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NAACP Image Award For Outstanding Actress In A Comedy Series
This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. It was known as the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series until 2000. Currently, Tracee Ellis Ross holds the record for most wins in this category, having won nine times. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations Wins ; 9 wins * Tracee Ellis Ross ; 4 wins * Mo'Nique * Jasmine Guy ; 3 wins * Phylicia Rashad ; 2 wins * Cassi Davis * Tamera Mowry * Tia Mowry * Issa Rae Nominations ; 17 nominations * Tracee Ellis Ross ; 7 nominations * Wendy Raquel Robinson ; 6 nominations * Tisha Campbell-Martin * Jasmine Guy ; 5 nominations * Tichina Arnold * Mo'Nique * Tia Mowry * Issa Rae * Phylicia Rashad * Holly Robinson Peete ; 4 nominations * Brandy * Cassi Davis * America Ferrera * Niecy Nash * Kellita Smith ; 3 nominations * Uzo Aduba * Erika Alexander * Tatyan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey and Ida B. Wells. Leaders of the organization included Thurgood Marshall and Roy Wilkins. Its mission in the 21st century is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination". National NAACP initiatives include political lobbying, publicity efforts and litigation strategies developed by its legal team. The group enlarged its mission in the late 20th century by considering issues such as police misconduct, the status of black foreign refugees and questions of economic development. Its name, retained in accordance with tradition, uses the once common term ''colored people,'' referring to those with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances E
Frances is a French and English given name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'free one.' The male version of the name in English is Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman", comes from the Franks who were named for the francisca, the axe they used in battle. https://nameberry.com/babyname/frances Notable people and characters with the name include: People * Frances, Countess of Périgord (died 1481) * Frances (musician) (born 1993), British singer and songwriter * Frances Estill Beauchamp (1860-1923), American temperance activist, social reformer, lecturer * Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde (1567–1633), English noblewoman and Irish countess * Frances E. Burns (1866-1937), American social leader and business executive * Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset (1590–1632), central figure in a famous scandal and murder * Frances Lewis Brackett Damon (1857–1939), American poet, writer * Frances Davidson, Viscountess Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living Single
''Living Single'' is an American television sitcom created by Yvette Lee Bowser that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who shared personal and professional experiences while living in a Brooklyn brownstone. Episodes ''Living Single'' centered on six people consisting of four women and two men living the single life in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The series focused on two different households in one brownstone, one shared by a trio of independent women and another shared by two male friends who had known each other since childhood while living in Cleveland, Ohio. In the first apartment, Khadijah James (Queen Latifah), a hard-working editor and publisher of the fictional urban independent magazine ''Flavor'', lived with her sweet but naive cousin Synclaire James (Kim Coles), an aspiring actress who worked as Khadijah's receptionist and had an affinity for Troll dolls, and her childhood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Alexander
Erika Rose Alexander (born November 19, 1969) is an American actress, writer, producer, entrepreneur and activist best known for her roles as Pam Tucker on the NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show'' (1990–1992), and Maxine Shaw on the FOX sitcom ''Living Single'' (1993–1998). She has won numerous awards for her work on ''Living Single'', including two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series.Means, Coleman R. R. African American Viewers and the Black Situation Comedy: Situating Racial Humor'. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis, 2014. p. 134. Her film credits include ''The Long Walk Home'' (1990), '' 30 Years to Life'' (2001), ''Déjà Vu'' (2006) and ''Get Out'' (2017). Early life Alexander was born in Winslow, Arizona and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona until the age of eleven, when she and her family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Berry, Torriano, and Venise T. Berry, eds. Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema'' 2015. p. 24. She is one of six children b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roc (TV Series)
''Roc'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from August 25, 1991 to May 10, 1994. The series stars Charles S. Dutton as Baltimore Waste collector, garbage collector Roc Emerson and Ella Joyce as his wife Eleanor, a nurse. Overview Early episodes ''Roc'' began life as a traditional television sitcom, chronicling the ups and downs of Baltimore garbage collector Charles "Roc" Emerson (Charles S. Dutton), a Miser, tightwad who constantly brought home "perks" (i.e. items thrown away by residents on his route); his wife Eleanor (Ella Joyce), a registered nurse; his womanizing younger brother Joey (Rocky Carroll), a ne'er-do-well musician who had recently returned to the neighborhood; and his father Andrew (Carl Gordon (actor), Carl Gordon), a retired Pullman porter. A much-played scene during the series' promotion featured Roc greeting his returning brother with a casual glance and a tired "Hey, Joey." When Eleanor suggests that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Joyce
Ella Joyce (born Cherron Hoye; June 12, 1954) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Eleanor Emerson on the Fox comedy-drama sitcom '' Roc'', which originally ran from 1991 until 1994. Early years The daughter of an autoworker and a hairdresser, Joyce was born Cherron Hoye in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She graduated from the Performing Arts Curriculum at Cass Technical High School, and went on to attend the Dramatic Arts program at Eastern Michigan University. When financial problems caused her to leave, she returned to Detroit, where she graduated from a business school and then worked as an executive secretary at General Motors. She supplemented the income from that job by reading scripts for director Lloyd Richards, who encouraged her to act on-screen. After she moved to Harlem, New York City, she worked as a word processor while she improved her acting skills. After she earned her first film credit in 1979, she changed her name t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
