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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-01-14 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

North Trenton, New Jersey, USA

Vernee Watson-Johnson

Biography:

Vernee Watson-Johnson (born January 14th, 1954, North Trenton, New Jersey) is an American television actress who has had a forty year career as a character actress in the movies and on television with 284 credits as of August, 2013 including a regular role on the sitcom "Carter Country" and six episodes on "Suit Up". Her roles often are playing doctors, nurses and judges. She has appeared four times on The Big Bang Theory as a nurse named Althea. She appeared in both the pilot and the original unaired pilot. In May 2005, she testified on behalf of the defense in Michael Jackson's trial on charges of child molestation.

Known For

Acting

2024

WondLa as Ol' Crusty (voice)

2023

Shrinking as Phyllis

2022

Bel-Air as Janice

2019

Clemency as Mrs. Collins

2018

Home by Spring as Mrs. Wilson
The Resident as Mary Phillips
Craig of the Creek as Evelyn (voice)

2017

Young Sheldon as Nurse Robinson

2016

Rush Hour as Grandma

2015

A Man Called Jon as Helen Black
Superstore as Lillian
The Odd Couple as Frannie
Fresh Off the Boat as Mrs. Parker

2014

Selfie as Denise

2013

Ironside as Lillian Wade

2012

Ben and Kate as Gladys
Animal Practice as Evelyn
Key & Peele as Johnson Family Member

2011

Jessie as Mrs. Harris
Teen Wolf as Eichen House Attendant
A.N.T. Farm as Grammy
The Exes as Wendy
Suburgatory as Fatima

2010

Melissa & Joey as Ms. Lunt
Good Luck Charlie as Principal Hibbert

2009

Castle as Mercy LaGrande / Mercedes King
The Middle as Cashier
Archer as Cop (voice)

2008

Raising the Bar as Judge Edith Washington
The Mentalist as Therapist

2007

The TV Set as Barbara

2006

The Ant Bully as Head Nurse (voice)
Dexter as Doakes' Mother

2005

Ghost Whisperer as Traci Cotter
Criminal Minds as Maxine Hightower

2004

Admissions as Stanford Interviewer
House as Nurse Smits

2003

Two and a Half Men as Nurse Phyllis
Two and a Half Men as Nurse Lorna
Eve as Laverna

2002

Antwone Fisher as Aunt Annette
Home Room as Duty Nurse
Without a Trace as Eye Witness
MDs as ER Admit Clerk #1

2001

2000

The Kid as Newsstand Cashier
The District as Mrs. Lenora Simms
Static Shock as Mrs. Watkins (voice)
Soul Food as Cassandra DeLeon

1999

Batman Beyond as Lorraine Tate (voice)
Judging Amy as Lorraine Edwards
The West Wing as Nurse

1997

Dharma & Greg as Ms. Valko

1996

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton as Female Worker / Councilwoman (voice)
The Steve Harvey Show as Dr. Glenda Burke
Superman: The Animated Series as Female Worker / Councilwoman (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series as Female Neighbor (voice)

1995

JAG as Annette Dunwoody
JAG as Mrs. Drabowski

1994

Angie as ICU Desk Nurse
Sister, Sister as Patrice
ER as April Wilson

1993

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm as Additional Voices / Socialite #2 (voice)
The X-Files as Nurse Whitney Edwards

1992

Batman: The Animated Series as Doctor (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series as Dana Blessing (voice)

1991

Caged Fear as Y-Vonne
Showdown in Little Tokyo as Nonnie Russell - Coroner
Baby Talk as Danielle Craig (Voice)
Roc as Angela Burke

1990

1988

Murphy Brown as Secretary #17
TV 101 as Mrs. Hiekkila

1987

G.I. Joe: The Movie as Scientist (voice)
A Different World as Carla Meyers

1986

L.A. Law as Wilma Russ

1985

1984

1983

1982

Working as Secretary

1981

1980

Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels as Dee Dee Skyes (voice)

1979

1978

Death Drug as Carolyn (as Verne Watson)

1977

Green Eyes as Rosalie Dubeck
Scooby's Laff-A Lympics as Dee Dee Skyes (voice)
The Love Boat as Stephanie Hayden
Carter Country as Lucille Banks
The Love Boat as Ellen Garner
The Love Boat as Alita Daniels

1976

1975

1974

1972

Trick Baby as Cleo Howard

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Production

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You Look Familiar: Vernée Watson as Executive Producer