{"id":251208,"date":"2021-05-17T01:01:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T22:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sitcom-legends-team-up-for-a-dramatic-pose-surprise\/"},"modified":"2021-05-17T01:01:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T22:01:27","slug":"sitcom-legends-team-up-for-a-dramatic-pose-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sitcom-legends-team-up-for-a-dramatic-pose-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sitcom legends team up for a dramatic \u2018Pose\u2019 surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e56dac062\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e56dac062\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sitcom-legends-team-up-for-a-dramatic-pose-surprise\/#Janet_Hubert_%E2%80%9CI_call_myself_Joan_of_Dark%E2%80%9D\" >Janet Hubert: \u201cI call myself Joan of Dark\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sitcom-legends-team-up-for-a-dramatic-pose-surprise\/#Anna_Maria_Horsford_%E2%80%9CThis_is_gonna_stand_for_something%E2%80%9D\" >Anna Maria Horsford: \u201cThis is gonna stand for something\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sitcom-legends-team-up-for-a-dramatic-pose-surprise\/#Jackee_Harry_%E2%80%9CI_was_too_young_and_sexy_to_be_anybodys_MOTHER%E2%80%9D\" >Jack\u00e9e Harry: \u201cI was too young and sexy to be anybody\u2019s MOTHER!\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Sitcom legends team up for a dramatic \u2018Pose\u2019 surprise<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>These sitcom vets are striking a pose.<\/p>\n<p>Janet Hubert (\u201cThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air\u201d), Anna Maria Horsford (\u201cAmen\u201d) and Jack\u00e9e Harry (\u201c227\u201d) will <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear together \u2014 for the first time ever \u2014 in a surprise collision of comedy queens for the Sunday, May 16, episode of the FX drama \u201cPose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Sunday\u2019s episode, airing at 10 p.m., an HIV-positive Pray Tell (Billy Porter) ventures back home to western Pennsylvania \u2014 after more than two decades away \u2014 for an emotional reconnection with his estranged mother Charlene (played by Horsford) and his aunts, Bible-thumping Latrice (Hubert) and a more supportive Jada (Harry). Hubert told The Post that, after getting cast, all three actresses were shocked to discover that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> star Porter still felt a lingering connection to their early sitcom work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said, \u2018You all had a part of my life. You all had a part of my world, you were all part of my world going through all of what I\u2019ve been through. You all held a spot in my life,\u2019 \u201d Hubert recalled of the verbal group-hug they got from Porter. \u201cAnd we were so touched \u2026 We were on a Zoom read, and we were crying because he was so sincere in saying, \u2018You all held a place for me\u2019 at a time where he needed something.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"From left: &quot;Fresh Prince of Bel-Air&quot; actress Janet Hubert, &quot;227&quot; star&quot; Jacke\u0301e Harry and &quot;Amen&quot; alum Anna Maria Horsford.\" class=\"wp-image-18247098 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-hubert-jackee-horsford-trio-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-hubert-jackee-horsford-trio-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-hubert-jackee-horsford-trio-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-hubert-jackee-horsford-trio-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-hubert-jackee-horsford-trio-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>From left: \u201cFresh Prince of Bel-Air\u201d actress Janet Hubert, \u201c227\u201d star\u201d Jacke\u0301e Harry and \u201cAmen\u201d alum Anna Maria Horsford.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Everett Collection <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Horsford went even further about broader, meaningful connections made with audiences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou realize that your energy, and the words, and everything you do, it goes into all of these different homes and these different places, and you don\u2019t need to have a clue,\u201d Horsford added to The Post about their longtime fan base. \u201cIt\u2019s what you\u2019re supposed to do, because we, as entertainers, heal sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since their sitcom glory days, the trio has been busy: Hubert has finally \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/11\/21\/2nd-aunt-viv-daphne-reid-sees-growth-in-will-smith\/\">and quite publicly<\/a> \u2014 reconciled with her former \u201cFresh Prince\u201d nemesis Will Smith, while Horsford has kept a place in her heart for her late \u201cAmen\u201d co-star Sherman Hemsley. Meanwhile, Harry has ditched comedy for drama in recent years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the trio\u2019s get-together this weekend, here\u2019s how else they have been connecting with viewers and colleagues alike.