Anne - Marie Johnson - wikipedia Anne - Marie Johnson This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( November 2017 ) Anne - Marie Johnson Johnson in 2006 ( 1960 - 07 - 18 ) July 18, 1960 ( age 58 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Actress, impressionist Years active 1971 -- present Anne - Marie Johnson ( born July 18, 1960 ) is an American actress and impressionist, who has starred in film and on television. She is known for her roles as Nadine Hudson Thomas on What 's Happening Now ! !, Aileen Lewis on Double Trouble, Althea Tibbs on In the Heat of the Night, and as a cast member on In Living Color during its final season. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Celebrity impressions on In Living Color 3 Other activities 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 5.1 Film 5.2 Television 6 References 7 External links Early life Anne - Marie Johnson was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father is African - American and her mother is Multiracial - American. She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles ( UCLA ) with a degree in Acting and Theater. Her first television appearance was as a contestant on the game show Card Sharks, where her name was listed as `` Anne Johnson ''. She appeared on the game show Child 's Play under her full name, as well as the pilot episode for the game show Body Language as Anne Marie Johnson, where she described herself as a `` struggling actress ''. Career This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2017 ) Johnson played the role of Aileen Lewis on the 1984 -- 85 NBC comedy series Double Trouble. She played Raj 's wife Nadine Hudson Thomas in the 1985 -- 88 syndicated series What 's Happening Now ! !. Cast as Althea Tibbs on the NBC / CBS series In the Heat of the Night, she became well known in this role, performing in series from 1988 through 1993. While appearing on In the Heat of the Night, Johnson recorded the song `` Little Drummer Boy '' for the 1991 cast Christmas CD Christmas Time 's A Comin '. Providing vocals behind her were country gospel group The Marksmen Quartet. The song was produced by co-stars Randall Franks and Alan Autry. Johnson joined the cast of the Fox Network sketch comedy series In Living Color in its last season ( 1993 -- 1994 ) ; afterwards she portrayed Alycia Barnett in one season of the Fox series Melrose Place ( 1995 -- 1996 ). She had a recurring role on the CBS TV series JAG as Representative Bobbi Latham. She has made guest appearances on other TV series, including Diff'rent Strokes, Hill Street Blues, Hunter, Babylon 5, Living Single, That 's So Raven, Leverage, Girlfriends, The Parkers and Rock Me Baby. Other appearances include playing fashion designer Donna Cabonna on That 's So Raven and TV reporter Janet King on I 'm in the Band. Celebrity impressions on In Living Color This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2017 ) Boss Karyn Parsons Lynn Whitfield Mary Tyler Moore ( one episode ) Oprah Winfrey Regina King Robin Givens Sally Struthers ( Gloria in `` All Up in The Family '' ) Shari Belafonte Whitney Houston Other activities Johnson was elected First National Vice President of the Screen Actors Guild in 2005. In 2010, she was succeeded by Ned Vaughn. She ran for president of the actors ' union in 2009 on the Membership First ticket, but she lost to eventual winner Ken Howard. Personal life Johnson has been married to Martin Grey since 1996. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Hollywood Shuffle Lydia / Willie Mae / Hooker # 5 I 'm Gonna Git You Sucka Cherry 1989 Robot Jox Athena 1991 The Five Heartbeats Sydney Todd 1991 True Identity Kristi 1991 Strictly Business Diedre 1998 Down in the Delta Monica Sinclair 2001 Pursuit of Happiness Devin Quinn 2001 Apartment 12 Yvette Suicide Dolls Maria 2011 About Fifty Erin 2012 Freeloaders Lydia 2014 Knock ' em Dead Alex Hart 2015 Double Daddy Ms. Wolk 2015 Sister Code Mama Layne Television Year Title Role Notes 1971, 1974 Homicide Jenny Marshall / Deborah Price 2 episodes 1972 -- 1976 Matlock Police Debbie / Jenny Martin / Linda Watson / Rebecca Grant 4 episodes 1973 Division 4 Susan Marshall Episode : `` Three Mouths to Feed '' 1984 High School U.S.A. Beth Franklin Unsold pilot 1984 Diff'rent Strokes Denise Episode : `` Undercover Lover '' 1984 -- 1985 Double Trouble Aileen Lewis 3 episodes 1984 -- 1985 Hill Street Blues Lynn Williams 4 episodes 1985 -- 1988 What 's Happening Now ! ! Nadine Hudson Thomas Main role ( 66 episodes ) 1986 Hunter Isabel Teret / Nella Watkins Episode : `` Saturday Night Special '' 1988 -- 1993 In the Heat of the Night Althea Tibbs Main role ( 109 episodes ) 1989 Dream Date Donna Movie 1990 Lucky Chances Carrie Jones / Carolyn Dimes Miniseries 1990 Singer & Sons Felicity Patterson Episode : `` Once Bitten '' The Larry Sanders Show Barbara Kirsch Episode : `` The Guest Host '' 1993 -- 1994 In Living Color Various characters Main role ( 24 episodes ) 1994 Living Single Sheila Kelly Episode : `` What 's Next ? '' 1994 Babylon 5 Mariah Cirrus Episode : `` The Long Dark '' 1995 Sirens Christine Episode : `` Color Blind '' 1995 Murder, She Wrote Priscilla Dauphin Episode : `` Big Easy Murder '' 1995 -- 1996 Melrose Place Alycia Barnett 14 episodes 1996 -- 1997 Spider - Man Angela / Mousie ( voice ) 3 episodes 1997 Asteroid Karen Dodd Movie 1997 Smart Guy Ms. Williams Pilot 1997 -- 2002 JAG Rep. Bobbi Latham 18 episodes 1998 Any Day Now Aisha Bullock Episode : `` Making Music with the Wrong Man '' 1998 The Pretender Lt. Alison Fawkes Episode : `` Once in a Blue Moon '' 1999 Chicago Hope Mrs. Jamison Episode : `` Vanishing Acts '' 1999 It 's Like, You Know... Cabil Episode : `` Two Days in the Valley '' 1999 Ally McBeal District Attorney Foster Episode : `` Love 's Illusions '' 1999 Hope Island Dr. Karen Dunbar Episode : `` You Ca n't Look at the Sea Without Wishing for Wings '' 2000 Happily Ever After : Fairy Tales for Every Child Verena ( voice ) Episode : `` The Frog Princess '' 2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul Elaine Episode : `` A Pearl of Great Value '' 2000 For Your Love Dr. Brown Episode : `` The Shrink Gets Shrunk '' 2000 The X-Files Vicky Wells Episode : `` Redrum '' 2001 Strong Medicine Nurse Doreen Collins Episode : `` Gray Matter '' 2001 The Parkers Lady Egyptian Episode : `` Nobody 's Fool '' 2001 The District Renee Sawyer Episode : `` Rage Against the Machine '' 2002 Dharma & Greg Laura Episode : `` The Mamas and the Papas : Part 1 '' 2002 Through the Fire Anne - Marie Movie 2003 The System Ms. Kimberly Trotter 9 episodes 2003 The District Rita Douglas Episode : `` Criminally Insane '' 2003 What I Like About You Olivia Episode : `` Loose Lips '' 2003 The Division Martha Episode : `` Castaways '' Rock Me, Baby Ms. Watson Episode : `` I Love You, You Do n't Love Me '' 2003 -- 2004 Girlfriends Sharon Upton Farley 7 episodes 2006 That 's So Raven Donna Cabonna 7 episodes 2007 CSI : Crime Scene Investigation ADA Jasmine Davis Episode : `` Leaving Las Vegas '' 2007 Bones Dr. Jasper Episode : `` Death in the Saddle '' 2007 NCIS Marine Col. Stacey Radcliffe Episode : `` Requiem '' 2007 -- 2009 Tyler Perry 's House of Payne Liz Shelton 3 episodes 2008 Boston Legal Vivian Stewart Episode : `` Juiced '' 2009 Uncorked Debra Miller Movie I 'm in the Band Janet King Episode : `` Slap Goes the Weasel '' 2011 Fairly Legal Jennifer Episode : `` The Two Richards '' 2011 Leverage Darlene Wickett Episode : `` The Grave Danger Job '' 2012 Days of Our Lives Dr. Patel 2 episodes 2014 Murder in the First Emily English Pilot 2014 Chasing Life Arianna Episode : `` Blood Cancer Sex Carrots '' 2015 Pretty Little Liars Claire Episode : `` Bloody Hell '' 2016 Childrens Hospital Dr. Parker Episode : `` The Grid '' ( Parts 1 & 2 ) 2016 Grey 's Anatomy Judge Episode : `` Mama Tried '' 2016 Castle Mrs. Kramer Episode : `` Hell to Pay '' 2016 Major Crimes Jane Wolfe Episode : `` Present Tense '' 2017 Wet Hot American Summer : Ten Years Later Burkhart Web series 2018 For The People Senator Knox Recurring 2019 The InBetween Lt. Swanstrom Upcoming series References Jump up ^ `` Anne - Marie Johnson ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ `` Classnotes ''. UCLA. 1981. Jump up ^ `` Ken Howard Elected ''. SAG.org. September 24, 2009. External links Anne - Marie Johnson on IMDb WorldCat Identities BNF : cb14190779z ( data ) ISNI : 0000 0001 1467 6835 LCCN : no2001013162 VIAF : 10059144 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anne-Marie_Johnson&oldid=850176567 '' Categories : 1960 births 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles African - American actresses American film actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Living people UCLA Film School alumni Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from November 2017 All BLP articles lacking sources Use mdy dates from February 2013 Articles with hCards All articles with failed verification Articles with failed verification from November 2017 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from November 2017 Articles needing additional references from November 2017 All articles needing additional references All articles with specifically marked weasel - worded phrases Articles with specifically marked weasel - worded phrases from November 2017 Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano Nederlands Polski Português Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 14 July 2018, at 04 : 41 ( UTC ). 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Question: who played althea on in the heat of the night
Answer: Anne-Marie Johnson