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Shari Headly 

Shari Headley is a well-known American actress who was born on July 15, 1964 in Queens, New york, Unites States of America. She has also performed a role of Lisa McDowell in the box office hit romantic comedy movie, Coming to America (1988). Headley also has done work in movies such as Johnson Family Vacation (2004) and The Preacher’s Wife (1996). Headley also performed as Detective Mimi Reed on regular basis in the ABC soap opera, All My children from 1991 to 1994. She received NAACP Image Award for Best Actress in a Fox drama series, 413 Hope St. (1997-1998). Shari also performed as Jennifer Sallison in the OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network Soap opera, The Haves and the have nots (2014).

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Shari headley was born in a Middle class family and she was the youngest of four children in her family. Shari began his acting career since her childhood.When she was in her high school, she also used to appear in various shows. She started her acting career by performing in NBC comedy show (The Cosby Show) in 1985. But, the major breakthrough she got in 1988 when she performed in the box office hit romantic comedy movie, Coming to America. That movie is a massive success in box office which earned that film a net worth of $288 million.

In 1991, Sheri joined the ABC daytime Soap opera, all my children, playing a detective role. She continued with the show from 1991 to 2005. After the completion of her character in the show, she starred in walker, New York Undercover, Texas Ranger and Cosby as a guest actress. In 2007, she joined the cast of the comedy drama film Towelhead. In 2014, she appeared in the famous Oprah Winfrey Network Show, The Haves and the Have nots produced by Tyler Perry, playing Jennifer Sallison.

She also acted in several music videos such as Johnny Gill: "Half Crazy" (1985), Jonathan Butler: "Sarah Sarah" (1988), Black street: "Before I Let You Go" (1994) and Will Smith: "Wild Wild West" (1999). The last movie she was performed is I really Hate my Ex (2015), playing a role of Wendy.

Shari Headley is also a philanthropist. She has been actively taking part in Saving Our daughters. She has also committed her time to help to prevent domestic abuse and cyber bullying by joining with women and girls on behalf of the organization Saving Our Daughter, which she regarded as one of the best organization of her time and beneficial for the lives of our daughters. Shari also got the well-known 2013 President’s Volunteer Service Award from Barack Obama for her community service to help our daughters.

In May 1993, she married to rapper/actor Christopher “play” martin and took a divorce from his husband in June 1995. From this marriage, Sherry gave a birth to a son, Skyler martin. The reason for her wedding divorce was rumored to be extra affairs. Sheri Headley has an estimated net worth of $2 million as of 2016.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 15 Jul, 1964
Age: 55 yrs
Occupations: Actor
Television actor
Film actor
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Queens
Gender: Female
Description: American actress
Twitter Id: Shariheadle
Spouse: Christopher Martin[1993-1995]
Net Worth 2021: 2 million
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Last Modified: Jun 27 2020
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