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Janet_Hubert_%E2%80%9CI_call_myself_Joan_of_Dark%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Janet Hubert: \u201cI call myself Joan of Dark\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Janet Hubert with Billy Porter in a scene from &quot;Pose.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-18246872 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-janet-hubert-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-janet-hubert-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-janet-hubert-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-janet-hubert-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-janet-hubert-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Janet Hubert with Billy Porter in a scene from \u201cPose.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Eric Liebowitz\/FX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFresh Prince\u201d alum Hubert has a sense of humor about her long-standing feud with series star Smith \u2014 as well as fans\u2019 reaction to it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI call myself Joan of Dark,\u201d the actress told The Post. \u201cI\u2019d been beaten to a pulp. I did not know that there was that much love for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said she was shocked by the outpouring of support from devotees after a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/11\/20\/will-smith-on-ending-janet-hubert-feud-my-actions-were-flawed-and-hurtful\/\">much-anticipated \u201cFresh Prince\u201d cast reunion<\/a> on HBO Max last November, in which she and Smith <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/11\/20\/will-smith-on-ending-janet-hubert-feud-my-actions-were-flawed-and-hurtful\/\">met for the first time<\/a> in more than 25 years \u2014 and subsequently buried the hatchet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, it felt like Jesus forgave Judas, didn\u2019t it?\u201d she said with a laugh, regarding the well-wishes she received from fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was, like, wow. The thing went worldwide. I had no idea that so many people cared so much,\u201d she said. \u201cI really didn\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hubert played Aunt Viv for the first three seasons of the 1990-96 sitcom before departing the show in 1993 and getting replaced by Daphne Maxwell Reid. Unbeknownst to the cast, she was in an unhappy, abusive marriage, she said, which she kept bottled up and led to her own change in demeanor. \u201cI was no longer laughing, smiling, joking,\u201d she <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/11\/19\/will-smith-janet-hubert-resolved-their-fresh-prince-feud\/\">said during the reunion<\/a>. That led to on-set friction, most notably with Smith, who offered this mea culpa: \u201cI can see how I made the set very difficult for Janet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Janet Hubert, Will Smith and James Avery in an early promotional photo for &quot;The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-18246968 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-janet-hubert-fresh-prince-2-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-janet-hubert-fresh-prince-2-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-janet-hubert-fresh-prince-2-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-janet-hubert-fresh-prince-2-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-janet-hubert-fresh-prince-2-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Janet Hubert, Will Smith and James Avery in an early promotional photo for \u201cThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBC Studios\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the special, Hubert said she \u201clost everything,\u201d including her \u201creputation\u201d because\u00a0of what happened. \u201cAnd I understand you were able to move forward, but you know those words calling a black woman \u2018difficult\u2019 in Hollywood is the kiss of death. It\u2019s the kiss of death, and it\u2019s hard enough being a dark-skinned black woman in this business.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Hubert told The Post that she is in a solid place now and happy to ignore any and all drama that tends to permeate Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 65, yeah, I\u2019m good,\u201d said Hubert, who lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with her husband, Larry Kraft. \u201cMy years of caring about all of the bulls \u2013 \u2013 t of Hollywood \u2014 I never did.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Janet Hubert as Latrice, Billy Porter as Pray Tell and Norm Lewis as Vernon in &quot;Pose.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-18246873 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-janet-hubert-2-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-janet-hubert-2-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-janet-hubert-2-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-janet-hubert-2-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-janet-hubert-2-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Janet Hubert (far left) as Latrice, Billy Porter (center) as Pray Tell and Norm Lewis (far right) as Vernon in \u201cPose.