She played Will's mother on "The Fresh Prince". See Vernee Watson now at 73 years old.
The actor behind Vy Smith played much more than a hundred other roles in his impressive Hollywood career.
"I got into a little fight, and my mother was afraid" is a word whoever has already lookedThe prince of Bel-Air is familiar with. And while the Sitcom theme song explains whyWill Smith) Do not live with her own mother, she is always a large part of her life. Thereby,Vernee Watsonwas a large part of the show, recurrent as Viola Smith (known to her family under the name of VY) during the six seasons. All in all, the actor appeared as VY in 15 episodes ofFresh princeBetween 1990 and 1995, including emblematic - do you remember when his mother and Lisa father in bed will find together? While fans of the 90s comedy may know her best as a loving mother visiting Philly, Watson had a long career in entertainment with nearly 200 credits in his name. Read the rest to find out more about the actor now.
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She played a lot more than 100 roles.
Originally from New York, Watson started to perform on stage in adolescence. His first important role on the screen was in the 1972 filmTRICK BABY. By the timeFresh princecame to call, she had already been in films thatAll night longandStrength test in Little TokyoAnd many television shows. She played the recurring character Verna Jean WilliamsWelcome again, Kotterand Lucille Banque inCarter country. Watson also appeared in episodes ofGood time,,The love boat,,The Jeffersons,,Benson, and more.
After playing Vy, the star continued to play, mainly on television. The roles between the 2000s and the 10 includeThe west wing,,X-Files,,Dexter,,Desperate housewives,,Two and a half men,,Young sheldon, andThe resident. She won two consecutive day Emmys in 2018 and 2019 for the guest to play onGeneral hospital, and since 2019, she has played in the sitcomBob Hearts AbisholaLike Gloria Tyler. On the big screen, Watson can be seen inAntwone Fisher,,Christmas with the Kranks, andClemency, among some other films. And she also made a voice acting for video games.
She is still in theFresh princeuniverse.
In 2022, a restart of the sitcom was presented at first on the PEACOCK of the streaming service. Rather than being another sitcom,Air Airis a drama of passing to adulthood. Watson -Johnson appears in an episode of the series, not as his original series character, but as a woman named Janice - a member of the board of directors of an art council.Daphne Maxwell Reid, who played Aunt VIV in the last seasons ofFresh prince, appears in the same episode as another member of the board of directors, filming a family meeting. Watson toojoined other members of the original distribution including Smith,Tatyana Ali(Ashley), andJoseph Marcell(Geoffrey) During the first of the new show in February of this year.
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She is an actor teacher.
As she continues to play a role, Watson is also an instructor. ""I teach to act to children", she said that we are entertainment in 2021." Even if they are children, I am very honest and direct when I teach them. I say to children from the start, if you have thin skin or if you don't want me to tell you the truth, so don't take my course. My lessons are good, we have a lot of fun and I am very direct with them. I teach them the way I have been taught. But I am also complementary, loving, stimulating and attentive. ""
There is a documentary on his life.
In 2021, a documentary on the life and career of Watson, entitledYou look familiar: Vernee Watson, made his debut. But the actor had to be convinced that she would do a good subject. "My friends [Director]Juney Smith and [producer]Glynn Turman I approached the project, "Watson said we are entertainment news. "I said to myself:" No one wants to see that. We do not care?' [And they said, "We do it!" ""
The actor continued: "To be honest, I really didn't want to do it but I did it. We turned it and it went pretty well. I was not bored. I was not doing Why not you shut up? " TheFilm official website Note that Watson "innovated and paved the way for black actresses on television today", and the actor herself seems to believe that she has won his long career by never pursuing the fame. "You know that I never wanted to be a big star," she said in the same interview. "Celebrity comes and goes. I don't need all this attention. I just wanted to be able to work, you know? And be recognized for work. This documentary is part of this recognition and I am extremely grateful."
You look familiar Also affects Watson's personal life, which includes two weddings - one in Joe Duckett from 1976 to 1977 and one to the photographer Van Johnson From 1979 to 1991 - and two children. She has a daughter named Sunde And a son named Josh , both of his relationship with Johnson.
