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Vernee Watson-Johnson (born Vernee Christell Watson; January 14, 1954) is an American actress, author, voice artist, and acting coach. Watson-Johnson is best known for her recurring roles as Vernajean Williams on Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–79) and as Viola "Vy" Smith on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–96), playing the mother of Will Smith's character.^[1] She also voiced Dee Dee on Hanna-Barbera's animated series Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels. She also appeared in an NCIS episode (Season 14, Episode 2: "Being Bad").

Career

Watson-Johnson played Blue's love interest in the 1972 film Trick Baby. She was also a regular cast member of the 1985–86 situation comedy Foley Square as Denise Willums, the secretary for Alex Harrigan, played by the show's star, Margaret Colin. She played a small role on Sister, Sister as Lisa's (Jackée Harry) best friend Patrice, and as the mayor's secretary, Lucille Banks, on Carter Country. She also had a recurring role as "Birdie" on The Young and the Restless. In 2005, she appeared in the film Christmas with the Kranks. In addition, Watson-Johnson has made appearances in episodes of television shows as The Love Boat, Hill Street Blues, Married... with Children, L.A. Law, Suddenly Susan, Dharma & Greg, The X-Files, ER, Days of Our Lives, Malcolm in the Middle, Crime Scene Investigation, Desperate Housewives, Ghost Whisperer, Benson, The Big Bang Theory, Good Times, Dexter, Two and a Half Men, Southland, Criminal Minds, A.N.T. Farm, What's Happening!! and several other series.^[2]

As a voice actress, she has been tied to Hanna-Barbera Productions and Warner Bros. Animation with roles in shows such as Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, Laff-A-Lympics, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Animaniacs, The Animated Series, The Animated Series and Batman Beyond, as well as the feature film The Ant Bully, and several video games related to these productions.^[3] From 1991 to 1992, she lent her voice to the show Baby Talk, where she was the voice of baby Danielle (played by Alicia and Celicia Johnson). In 2006, Watson-Johnson had roles in three films: The Ant Bully, The Celestine Prophecy and A Tale of Two Kitties.^[2] In 2017, Watson-Johnson was cast as Stella Henry on the soap opera General Hospital, aunt of Donnell Turner's character Curtis Ashford.^[4]^[5] She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series for the role in 2018.^[6]

Personal life

Watson-Johnson has been married twice. Her first marriage was to Joe Duckett from 1976 until 1977, and was last married to photographer Van Johnson from 1979 to 1991. Watson-Johnson has a daughter name Sunde Jinia Johnson (b. 1983) with Johnson.^[7] In 2005, Watson-Johnson was a witness in Michael Jackson's second child molestation trial.^[8]^[9]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards

References

1. ^¹{{cite encyclopedia| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wxa7BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA502&dq=Vernee+Watson&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZz46goZ_XAhUm0oMKHSv3CBEQ6AEIMDAC#v=onepage&q=Vernee%20Watson&f=false| encyclopedia=Historical Dictionary of African American Television| title=Watson, Vernee (1954-)| first1=Kathleen| last1=Fearn-Banks| first2=Anne| last2= Burford-Johnson| page=502| publisher=Rowman & Littlefield| date=October 3, 2014| isbn=978-0810879171}}
2. ^¹{{cite web| url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/68/Vernee-Watson-Johnson.html| title=Vernee Watson-Johnson profile| website=FilmReference.com| accessdate=April 20, 2011}}
3. ^{{cite web| url=http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=3714 |title=Vernee Watson-Johnson voiceography |website=Voice Chasers |accessdate=April 20, 2011}}
4. ^¹{{cite web| title=General Hospital: Comings & Goings| url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/comings-and-goings| website=Soaps.com| accessdate=June 7, 2017}}
5. ^¹{{cite journal| last=Eades| first=Chris| title=Stella on GENERAL HOSPITAL — Meet Vernee Watson!| url=http://abc.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital-curtis-aunt-stella-vernee-watson-134193| journal=ABC Soaps In Depth| date=June 7, 2017| accessdate=June 7, 2017}}
6. ^{{cite journal| url=http://deadline.com/2018/04/daytime-emmy-awards-winners-complete-list-1202378978/| title=Daytime Emmy Awards Complete Winners List: Days Of Our Lives, The Talk, GMA Among Honorees| first=Dino-Ray| last=Ramos| journal=Deadline Hollywood| date=April 29, 2018| accessdate=April 30, 2018}}
7. ^{{cite journal| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7EEDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA62&dq=Vernee+Watson&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZz46goZ_XAhUm0oMKHSv3CBEQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Vernee%20Watson&f=false| journal=Jet| title=Actress Vernee Watson Has First Child, Girl, 6 1/2 Lbs.| date=May 9, 1983| page=62| volume=64| number=9| issn=0021-5996}}
8. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/19/world/americas/jacksons-cousin-testifies.html| title=Jackson's Cousin Testifies| newspaper=The New York Times| date=May 19, 2005| accessdate=March 24, 2019}}
9. ^{{cite magazine| url=http://www.life.com/image/52929978| title=Michael Jackson Trial Continues| magazine=Life| location=United States| date=May 18, 2005| accessdate=April 20, 2011}}
10. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/16148/Cotton-Comes-to-Harlem/full-credits.html| title=Cotton Comes to Harlem| website=Turner Classic Movies| location=Atlanta| accessdate=June 7, 2017}}
11. ^{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wT9DqUsU7KQC&pg=PT5&dq=Cotton+comes+to+Harlem&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false| title=Cotton comes to Harlem| first=Chester| last=Himes| authorlink=Chester Himes| publisher=Knopf Doubleday| location=New York City| date=August 3, 2011| isbn=978-0307803245}}
12. ^{{cite web| title=Vernee Watson Johnson| url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Vernee-Watson-Johnson/| website=Behind the Voice Actors| accessdate=March 24, 2019}}