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Eric Liebowitz\/FX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She even seems almost celebratory about her laid-back East Coast, away from the glare of Tinseltown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love being back here. I love where the sun rises, where people speak their minds and tell you to go \u2018F\u2019 yourself. We just don\u2019t do that. We don\u2019t do the star thing. I love it,\u201d she said. \u201cI cut my own grass. I take out my garbage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a regular life, you know? I love it \u2014 easy,\u201d she added. \u201cI do what I want now, and I don\u2019t take roles that I don\u2019t want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of new work, next up for Hubert <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2021\/04\/the-last-og-the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-janet-hubert-to-recur-1234734651\/\">will be a recurring role<\/a> in Season 4 of Tracy Morgan\u2019s TBS comedy \u201cThe Last O.G.\u201d \u2014 which, in a timely twist, also stars her new \u201cPose\u201d BFF, Horsford.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Anna_Maria_Horsford_%E2%80%9CThis_is_gonna_stand_for_something%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Anna Maria Horsford: \u201cThis is gonna stand for something\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Pray Tell (Billy Porter) and his mother Charlene (Anna Maria Horsford) get ready for church in &quot;Pose.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-18246874 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-maria-horsford-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-maria-horsford-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-maria-horsford-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-maria-horsford-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-maria-horsford-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pray Tell (Billy Porter) and his mother Charlene (Anna Maria Horsford) get ready for church in \u201cPose.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Eric Liebowitz\/FX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Joining this particular episode of \u201cPose\u201d meant more to Horsford \u2014 who played preacher\u2019s daughter Thelma Frye opposite Hemsley as opinionated Deacon Ernest Frye \u2014 than just landing another acting gig. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me tell you what this show did to me. It brought up so many memories,\u201d said Horsford, now 73, who witnessed firsthand the devastation of the early days of the AIDS pandemic in the 1980s and \u201990s, as depicted in \u201cPose.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI personally have lost more than a hundred friends,\u201d<em> <\/em>she added. <strong>\u201c<\/strong>It was a very hard time \u2014 and doing \u2018Pose\u2019 brought all of that back. And that\u2019s why it was really hard for me, without telling everybody, \u2018Oh, I lost this one. I lost [that one].\u2019 It\u2019s still in your heart. Totally personal. Totally personal. And you become the witness to all of their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, even though the 1986 to 1991 sitcom \u201cAmen\u201d aired on a parallel track as AIDS devastated the performing community Horsford knew, she said working on the show was \u201cthe best time\u201d and she managed to stay in touch with other cast members over the years, including Hemsley (whom she called \u201cvery bashful\u201d), Clifton Davis, Roz Ryan and Barbara Montgomery. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Clifton Davis, Anna Maria Horsford and Sherman Hemsley starred in the 1986 to 1991 sitcom &quot;Amen.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-18247001 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-maria-horsford-amen-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-maria-horsford-amen-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-maria-horsford-amen-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-maria-horsford-amen-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-anna-maria-horsford-amen-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Clifton Davis, Anna Maria Horsford and Sherman Hemsley starred in the 1986 to 1991 sitcom \u201cAmen.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBC \/ Courtesy: Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She said she even maintained a daughterly connection to Hemsley \u2014 who died in 2012 at age 74 \u2014 right up to his funeral. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember I went to the undertaker, and I said, \u2018I want to give my father the best burial,\u2019 \u201d she recalled. \u201cYou know, people believe what they see on TV. People believe what they see, and he gave me the respect as a daughter \u2014 as his daughter.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Now, with her \u201cPose\u201d episode, Horsford hopes that this show also will have its own effect on future generations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was glad that I got a chance to do this, because this is gonna stand for something years from now, you know?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jackee_Harry_%E2%80%9CI_was_too_young_and_sexy_to_be_anybodys_MOTHER%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Jack\u00e9e Harry: \u201cI was too young and sexy to be anybody\u2019s MOTHER!