Early life

Jackson was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her mother is of African American and Native American descent, and her father is of African American, Puerto Rican and Mexican descent.

Career

Jackson played the title character's best friend, Niecy Jackson on the television show Moesha. She has also appeared in The Bernie Mac Show. She co-starred in the Nickelodeon movie Good Burger with Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson. Jackson was also featured on the ABC reality series The Ex-Wives Club with Marla Maples and Angie Everhart. The show aimed to aid men and women who have recently gone through separation or divorce. In 2009, Jackson appeared in the film I Do... I Did!. She also appeared in the dance film Steppin: The Movie

Jackson was a singer in the pop group Mpulz and was included on The Princess Diaries soundtrack. The group released one album before disbanding.

She also appeared on the seventh season of Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp, which premiered in February 2010.

Personal life

Jackson was engaged to Kevin Federline, with whom she has daughter Kori Madison Federline (born July 31, 2002) and son Kaleb Michael Jackson Federline (born July 20, 2004). The couple separated shortly before Kaleb's birth. After the separation, Federline began a relationship with pop singer Britney Spears. Jackson later commented that Federline's relationship with Spears "wasn't like just breaking up a relationship. It was like breaking up a family", but sustained an amicable relationship with Federline, complimenting his parenting. Federline married Spears, but they divorced after two years. She has two older children, son Donnie (born October 1993) and daughter Cassie (born June 1995), by her high school boyfriend.

Filmography

Film credits

Love & Basketball as Felicia

Steppin: The Movie as Uwamma Layne

Good Burger as Monique

I Do...I Did as Candy

Television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Roc	Rhonda	Episode: "Up in the Attic"
	CB4	Tamika	film
	Tall Hopes	Charlayne	Episode: "Get the Jet"
1993-1995	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Carol/Monica	2 episodes
1994	Getting By	Juanita-The Date	1 episode
	South Central	Janelle	2 episodes
	On Our Own	Sara Louise	1 episode
	Me and the Boys	Cicely	1 episode
	My So-Called Life	Crystal	2 episodes
1995	Minor Adjustments	Tammy	1 episode
	The Parent 'Hood	Lynette	1 episode
1996	The Steve Harvey Show	Angel	1 episode
	Grand Avenue	Carlene	TV movie
1996-2001	Moesha	Niecy Jackson	122 episodes
1998	Smart Guy	Stacey	1 episode
1998	Sister, Sister	Desiree	1 episode
1999	Clueless	Niecy Jackson	1 episode
1999-2000	The Parkers	Niecy Jackson	2 episodes
2001	Girlfriends	Niecy Jackson	1 episode
2002	The Proud Family	Bethany	1 episode
2006	The Bernie Mac Show	Valerie	1 episode
2008	Everybody Hates Chris	Alyson	1 episode
2010	Life After	Herself	1 episode
2013	Trent & Tilly	"Z"	Series Regular
2015	Hollywood Divas	Herself

[ Source: Wikipedia ]