Freda Payne

Characters played by Freda Payne

Career Overview

Freda Payne has 22 screen credits in a career dating back to 1961. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Nutty Professor with 1 titles. Signature works include Alton & Kenya's Outrageous Wedding, A Sudden Family, The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

22

Birth Date

1942-09-19

Birth Place

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Known For

• 

  Alton & Kenya's Outrageous Wedding
• A Sudden Family
• 

  The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
• 

  Book of Numbers
• 

  Rhapsody
• 

  Band of Gold: The Invictus Story

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Nutty Professor (1 titles)
• The Nutty Professor Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• David Ely (1 collaborations)
• Debra Wilson (1 collaborations)
• Emayatzy Corinealdi (1 collaborations)
• Hayley Marie Norman (1 collaborations)
• Lauren Christie (1 collaborations)
• André Gordon (1 collaborations)
• Melinda Rochelle (1 collaborations)
• Rufus Dorsey (1 collaborations)
• Sammie Ray (1 collaborations)
• Ashley Nocera (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (22 credits)

  • A Sudden Family

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Band of Gold: The Invictus Story

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Kinky

    Mrs. Bernard

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Through the Banks of the Red Cedar

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Alton & Kenya's Outrageous Wedding

    Ann Sheffield

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Divorce

    Vivian

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Sample This

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • DevilDolls

    Gran

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Rhapsody

    Lily Potter

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Fire & Ice

    Jean Aimes

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

    Claudine

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Ragdoll

    Gran

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Sprung

    Vocalist

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Private Obsession

    Boutique Sales Director

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Living Single

    - I'll Take Your Man (1993) ... Miss Harper actor actors
    1993
  • The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Book of Numbers

    Kelly Simms

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Police Story

    - Fifty Cents, First Half Hour -- One Dollar and Seventy-Five Cents All Day (1976) ... actor actors
    1973
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - Bob and Ray, Alan Burke, Anne Scheer, Victor Borge, Freda Payne (1968) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 257 (1973) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 29 (1968) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 134 (1979) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 100 (1975) ... Self actor actors
    1961