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  • __NOEDITSECTION__ Image:Information-silk.png|Character Template rect 0 0 20 20 Staff Template desc none Vernee Watson-Johnson Real Name Unknown First publication Unknown
  • Vernee Watson-Johnson is an American actress, known for Welcome Back, Kotter (as Vernajean Williams), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (as Will's mother Viola "Vy" Smith), Foley Square (as Denise Willums), Sister, Sister (as Patrice), and Carter Country (as Lucille Banks). She has also had voice acting roles in features such as Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, G.I. Joe: The Movie, A Pup Named Scooby Doo, Animaniacs, Batman Beyond, True Crime: Streets of L.A., and The Legend of Frosty the Snowman.
  • Watson-Johnson appeared on The People's Court in the mid-1980s when a former acting student sued her because the student was not getting any acting job offers. She won the lawsuit. In May 2005, Watson-Johnson testified on behalf of the defense in pop singer Michael Jackson's trial on charges of child molestation.
  • Vernee Watson-Johnson (now professionally known as Vernee Watson) is a veteran American actress, probably best known for playing Viola Smith on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. On House, M.D., she portrayed Nurse Smits in two episodes in Season 6 and Season 7. Among her many featured roles in her forty year career are appearances in Welcome Back Kotter, Carter Country, Foley Square, Baby Talk, Sister Sister and The Big Bang Theory.
  • Vernee Watson-Johnson is an American screen and voice actor. She is best known for her recurring roles as Vernajean Williams on Welcome Back, Kotter, and as the mother of Will Smith's character, Viola "Vy" Smith, on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (starring James Avery). She was also the voice of Dee Dee Skyes on Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels.
  • As a voice actress she has been tied to Hanna-Barbera Productions and Warner Bros. Animation with roles in shows such as Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, Laff-A-Lympics, A Pup Named Scooby Doo, Animaniacs, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series and Batman Beyond, as well as the feature film The Ant Bully, and several video games related to these productions. From 1991 to 1992, she lent her voice to the show Baby Talk, where she was the voice of baby Danielle (played by Alicia and Celicia Johnson). In 2006, Watson-Johnson had roles in three films: The Ant Bully, The Celestine Prophecy and Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties.
  • Vernee Watson-Johnson (born January 14, 1954) is an American character actress. She played a small role on Sister, Sister as Lisa's (Jackée Harry) best friend, Patrice. She also played Verna Jean Williams on Welcome Back, Kotter, and had a recurring role as the title character's mother, Viola "Vy" Smith in the Will Smith sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She also played the mayor's secretary, Lucille Banks, on Carter Country. She also had a recurring role as "Birdie" on The Young and the Restless. Watson-Johnson appeared as Dr. Ella Kraft on Days of our Lives. She appeared in Christmas with the Kranks starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis.
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  • North Trenton, New Jersey, USA
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  • North Trenton, NJ
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  • 1954-01-14(xsd:date)
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  • Joe Duckett
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  • Vernee Watson-Johnson
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  • 1954-01-14(xsd:date)
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  • 1970(xsd:integer)
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  • 1970(xsd:integer)
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  • Female
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  • 1954-01-14(xsd:date)
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  • Voice actor
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  • Vernee Christell Watson
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  • Vernee Christell Watson
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  • __NOEDITSECTION__ Image:Information-silk.png|Character Template rect 0 0 20 20 Staff Template desc none Vernee Watson-Johnson Real Name Unknown First publication Unknown
  • Vernee Watson-Johnson (born January 14, 1954) is an American character actress. She played a small role on Sister, Sister as Lisa's (Jackée Harry) best friend, Patrice. She also played Verna Jean Williams on Welcome Back, Kotter, and had a recurring role as the title character's mother, Viola "Vy" Smith in the Will Smith sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She also played the mayor's secretary, Lucille Banks, on Carter Country. She also had a recurring role as "Birdie" on The Young and the Restless. Watson-Johnson appeared as Dr. Ella Kraft on Days of our Lives. She appeared in Christmas with the Kranks starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis. In addition, she has made appearances in episodes of such shows as The Love Boat, Hill Street Blues, Married... With Children, LA Law, Suddenly Susan, Dharma & Greg, ER, Malcolm in the Middle, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Desperate Housewives, Ghost Whisperer, Benson, The Big Bang Theory, Good Times, Dexter, Two and a Half Men, Southland and several others. As a voice actress she has been tied to Hanna-Barbera Productions and Warner Bros. Animation with roles in shows such as Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, Laff-A-Lympics, A Pup Named Scooby Doo, Animaniacs, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series and Batman Beyond, as well as the feature film The Ant Bully, and several video games related to these productions. In early 1990, she lent her voice to the show Baby Talk, where she was the voice of baby Danielle (played by Alicia and Celicia Johnson). In 2006, Watson-Johnson had roles in three films: The Ant Bully, The Celestine Prophecy and Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties. She is also a dancer who opened a studio in Los Angeles.
  • Vernee Watson-Johnson is an American actress, known for Welcome Back, Kotter (as Vernajean Williams), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (as Will's mother Viola "Vy" Smith), Foley Square (as Denise Willums), Sister, Sister (as Patrice), and Carter Country (as Lucille Banks). She has also had voice acting roles in features such as Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, G.I. Joe: The Movie, A Pup Named Scooby Doo, Animaniacs, Batman Beyond, True Crime: Streets of L.A., and The Legend of Frosty the Snowman.
  • Watson-Johnson appeared on The People's Court in the mid-1980s when a former acting student sued her because the student was not getting any acting job offers. She won the lawsuit. In May 2005, Watson-Johnson testified on behalf of the defense in pop singer Michael Jackson's trial on charges of child molestation.
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