Terri J. Vaughn
Biography
Terri J. Vaughn is an American actress, director, and producer known for television comedy. Born in San Francisco, she appeared in Friday and Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood early on, then acted opposite Joan Severance in Black Scorpion (1995) and in its sequel, Black Scorpion II: Aftershock (1997). In 1997 she began playing high school secretary Lovita Alizay Jenkins-Robinson on The WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show; the part earned her three NAACP Image Awards in the supporting actress comedy category. She went on to regular roles in All of Us and Meet the Browns and to a supporting part in Tyler Perry's drama Daddy's Little Girls (2007). Vaughn has also appeared in Greenleaf, Insecure, and Cherish the Day. Her company Nina Holiday Entertainment produced Girlfriends' Getaway (2014), and she made her directing debut with #DigitalLivesMatter in 2016 before creating and starring in the Netflix political comedy Miss Governor in 2025.
57years old
Turns 58 on October 16in 340 days
- Born San Francisco
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Terri Juanita Vaughn
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 19 years1995 to 2014
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Behind the camera
With Cas Sigers as her business partner, Vaughn runs Nina Holiday Entertainment, a production company behind films that include Sugar Mommas, A Cross to Bear and Girlfriends' Getaway.
Terri J. Vaughn movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jonathan Winfrey directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Rick Rossovich's page
Joan Severance's page
Malinda Williams's page
Stephen Lee's page
Matt Roe's page
Jonathan WinfreyDirector, 2 films, 1995 to 1997
All films by Jonathan Winfrey
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