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“We are going to get old, ooooh!” says Emmy Award-winning actress comedian Jackee’ Harry who made her mark as as Sandra Clark in the 1980’s sitcom “227” with her coke-bottle shape and a pair of high heels moving across the room saying her famous tagline with a southern drawl, “Maaaaaaaaaaary.” She also is remembered as ‘Lisa Landry’ in the hit show ‘Sister, Sister’ with twins, Tia and Tamera Mowery.

“The other day I saw a gray hair and thought, ‘Oh child! I earned this,’” laughs Harry.

Harry attended the High School of Music and Art and Long Island University, where she earned a B.A. in education. Jackée Harry actually began her career as a history teacher at Brooklyn Technical High School, but left the profession after two years to follow her dream.

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