Quotes by Jackee Harry

About Jackee Harry:

Jacqueline Yvonne "Jackée" Harry is an American actress and television personality, best known for her roles as Sandra Clark, on the NBC TV series 227 (1985–89), and as Lisa Landry on the ABC/The WB sitcom Sister, Sister (1994–99). She is noted for being the first and currently only African-American to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She is currently starring as Pauletta Birdsong in Byron Allen's syndicated sitcom The First Family. She also starred as Evelyn Rand in the Disney sitcom Girl Meets World.
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I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions.

Jackee Harry

I was always telling my family I wanted to become an actress, and I did.

Jackee Harry

If you're being attacked by something on the outside, which I feel a lot being in show business, you just have to dial it back and breathe and know that you are protected.

Jackee Harry

I don't mind dating younger men now.

Jackee Harry

Women often come up not knowing how to make decisions. We get wishy-washy. We become great wage earners - breadwinners - but we don't know how to control empires.

Jackee Harry

Water really does great things for my skin.

Jackee Harry

I like writing my own material - I'm pretty good at it.

Jackee Harry

Right now I am trying to be in a place of calm, a place where I can chill out and then handle the chaos of life better. You don't just get it overnight; you have to work at it. It's a daily struggle.

Jackee Harry

I'll use men's shirts, I love men's shirts, but you have to get them altered because they're shaped differently and I like them to be fitting.

Jackee Harry

I like beautiful clothing. I love Bergdorfs.

Jackee Harry

I love DKNY. I love her sweaters because I can take them and just wear nothing underneath and just wrap them.

Jackee Harry

I have one weakness: I love meat loaf.

Jackee Harry

Red, electric blue - the only color I don't wear is green, which I still don't wear. I wear certain color greens, but I have such yellow skin so I always like to wear bold colors.

Jackee Harry

When I see something, I go for it.

Jackee Harry

I like a man who's going to tell me 'No!' sometimes.

Jackee Harry

I really am a feminist, though I never used to call myself that.

Jackee Harry

Sitcoms are making a comeback, but you've got to have a little quirkiness in there now.

Jackee Harry

My mornings go by so fast I forget breakfast. Lunch - that's turned out to be my biggest meal. I like tuna fish with low-fat mayonnaise and celery, egg whites and garlic. It's delish.

Jackee Harry

When I got '227' and broke out from the rest of the cast, I became a workaholic, and I was very lonely.

Jackee Harry

I miss Broadway, what little there is on Broadway now.

Jackee Harry

Author Bio

  • NameJackee Harry
  • DescriptionActress
  • BornAugust 14, 1956
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Teacher