Tisha Campbell

known for My Wife and Kids, Dr. Ken, and Martin, currently in Uncoupled, upcoming in Not Another Church Movie and Hulu's 1266

  • Stars in comedy series UNCOUPLED picked up by Showtime for season 2. She recently starred in Lifetime's EVERY BREATH SHE TAKES, and received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie. She is upcoming in spoof comedy feature NOT ANOTHER CHURCH MOVIE premiering March 29th, and will recur as a guest star in Hulu/Onyx Collective's 1266
  • Best known for starring as ‘Gina’ on FOX comedy series MARTIN. The cast recently came together for a reunion special on BET+, 30 years after the series' debut. She also starred in DR. KEN, EMPIRE and MY WIFE AND KIDS for which she won an Image Award and a BET Comedy Award. She most recently starred in comedy series ACT YOUR AGE on Bounce, OUTMATCHED, and lent her voice to Cartoon Network’s CRAIG OF THE CREEK and DC’s Universe’ HARLEY QUINN
  • Starred in the SIMONE BILES Lifetime Original Movie, cult-classic LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, and most recently Lifetime original movie EVERY BREATH SHE TAKES, and action musical THE J TEAM
  • Released her debut album TISHA in 1992. She released two singles prior to releasing DON’T WANNA BE ALONE in 2018
  • Her charity, Colored My Mind, aims to educate and support parents of autistic children.
  • In 2022, Tisha partnered with her brother, a lieutenant, to launch an app called “D.O.P.E” which stands for “De-escalating Officer Patrol Encounters.” The app’s slogan is, “Bringing police officers & the community together so everyone can go home safe.”
  • Part owner of a restaurant/lounge in Studio City, CA 
  • Resides in Los Angeles with her two sons and their dogs
  • Stars in comedy series UNCOUPLED picked up by Showtime for season 2. She recently starred in Lifetime's EVERY BREATH SHE TAKES, and received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie. She is upcoming in spoof comedy feature NOT ANOTHER CHURCH MOVIE premiering March 29th, and will recur as a guest star in Hulu/Onyx Collective's 1266
  • Best known for starring as ‘Gina’ on FOX comedy series MARTIN. The cast recently came together for a reunion special on BET+, 30 years after the series' debut. She also starred in DR. KEN, EMPIRE and MY WIFE AND KIDS for which she won an Image Award and a BET Comedy Award. She most recently starred in comedy series ACT YOUR AGE on Bounce, OUTMATCHED, and lent her voice to Cartoon Network’s CRAIG OF THE CREEK and DC’s Universe’ HARLEY QUINN
  • Starred in the SIMONE BILES Lifetime Original Movie, cult-classic LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, and most recently Lifetime original movie EVERY BREATH SHE TAKES, and action musical THE J TEAM
  • Released her debut album TISHA in 1992. She released two singles prior to releasing DON’T WANNA BE ALONE in 2018
  • Her charity, Colored My Mind, aims to educate and support parents of autistic children.
  • In 2022, Tisha partnered with her brother, a lieutenant, to launch an app called “D.O.P.E” which stands for “De-escalating Officer Patrol Encounters.” The app’s slogan is, “Bringing police officers & the community together so everyone can go home safe.”
  • Part owner of a restaurant/lounge in Studio City, CA 
  • Resides in Los Angeles with her two sons and their dogs
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Tisha Campbell is an actress and singer who was born in Oklahoma City, OK. She was raised in Newark, New Jersey, where she attended Newark Arts High School. She is best known for her starring roles in the FOX television series MARTN as ‘Gina Waters-Payne’ and as ‘Jay’ on the ABC television sitcom MY WIFE AND KIDS.

Campbell’s first TV appearance was at the age of 8, on episode #006 of the PBS show The Big Blue Marble. From 1992-1997 she starred alongside Martin Lawrence in the FOX series "Martin." However, in the final season, she filed a lawsuit against Martin Lawrence on the counts of sexual harassment both on and off set.

Her mother, Mona Washington, was a Irish-American nurse, talent manager, gospel singer, and vocal coach. Her father, Michael, was an African-American factory worker and singer, and as a chess master, works with underprivileged children on both the east and west coast. Her parents encouraged her love for music. In 1992, Campbell released her debut album, Tisha, which was a moderate success, selling 40,000 copies. Her mother is now her manager.

Duane Martin, actor-now-real estate developer, is married to Tisha for 20 years now. The couple has two sons, Ezekiel Czar Martin and Xen Martin. Xen, her eldest son, has autism.

Tisha recently starred on FOX’s OUTMATCHED and can be heard voicing ‘Kim’ on Cartoon Network’s CRAIG OF THE CREEK and ‘Tawny’ on DC’s Universe’ HARLEY QUINN. She will also be starring in upcoming Netflix comedy series UNCOUPLED, and is developing a non-fiction, unscripted series on human trafficking with ITV America’s production company Good Caper Content.

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