Campbell

Tisha Campbell-Martin (* 13. Oktober 1968 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma als Tisha Michelle Campbell) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Tisha Campbell

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[ru] Кэмпбелл, Тиша

Тиша Кэмпбелл-Мартин (англ. Tisha Campbell-Martin; род. 13 октября 1968) — американская актриса и певица, наиболее известная благодаря ролям в ситкомах «Мартин» (Fox, 1992—1997) и «Моя жена и дети» (ABC, 2001—2005). На большом экране Кэмпбелл наиболее известна по роли в комедии «Домашняя вечеринка» и её двух сиквелах.

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