26th NAACP Image Awards
The 26th NAACP Image Awards ceremony, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honored the best in film, television, music of 1993 and took place on January 5, 1994 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. It was the 8th year that the event was taped and recorded on NBC. List of awards and nominees Entertainer of the Year * Whitney Houston Outstanding Motion Picture * ''Malcolm X'' Lead Actor in a Motion Picture * Denzel Washington, ''Malcolm X'' Lead Actress in a Motion Picture * Angela Bassett, ''What's Love Got to Do With It'' Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture * Al Freeman Jr., ''Malcolm X'' Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture * Angela Bassett, ''Malcolm X'' Youth Actor or Actress * Jaleel White, ''Family Matters'' Comedy Series * ''Martin'' Actor in a Comedy Series * Martin Lawrence, ''Martin'' Actress in a Comedy Series * Jasmine Guy, ''A Different World'' Drama Series * ''I'll Fly Away'' Actor in a Drama Series * Blair Unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th NAACP Image Awards
The 25th NAACP Image Awards ceremony, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honored the best in film, television, music of 1992 and took place on January 16, 1993 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. It was the 7th year that the event was pre-recorded and televised on NBC. Awards and nominees Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture * ''New Jack City'': Wesley Snipes Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series * ''The Cosby Show'': Bill Cosby Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series * ''A Different World'': Jasmine Guy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture * ''The Long Walk Home'': Whoopi Goldberg Outstanding Comedy Series * ''Martin'' Outstanding News, Talk or Information * ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' Outstanding Motion Picture * ''Boyz n the Hood'' Outstanding Variety Series * ''In Living Color'' Outstanding Variety Special * ''Great Performances: Natalie Cole - Unforgettable With Love'' Outstanding Lead Actor in a Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raven-Symoné
Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman-Maday () (née Pearman; born December 10, 1985), also known mononymously as Raven, is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She has received several accolades, including five NAACP Image Awards, two Kids' Choice Awards, three Young Artist Awards, and three Daytime Emmy Award nominations. In 2012, she was included on VH1's list of "100 Greatest Child Stars of All Time". Raven-Symoné began her career as a child actress, appearing as Olivia Kendall on ''The Cosby Show'' (1989–1992) and Nicole Lee on '' Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' (1993–1997), both of which earned her a number of awards and nominations. When she was 15 years old, she landed a role of Raven Baxter on the Disney Channel television series ''That's So Raven'' (2003–2007), for which she was nominated for numerous accolades. Her film credits include ''Dr. Dolittle'' (1998), its sequel '' Dr. Dolittle 2'' (2001), '' The Princess Diaries 2'' (2004), and ''College Road Trip'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Different World (TV Series)
''A Different World'' is an American sitcom (and a spin-off of ''The Cosby Show'') television series that aired for six seasons on NBC from September 24, 1987 to July 9, 1993. The series originally centered on Denise Huxtable ( Lisa Bonet) and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional historically black college in Virginia. It was inspired by student life at historically black colleges and universities. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert-Wayne (Jasmine Guy) and math whiz Dwayne Cleophus Wayne (Kadeem Hardison). Concept While it was a spin-off from ''The Cosby Show'', ''A Different World'' typically addressed issues that were avoided by ''The Cosby Show'' writers (race and class relations, sexual assault, or the Equal Rights Amendment). One episode that aired in 1990 was one of the first American network television episodes to address the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS. The or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cree Summer
Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969) is a American-Canadian actress and singer. She has worked extensively in animation, voicing long-running characters such as Susie Carmichael in ''Rugrats'' and Elmyra Duff in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' and related media. In live action, she is known for playing Winifred "Freddie" Brooks on the NBC sitcom ''A Different World''. Early life Summer was born in Los Angeles on July 7, 1969, and grew up on the Red Pheasant Reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada. Her parents are Don Francks, a Canadian actor and musician, and Lili Clark from North Richmond, California, an African American adopted member of the Plains Cree First Nations. She and her family also traveled and lived around British Columbia during her childhood, and she started public school at the age of nine in Toronto. Her brother, Rainbow Sun Francks, is an actor and a former MuchMusic VJ. Career Acting Summer's acting career began in 1983 when she was cast as Penny in the first season o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fresh Prince Of Bel Air
''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' is an American television sitcom created by Andy and Susan Borowitz for NBC. It aired from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The series stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart teenager born and raised in West Philadelphia who is sent to move in with his wealthy uncle and aunt in Bel-Air, where his lifestyle often clashes with that of his upper-class relatives. Known as Smith's star vehicle into television, and later his film career, ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' was a top hit for NBC, running for 148 episodes over six seasons. A reunion special/retrospective reuniting the original cast debuted on HBO Max in November 2020. A more dramatic reimagining of the series, titled '' Bel-Air'' and based on the fan film of the same name, was given a two-season order for Peacock, and released on February 13, 2022. Summary The theme song and opening sequence set the premise of the show. Will Smith is a street-smart Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
