Anne-Marie Johnson

Anne-Marie Johnson (born July 18, 1960) is an American actress and impressionist. She is best known for her roles as Lynn Williams on the NBC crime drama Hill Street Blues, Alieen Lewis on the sitcom Double Trouble also on NBC, Nadine Hudson-Thomas, Raj's wife on the What's Happening Now!!, a spinoff of What's Happening!!, Althea Tibbs on the NBC/CBS crime drama In the Heat of the Night, Alycia Barnett on Fox's Melrose Place, Sharon Upton Farley on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends., Liz Shelton on the TBS comedy-drama series, Tyler Perry's House of Payne and Dr. Patel on the soap opera Days of our Lives. She is also known as a cast member on Fox's In Living Color during its final season (1993–1994).

Biography Early life and education Anne-Marie Johnson was born in Los Angeles, California. For high school, she attended John Marshall High School, graduating in 1978. Johnson graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in Acting and Theater.

Career Johnson's first US television appearance was as a contestant on the game show Card Sharks, which originally aired on June 5, 1979, and her name was listed as Anne Johnson. She appeared on the game show Child's Play under her full name as well as a pilot episode for the game show Body Language as Anne Marie Johnson, where she described herself as a "struggling actress". Johnson began her career appearing in episodes of the Australian dramas Homicide and Matlock Police in the 1970s. In 1984, she played the role of Aileen Lewis on the short-lived NBC comedy series Double Trouble, and at the same time had a recurring role on the NBC police drama Hill Street Blues.

She played Raj's wife Nadine Hudson Thomas in the syndicated sitcom What's Happening Now!! from 1985 to 1988. In 1988, Johnson began starring as Althea Tibbs in the NBC/CBS police drama series In the Heat of the Night, playing the role through 1993. and in 2020 had a recurring role in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama Cherish the Day and ABC legal thriller How to Get Away with Murder.

Other activities Johnson was elected first national vice president of the Screen Actors Guild in 2008. She ran for president of the actors' union in 2009 on the Membership First ticket, but she lost to eventual winner Ken Howard.

Personal life Johnson was married once and has no children. Since January 1, 1996, she’s been married to Martin Grey.

Filmography Film

Television