Shari Headley
Known for Acting · 34 credits
- Born
- 1964-07-15 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Queens, New York, USA
- 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (21)
House
2004
as Dr. Arlene Marks
Castle
2009
as Nicole Cameron
Miami Vice
1984
as Cindy
Quantum Leap
1989
as Violet Walters
Veronica Mars
2004
as Vanessa Hamilton
The Cosby Show
1984
as Mrs. Dubois
Matlock
1986
as Model Carla Royce
Switched at Birth
2011
as Gwendolyn Berdick
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Vanessa St. John
New York Undercover
1994
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
One on One
2001
as Pamela
Star
2016
as Houston Connelly
The Wayans Bros.
1995
as Dawn
Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
2013
as D.A. Jennifer Sallison
Half & Half
2002
as Barbara
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
2019
as Harmony
10 Things I Hate About You
2009
as Marcheline
Love Boat: The Next Wave
1998
as Barbara
Gideon Oliver
1989
as Zina Oliver
413 Hope St.
1997
as Juanita Barnes
Movies (13)
Coming to America
1988
as Lisa McDowell
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
2018
as Mrs. Carter
Coming 2 America
2021
as Lisa
Johnson Family Vacation
2004
as Jacqueline
The Preacher's Wife
1996
as Arlene Chattan
Paris Is Burning
1991
as Self (uncredited)
Kojak: None So Blind
1990
as Trish
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
2008
as Alexis
Kojak: Ariana
1989
as Trish Van Hogan
Act Like You Love Me
2013
as Tiana
I Really Hate My Ex
2015
as Wendy
Three's Complicated
2019
as Imani
The Congregation
2014
as Maple
About Shari Headley
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 McDow… With 34 credits spanning from 1984 to 2021, Shari Headley has appeared in 13 films and 21 TV shows.
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- Coming to America (1988) — as Lisa McDowell
- Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) — as Mrs. Carter
- Coming 2 America (2021) — as Lisa
- Johnson Family Vacation (2004) — as Jacqueline
- The Preacher's Wife (1996) — as Arlene Chattan
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