Whatever Happened To The Actor Who Plays Lisa In Coming To America?

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Shari Headley has kept herself plenty busy in the 33-year gap between Coming to America and the Coming 2 America sequel. She appeared in a series of TV shows in the '80s and early '90s, including Gideon Oliver, Kojak: Ariana, and Kojak: None So Blind, Matlock, and many others, via IMDb. By the '90s and 2000s, Headley continued her career with roles in shows, small films, and soap operas like Guiding Light and The Bold and The Beautiful, as well as music videos like Will Smith's "Wild Wild West" and Blackstreet's "Before I Let You Go." She credits her role in 1989's Gideon Oliver for "training" her for a three-year contract on All My Children, as well as for the lead role on the Fox series 413 Hope Street. 

In her personal life, she got married and divorced from rapper-actor Christopher Martin of the rap duo Kid 'N' Play. Together, they welcomed a son Skyler Martin in 1994, though their happiness was short-lived, and the New York Post reported in 2001 that Martin was ordered to pay child support for Skyler. While doing an amazing job at keeping her personal life private, Headley has maintained a presence on social media where she promotes her work and highlights other nods to Black excellence. Her Instagram bio pays homage to the role that helped make her a recognizable face in Hollywood as she refers to herself as the "Queen of Zamunda." Scroll down for more.

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