Charmin Lee
Charmin Lee is an American actress and director. Lee was born in Denver, Colorado.[1] She appeared in more than 90 films and television series since 1980s. She guest-starred on In the Heat of the Night, Sister, Sister, Drop Dead Diva, The Vampire Diaries, Being Mary Jane, Saints & Sinners, Sleepy Hollow, Dynasty, Homeland, and Westworld.[2] She had a recurring role as Jeanette Wood, Maya's Mother, on the series Girlfriends. She also had recurring role as Det. Cheryl Banks in the CBS series Diagnosis Murder from 1999 to 2001, and later appeared on Family Law, Outcast, The Quad, Doom Patrol and Bigger.[3] From 2015 to 2019 she played the recurring role of Georgia Darby in the CBS drama series, The Inspectors.
Lee appeared in films such as The 5th Wave (2016), Come Sunday (2018), Honey: Rise Up and Dance (2018), What Men Want (2019), Just Mercy (2019) and Palmer (2021). She also starred in BET Her film Everything is Fine (2020) directed by Victoria Rowell.[4]
In 2023, Lee directed the drama film God's Grace: The Sheila Johnson Story for BET+.[5][6][7]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Parenthood | Nurse at Hospital | |
| 2010 | Intervention | Sam | Short film |
| 2012 | The Black Book | Chief Lisa Anderson | Short film |
| 2012 | Little Red Wagon | Ms. Gerber | |
| 2014 | Company Rebrand | Chief Documentarian | Short film |
| 2015 | When I Hold My Ears | FBI Agent Rogers | |
| 2015 | Curve Ball | Debra | |
| 2015 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | Judge | |
| 2016 | The 5th Wave | Ms. Paulson | |
| 2016 | Red All Over | Ms. Neville | Post-production |
| 2018 | Honey: Rise Up and Dance | Jada | |
| 2022 | Blackjack Christmas | Delores |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The New Leave It to Beaver | Miss Elkhart | Brother vs. Brother |
| 1990 | In the Heat of the Night | Etta | King's Ransom |
| 1992 | Out All Night | Melanie | The Kid |
| 1993 | Roc | Mrs. Rawlings | Garbage Man's Apprentice, R.E.S.P.E.C.T. |
| 1994 | Me and the Boys | Sarah | Talent Show |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister | Beverly Simms | Love Strikes |
| 1995 | The Home Court | Mrs. Green | Pilot |
| 1996 | Space: Above and Beyond | Col. Schrader | The Angriest Angel |
| 1997 | 413 Hope St. | Celeste | Lost Boys and Gothic Girls |
| 1998 | Sister, Sister | Darcy | In Sickness and Health |
| 1998–2003 | Port Charles | Nancy Neumann | Regular role |
| 1998 | Smart Guy | Bernadette | She Got Game |
| 1998 | Kenan & Kel | The Woman | The Raffle |
| 1999 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Nurse Schipper | Agony |
| 1999 | The King of Queens | Robin Gilliard | Parent Trapped |
| 1999–2001 | Diagnosis: Murder | Det. Cheryl Banks | Recurring role, 11 episodes |
| 2000 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Maj. Granger | Article 32 |
| 2000 | Judging Amy | Keiner | The Burden of Perspective |
| 2000–2007 | Girlfriends | Jeannette Wood | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2001–2002 | Family Law | Shelley Strong | 4 episodes |
| 2003 | The Division | Caroline | Castaways |
| 2010 | Drop Dead Diva | Emma Bratman | Begin Again |
| 2010 | It's Supernatural | Nurse / Angel | Dave Hess |
| 2011 | The Vampire Diaries | Gloria | The End of the Affair, Disturbing Behavior |
| 2011–2012 | Osiris | Section Chief Janet Dixon | I'm Not Some Superhero, You Think She Likes Older Guys?, You're Still Stuck No Matter What |
| 2012 | Boulevard West | N'Taki | TV series |
| 2012 | Conversations | Mrs. Robinson | Pilot |
| 2014 | Castle Ridge | Mrs. Johnson | TV series |
| 2014 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Dr. Fellin | #1.6863 |
| 2015–2019 | The Inspectors | Dr. Georgia Darby | Recurring role, 53 episodes |
| 2015 | Powers | Patrice LeGarde | You Are Not It, Level 13 |
| 2016–2017 | Outcast | Rose Giles | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Sleepy Hollow | Madame President | Heads of State |
| 2017–2018 | The Quad | Lila Strandrich | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Homeland | Ellen Lichter | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Dynasty | Jackie Littman | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Black Lightning | Batina | The Book of Blood: Chapter Two: The Perdi |
| 2018 | Queen America | Nancy Summer | Ms. Claremore |
| 2020 | Westworld | Joanna | 2 episodes |
| 2020-2021 | Bigger | Connie | Recurring Role |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Charmin Lee | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ↑ "Charmin Lee | Actor, Acting Coach, Executive Producer, Director | Udemy".
- ↑ "Charmin Lee". TVGuide.com.
- ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (July 1, 2020). "Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kim Fields & More To Direct Shorts Produced by Tressa Azarel Smallwood For BET Her Initiative".
- ↑ Hailu, Selome (September 12, 2023). "BET+ Sets Fall Premiere Dates Including 'Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy' and 'First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story' (EXCLUSIVE)".
- ↑ Maheshwari, Disheeta (October 5, 2023). "God's Grace: The Sheila Johnson Story Streaming Release Date: When Is It Coming Out on BET+?".
- ↑ "Movie Trailer: BET+ Original 'God's Grace: the Sheila Marie Johnson Story' [starring Demetria McKinney & Drew Sidora] - That Grape Juice". thatgrapejuice.net.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Charmin Lee on IMDb
- Charmin Lee at Rotten Tomatoes
- Charmin Lee on Facebook[dead link]
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