Anne - Marie Johnson - wikipedia Anne - Marie Johnson Anne - Marie Johnson Anne - Marie Johnson in 2006 ( 1960 - 07 - 18 ) July 18, 1960 ( age 57 ) Los Angeles, California, United States Occupation Actress, impressionist Years active 1976 -- present Spouse ( s ) Martin Grey ( 1996 -- present ) Anne - Marie Johnson ( born July 18, 1960 ) is an American actress and impressionist who has starred in film and on television. Anne - Marie Johnson is perhaps best 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. Anne - Marie is a former First Vice-President of the Screen Actor 's Guild. She ran for president of the actors ' union in 2009 on the Membership First ticket, but lost to eventual winner Ken Howard. Johnson has been married to Martin Grey since 1996. Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 2.1 Celebrity impressions on In Living Color 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 References 5 External links Biography 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 role was as Aileen Lewis on the 1984 NBC comedy series Double Trouble. She played Raj 's wife Nadine Hudson Thomas in the 1985 syndicated series What 's Happening Now ! !. Cast as Althea Tibbs on the NBC / CBS television 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 legends The Marksmen Quartet and Nashville drummer Monty Hall. The song was produced by co-stars Randall Franks and Alan Autry. Career She 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 television series JAG as Representative Bobbi Latham. She has made guest appearances on other television 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 television reporter Janet King on I 'm in the Band. She appeared on the game show Card Sharks, where her name was listed as `` Anne Johnson ''. She later 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. '' She was elected First National Vice President of the Screen Actors Guild in 2005. In 2010, she was succeeded by Ned Vaughn. She is currently appearing in the new police procedural series Murder in the First on TNT. She plays the dying wife of homicide detective, Terry English. Celebrity impressions on In Living Color Boss Oprah Winfrey Regina King Mary Tyler Moore ( in a one - shot Mary Tyler Moore show parody featuring an all - black cast ) Lynn Whitfield Shari Belafonte Robin Givens Karyn Parsons Sally Struthers ( as `` Gloria Bunker - Stivic '' in All Up in The Family, an All in the Family parody that featured an all - black cast ) Whitney Houston 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 Five Heartbeats, The 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 Homicide Jenny Marshall `` Masquerade '' 1972 Matlock Police Debbie `` Sir '' 1973 Division 4 Susan Marshall `` Three Mouths to Feed '' Homicide Deborah Price `` Penelope '' Matlock Police Jenny Martin `` Prosperity Breeds Contempt '' Matlock Police Linda Watson `` What 's Best for the Kids '' 1976 Matlock Police Rebecca Grant `` Judgement Day '' 1984 High School U.S.A. Beth Franklin Unsold TV pilot 1984 Diff'rent Strokes Denise `` Undercover Lover '' 1984 - 85 Double Trouble Aileen Lewis `` Do You Believe in Magic ? '', `` O Come All Ye Faithful '', `` September Song '' 1984 - 85 Hill Street Blues Lynn Williams Recurring role 1985 - 88 What 's Happening Now ! ! Nadine Hudson Thomas Main role 1986 Hunter Isabel Teret / Nella Watkins `` Saturday Night Special '' 1988 - 93 In the Heat of the Night Althea Tibbs Main role 1989 Dream Date Donna TV film 1990 Lucky Chances Carrie Jones / Carolyn Dimes TV miniseries 1990 Singer & Sons Felicity Patterson `` Once Bitten '' Larry Sanders Show, The The Larry Sanders Show Barbara Kirsch `` The Guest Host '' 1993 - 94 In Living Color Various Characters Main role 1994 Living Single Sheila Kelly `` What 's Next ? '' 1994 Babylon 5 Mariah Cirrus `` The Long Dark '' 1995 Sirens Christine `` Color Blind '' 1995 Murder, She Wrote Priscilla Dauphin `` Big Easy Murder '' 1995 - 96 Melrose Place Alycia Barnett Recurring role 1996 - 97 Spider - Man Angela / Mousie ( voice ) 3 episodes 1997 Asteroid Karen Dodd TV film 1997 Smart Guy Ms. Williams `` Pilot '' 1997 - 2002 JAG Rep. Bobbi Latham Recurring role 1998 Any Day Now Aisha Bullock `` Making Music with the Wrong Man '' 1998 Pretender, The The Pretender Lt. Alison Fawkes `` Once in a Blue Moon '' 1999 Chicago Hope Mrs. Jamison `` Vanishing Acts '' 1999 It 's Like, You Know... Cabil `` Two Days in the Valley '' 1999 Ally McBeal District Attorney Foster `` Love 's Illusions '' 1999 Hope Island Dr. Karen Dunbar `` You Ca n't Look at the Sea Without Wishing for Wings '' 2000 Happily Ever After : Fairy Tales for Every Child Verena ( voice ) `` The Frog Princess '' 2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul Elaine `` A Pearl of Great Value '' 2000 For Your Love Dr. Brown `` The Shrink Gets Shrunk '' 2000 X-Files, The The X-Files Vicky Wells `` Redrum '' 2001 Strong Medicine Nurse Doreen Collins `` Gray Matter '' 2001 Parkers, The The Parkers Lady Egyptian `` Nobody 's Fool '' 2001 District, The The District Renee Sawyer `` Rage Against the Machine '' 2002 Dharma & Greg Laura `` The Mamas and the Papas : Part 1 '' 2002 Through the Fire Anne - Marie TV film 2003 System, The The System Ms. Kimberly Trotter TV series 2003 District, The The District Rita Douglas `` Criminally Insane '' 2003 What I Like About You Olivia `` Loose Lips '' 2003 Division, The The Division Martha `` Castaways '' Rock Me, Baby Ms. Watson `` I Love You, You Do n't Love Me '' 2003 - 04 Girlfriends Sharon Upton Farley Recurring role 2006 That 's So Raven Donna Cabonna Recurring role 2007 CSI : Crime Scene Investigation ADA Jasmine Davis `` Leaving Las Vegas '' 2007 Bones Dr. Jasper `` Death in the Saddle '' 2007 NCIS Marine Col. Stacey Radcliffe `` Requiem '' 2007 - 09 Tyler Perry 's House of Payne Liz Shelton `` Father Knows Best '', `` Surprise, Surprise '', `` A Grand Payne '' 2008 Boston Legal Vivian Stewart `` Juiced '' 2009 Uncorked Debra Miller TV film I 'm in the Band Janet King `` Slap Goes the Weasel '' 2011 Fairly Legal Jennifer `` The Two Richards '' 2011 Leverage Darlene Wickett `` 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 `` Blood Cancer Sex Carrots '' 2015 Pretty Little Liars Claire `` Bloody Hell '' 2016 Childrens Hospital Dr. Parker `` The Grid : Parts 1 & 2 '' 2016 Grey 's Anatomy Judge `` Mama Tried '' 2016 Castle Mrs. Kramer `` Hell to Pay '' 2016 Major Crimes Jane Wolfe `` Present Tense '' 2017 Wet Hot American Summer : Ten Years Later Burkhart References Jump up ^ `` Anne - Marie Johnson ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ `` Ken Howard Elected ''. Sag.org. September 24, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Classnotes ''. UCLA. 1981. External links Anne - Marie Johnson on IMDb VIAF : 10059144 LCCN : no2001013162 BNF : cb14190779z ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anne-Marie_Johnson&oldid=803624915 '' Categories : 1960 births Living people Actresses from Los Angeles American film actresses American television actresses African - American actresses American actresses 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses American voice actresses UCLA Film School alumni Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from February 2013 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano Nederlands Polski Português Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 3 October 2017, at 17 : 19. 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Question: who played mrs. tibbs in the heat of the night
Answer: Anne-Marie Johnson