Anne-Marie Johnson is an American

United States

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 actress and impressionist

Impressionist (entertainment)

An impressionist or a mimic is a performer whose act consists of imitating the voice and mannerisms of others. The word usually refers to a professional comedian/entertainer who specializes in such performances and has developed a wide repertoire of impressions, including adding to them, often to...

 who has starred in film and on television. She is perhaps best known for her role as high school educator Althea Tibbs on the NBC

NBC

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/CBS

CBS

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 television drama In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night (TV series)

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. She is also known for her role as Nadine Hudson Thomas on the syndicated sitcom What's Happening Now!!

What's Happening Now!!

What's Happening Now!! is an American television sitcom spinoff of What's Happening!!. It ran in syndication from 1985 to 1988. Like the previous series, What's Happening Now!! is loosely based on the motion picture Cooley High...

. Anne-Marie is the former First Vice-President of the Screen Actor's Guild. She ran for president of the actor's union in 2009 on the Membership First ticket, but lost to eventual winner Ken Howard

Ken Howard

Kenneth Joseph "Ken" Howard, Jr. is an American actor, best known for his roles as Thomas Jefferson in 1776 and as basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player Ken Reeves in the television show The White Shadow...

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Johnson was born in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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