\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Jack\u00e9e Harry gets in some laughs with Nell Carter (left) in Season 5 of &quot;227.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-18247326 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-jackee-227-3-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-jackee-227-3-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-jackee-227-3-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-jackee-227-3-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-jackee-227-3-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jack\u00e9e Harry (right) gets in some laughs with Nell Carter in Season 5 of \u201c227.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harry is pretty much the ultimate sitcom queen of the trio. <\/p>\n<p>The 64-year-old funny gal appeared or starred in a string of comedies including \u201cAmen,\u201d \u201cSister, Sister,\u201d \u201cEverybody Hates Chris\u201d and, of course, \u201c227,\u201d which launched her fan-fave trademark drawl \u2014 \u201c<em>Maaaarrrry<\/em>\u201d \u2014 when her character, Sandra Clark, greeted her brassy neighbor, Mary Jenkins, played by Marla Gibbs. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"227 - Mary Compilation | Jack\u00e9e Harry\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wigYv35E4HI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Interestingly, she was not initially psyched about playing the adoptive-mother role in one of her biggest hits, the 1994 to 1999 sitcom \u201cSister, Sister\u201d \u2014 which starred real-life twins Tia and Tamera Mowry. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI absolutely did NOT want to play Lisa Landry \u2013 I was too young and sexy to be anybody\u2019s MOTHER!\u201d Harry <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackeeHarry\/status\/1391443980097708036\">tweeted earlier this month<\/a>. \u201cBut my sister eventually convinced me to take the part and I\u2019m glad I did because it helped me realize how fulfilling it is to mentor younger women.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\uddf5 I absolutely did NOT want to play Lisa Landry \u2013 I was too young and sexy to be anybody\u2019s MOTHER!<\/p>\n<p>But my sister eventually convinced me to take the part and I\u2019m glad I did because it helped me realize how fulfilling it is to mentor younger women. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rxEFzTisf2\">pic.twitter.com\/rxEFzTisf2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack\u00e9e Harry (@JackeeHarry) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackeeHarry\/status\/1391443980097708036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>She also echoed the earlier sentiments shared by Hubert and Horsford about connecting with fans over a television or streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt goes to show that when somebody connects with you and allows you to teach them (in person or even through the television screen), what they\u2019re really giving you is the opportunity to show them that they\u2019re not alone,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackeeHarry\/status\/1391443983700611076\">she wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It goes to show that when somebody connects with you and allows you to teach them (in person or even through the television screen), what they\u2019re really giving you is the opportunity to show them that they\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack\u00e9e Harry (@JackeeHarry) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackeeHarry\/status\/1391443983700611076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>And these days the Emmy-winning Harry, who early in her career appeared in dozens of episodes of the daytime drama \u201cAnother World\u201d in the mid-1980s, has been checking out her more dramatic side with projects such as \u201cPose,\u201d the 2019 Lifetime film \u201cPride &amp; Prejudice: Atlanta\u201d and \u2014 in a return to her soap-star roots \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/994532\/jackee-harry-talks-her-big-return-to-soaps-and-shaking-up-salem-on-days-of-our-lives\/\">a gig on<\/a> NBC\u2019s \u201cDays of Our Lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been waiting a long time to sink my teeth into some drama. It made me feel like all the years I\u2019ve been putting in as an actor have come to fruition,\u201d Harry told The Post in 2019.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Janet Hubert (\u201cThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air\u201d), Anna Maria Horsford (\u201cAmen\u201d) and Jack\u00e9e Harry (\u201c227\u201d) will appear together \u2014 for the first time ever \u2014 in a surprise collision of comedy queens for the Sunday, May 16, episode of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":251209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pose-hubert-jackee-horsford-trio-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[106022,106059,106060,71367,39376,16221],"class_list":["post-251208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-5-16-21","tag-jackee-harry","tag-janet-hubert","tag-sitcoms","tag-the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air","tag-will-smith"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}