Sharisse Jackson
(born August 31, 1976) is an American actress and singer, best known for playing Niecy Jackson on the
UPN
The United Paramount Network (UPN) was an American broadcast television network that launched on January 16, 1995. It was originally owned by Chris-Craft Industries' United Television. Viacom (through its Paramount Television unit, which pr ...
sitcom ''
Moesha
''Moesha'' () is an American television sitcom that aired on UPN from January 23, 1996, to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood as Moesha Denise Mitchell, an African-American teenager living with her upper middle class famil ...
''. She was crowned the winner of
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
reality show ''
Celebrity Rap Superstar
''Celebrity Rap Superstar'' is an American reality show which premiered on MTV on August 30, 2007. The series was hosted by Kevin Hart and Liz Hernandez.
Overview
The series features eight rappers teaching eight celebrities to be able to perform ...
'' in 2007.
Early life
Jackson was born in
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
,
. Her mother is of mixed African American and Puerto Rican descent.
Acting
Jackson played the titular character's best friend, Niecy Jackson, on the TV show ''
Moesha
''Moesha'' () is an American television sitcom that aired on UPN from January 23, 1996, to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood as Moesha Denise Mitchell, an African-American teenager living with her upper middle class famil ...
''. She has also appeared in ''
The Parkers', ''
The Bernie Mac Show
''The Bernie Mac Show'' (often shortened to ''Bernie Mac'' in syndication) is an American sitcom television series created by Larry Wilmore, that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured Bernie ...
'' and ''
My So-Called Life
''My So-Called Life'' is an American teen drama television series created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. It originally aired on ABC from August 25, 1994, to January 26, 1995. It is distributed by The Bed ...
'' as Crystal. She co-starred in the
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
movie
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''
Good Burger
''Good Burger'' is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and written by
Dan Schneider with Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert. Starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, it is based on the comedy sketch of the same name on the Nick ...
'' with
Kel Mitchell
Kel Johari Rice Mitchell (born August 25, 1978) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He was an original cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series ''All That'' for its first five seasons (1994–1999), where he was often paired a ...
and
Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson (; born May 10, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He has been a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' since 2003, making him the longest-tenured cast member in the show's history. He was also th ...
. Jackson was also featured on the ABC reality series ''
The Ex-Wives Club
''The Ex-Wives Club'' was a 2007 American reality television program hosted by Shar Jackson and Marla Maples and Angie Everhart
Angela Kay Everhart (born September 7, 1969) is an American actress and former model who appeared in several ''Spor ...
'' with
Marla Maples
Marla Ann Maples (born October 27, 1963) is an American actress, television personality, model, singer and presenter. She was the second wife of Donald Trump. They married in 1993, two months after the birth of their daughter Tiffany, and div ...
and
Angie Everhart. The show is aimed to support men and women who have recently gone through separation or divorce. In 2009, Jackson appeared in the film ''I Do... I Did!''. She also appeared in the dance-oriented film ''
Steppin: The Movie''.
She also appeared on the seventh season of ''
Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp'', which premiered in February 2010.
Music career
Jackson was a member in the short-lived pop girl group Mpulz and was included on
''The Princess Diaries'' soundtrack. The group released only one single before disbanding in 2002.
Personal life
Jackson was engaged to
Kevin Federline
Kevin Earl Federline (born March 21, 1978), often referred to, and also known as K-Fed, is an American dancer, rapper, actor, model, wrestler and DJ. He is known for his two-year marriage to American singer Britney Spears, for whom he was previou ...
, with whom she has a daughter and a son. The couple separated shortly before their son's birth, instigated by Federline’s relationship with pop singer
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...
. Jackson later commented that Federline's relationship with Spears "wasn't like just breaking up a relationship. It was like breaking up a family", but sustained an amicable relationship with Federline, complimenting his parenting.Through her daughter Casseilay and her partner
Christopher Massey
Christopher Michael Massey (born January 26, 1990) is an American actor, best known for his role as Michael Barret on the Nickelodeon television series ''Zoey 101'' (2005–2008).
Career
Massey started his acting career at a young age, appear ...
, she has a granddaughter.
She has two other children, a son and a daughter, with her high school ex-boyfriend.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1976 births
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Boston
African-American actresses
American actresses of Puerto Rican descent
American film actresses
American actresses of Mexican descent
American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent
American television actresses
Hispanic and Latino American actresses
Living people
Musicians from Massachusetts
Native American people from Massachusetts
Participants in American reality television series
African-American women musicians
20th-century African-American women
20th-century African-American people
21st-century African-American women
21st-century African-American people