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Shar Jackson

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Sharisse Jackson was born on August 31, 1976 in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Costa Mesa, California. Jackson is of African American and Cherokee descent on her mother's side and Puerto Rican and Mexican descent on her father's. Shar has been acting since she was three and enrolled in the Al Fann Theatrical Ensemble. While she attended private school, Jackson began modeling with the Ubiquitous, John Robert Powers, and Barbizon agencies and studied acting with Bob Feldman; at 11 she decided to focus solely on acting. Through the Al Fann Theatrical Ensemble, she was quickly cast in several national commercials and landed guest-starring roles on such series as Roc (1991), My So-Called Life (1994), Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992), and The Steve Harvey Show (1996). On the big screen, she has been featured in Good Burger (1997), Boom Box (1990), Grand Avenue (1996), and CB4 (1993). However, she is best known for playing "Niecy Jackson" on Moesha (1996).
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Cousin of Cherie Johnson known for her roles in Family Matters as Maxine and Punky Brewster.
Has a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Forensic Science. Her dream was to become a Crime Scene Investigator but continued with her acting career after she discovered she had a fear of dead bodies.
She is of Native American (specifically Cherokee) and German descent, and is also of Puerto Rican and African American descent.
Appeared in the infomercial, hosted by Jack LaLanne, Elaine LaLanne and Carol Alt, for "The Jack LaLanne Power Juicer Pro".
Has four children: one son, Donnie Jackson (Donovan Antonio Jackson; b. June 23, 1993), and one daughter, Cassie Jackson (Cassalei Monique Jackson; b. September 20, 1994), with ex-boyfriend Corey Jackson; one daughter, Kori Jackson Federline (Kori Madison Federline; b. July 31, 2002), and one son, Kaleb Jackson Federline (Kaleb Michael Jackson Federline; b. July 20, 2004), with ex-boyfriend Kevin Federline.

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