![]() ![]() Her behind-the-camera ambitions show no sign of slowing - in 2020, Williams, McCrary, and Payton announced they were launched a new streaming service, Dreamflix TV, for original productions. ![]() In 2020, she acted opposite Darius McCrary in feel-good holiday movie "Christmas in Carolina." She returned to the holiday spirit, this time bringing along her on-screen mother (Jo Marie Payton) and her real-life daughter (Hannah Belle Jackson), for 2022's "Merry Little Switchmas," with Williams also executive producing. Williams remains closely in touch with her "Family Matters" family, and has even found more opportunities to work with them. She appeared in all 21 episodes of the short-lived series following high school teacher Joan Gallagher (Cusack) as she stumbles through her new relationship with the very romantic Jake Evans (Chandler). Branching out of acting, Williams served an executive producer on the 2010 drama "Blessed and Cursed" and a substitute host on the home makeover show "Clean House." Kong"), ABC's two-season sitcom "What About Joan?" welcomed Williams as series regular Alice Adams. Led by Joan Cusack (the "Toy Story" franchise) and Kyle Chandler ("Super 8," "The Wolf of Wall Street," "Godzilla vs. It didn't take long for Williams to join another TV ensemble after the show ended. Many speculated that it was due to tensions and clashes with co-star Jaleel White, but she clarified at Entertainment Weekly's "Family Matters" reunion in 2017 that she simply wanted to embark on other creative pursuits. Harriette Winslow was thus played by Judyann Elder for the remaining eight episodes - the theater veteran has many stage acting and directorial roles to her name, and was conferred an NAACP Trailblazer Award in 2005. Strangely enough, Payton left the final season of "Family Matters" halfway through. Payton's other credits include a live-action fractured fairy tale adaptation of "The Little Mermaid," Matthew McConaughey's "The Beach Bum," and a three-season run as family matriarch Lorraine Mann on the sitcom "Mann & Wife." One is heartbroken (Bialik's Stephanie), the other is deeply in love (McPartlin's Michael), and they're forced to spend Christmas together after their flight is diverted due to a snowstorm. It stars Mayim Bialik ("The Big Bang Theory," "Jeopardy!") and Ryan McPartlin as two strangers. A 2015 TV movie, " The Flight Before Christmas," reunited Payton with her "Family Matters" husband Reginald VelJohnson. ![]()
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