Occupation: Actress.
Birthday: Aug. 14; I’m not telling the year.
Birthplace: Winston-Salem, N.C.
Current home: Los Angeles.
Marital status: Divorced.
Car: A 1987 cream Jaguar convertible.
Working on: Starring on the new ABC-TV series “Sister, Sister.”
The last good movie I saw was: “Remains of the Day.”
The book I’ve been reading is: “Disclosure,” by Michael Crichton.
Nickname: Yummy.
Favorite performer: Whitney Houston.
Favorite childhood memory: Winning a spelling bee in junior high school for spelling the word “epistle.”
Prized possession: My Emmy for “227.”
Personal heroes: Oprah Winfrey-we bonded when we worked together on the TV movie “The Women of Brewster Place”-and Dick Anthony Williams, my acting coach. I had a crush on him.
If I could do it over: I would have stayed married. I was married for four years, then success happened.
A really great evening to me is: Dinner at Le Dome with a handsome man whom I like.
My fantasy is: I’m 65, living in Winston-Salem and wealthy.
The one thing I can’t stand is: People who don’t memorize their lines.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: Stuck up. I was.
The best time of my life: When I got “227” and broke out from the rest of the cast.
The worst time of my life: When I got “227” and broke out from the rest of the cast. I became a workaholic, and I was very lonely.
If I weren’t an actress, I’d be: A typist.
My most humbling experiences: Living through last month’s earthquake and not working for two years after “227.”
Three words that best describe me: Gregarious, charming and proud.
