Veronica Redd (born August 8, 1948) is an American actress who played the character of

Mamie Johnson Mamie "Peanut" Johnson (September 27, 1935 – December 18, 2017) was an American professional baseball player who was one of three women, and the first female pitcher, to play in the Negro league baseball, Negro leagues. Early life Johnson was ...

on ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

''. She is the second actress to play the role, having taken over from

Marguerite Ray Marguerite Ray (March 18, 1931 – November 18, 2020) was an American television actress, known for originating the role of Mamie Johnson in the soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''; she was the first black regular on the show. In a career tha ...

. Redd played the role from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1999 to 2004 & 2023. In her first Hollywood acting role and TV series appearance, Redd appeared on the CBS-TV sitcom ''

The Jeffersons ''The Jeffersons'' is an American sitcom television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, to July 2, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of List of The Jeffersons episodes, 253 episodes. ''The Jeffersons'' is one of the longe ...

'' playing Edith "Edie" Stokes ( George Jefferson's old Navy buddy former best friend) who has transitioned to George's disbelief initially but slowly accepted her in the Season 4 episode titled "Once a Friend".

Selected filmography

*'' Blue Hill Avenue'' - Nana (2001) *''

The Five Heartbeats ''The Five Heartbeats'' is a 1991 musical drama film directed by Robert Townsend, who co-wrote the script with Keenen Ivory Wayans. Produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film's main cast includes Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon Robins ...

'' - Mrs. Matthews (1991) *''

Clean and Sober ''Clean and Sober'' is a 1988 American drama film directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and starring Michael Keaton as a real estate agent struggling with a substance abuse problem. This film served as Keaton's first dramatic departure from comedies. Th ...

'' - Head Nurse (Detox) (1988) *''

Picket Fences ''Picket Fences'' is an American family drama television series about the residents of the town of Rome, Wisconsin, created and produced by David E. Kelley. The show initially ran from September 18, 1992, to June 26, 1996, on the CBS televisio ...

'' - Dairy Queen - Dr. Rizzo (Billed as Veronica Redd Forrest) (1993) *''

'' -

#2 (1990–1995, 1999–2004, 2023) *''Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI'' - Momma Melden (1986) *'' The Blue and the Gray'' (miniseries) - Hattie (1982) *''

WKRP in Cincinnati ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' is an American sitcom television series about the misadventures of the staff of a struggling fictional radio broadcasting, radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show was created by Hugh Wilson (director), Hugh Wilson ...

'' (TV series) -Cora Isley (1981) *''

Diff'rent Strokes ''Diff'rent Strokes'' is an American television sitcom, which aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, r ...

'' - The Magician - Ms. Buxton (1981) *''

Good Times ''Good Times'' is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear, it was television's first African ...

'' - Willona's New Job - Mavis (1978) *''

'' (TV series) - Edie Stokes (1977)

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