Early life

Campbell was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and raised in Newark, New Jersey, where she attended Newark Arts High School. Her mother, Mona (née Raye) Shockley (now known as Mona Washington), was a nurse, talent manager, gospel singer, and vocal coach. Her father, Michael, was a 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. Tisha has an older brother, three younger brothers, and a younger sister.

Career

Campbell’s first TV appearance was at the age of 6, in a 1974 episode of the PBS show The Big Blue Marble. As a child, she won many talent shows, going on to appear in such children’s programs as Kids Are People Too, Unicorn Tales, and Captain Kangaroo. At age 18, she performed in the musical feature film Little Shop of Horrors as Chiffon, one of The Supremes-like girl-group Greek Chorus, along with future Martin co-star Tichina Arnold.

Fron 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. She won the lawsuit and as a result would never again be on the same set with Martin Lawrence. This eventually led to low ratings of the show and hence its demise after an entertaining 5 season.

After graduating from the Arts High School in Newark, she moved to Hollywood, where she became a star on the short-lived series Rags to Riches. She also starred in School Daze as Jane Toussaint. In 1992, Campbell released her debut album, Tisha, which was a moderate success, selling 40,000 copies. Two singles received minor airplay on the R&B stations: "Push" and "Love Me Down".

She contributed vocals for the soundtrack of her 1997 film Sprung, singing on the remake of "Don’t Ask My Neighbor" with Tichina Arnold. She appeared in several music videos in the 1990s and 2000s, including two for Will Smith ("Will 2K" and "Wild Wild West") and Toni Braxton ("You’re Makin' Me High"). She is a member of the American Film Institute and the Writer’s Boot Camp. She then produced the film short A Luv Tale about two women who fall in love with each other. The film won many awards, including the Audience Choice Award at the Black Hollywood Film Festival.

Campbell made guest appearances on Everybody Hates Chris. She later played Janet "Jay" Kyle on My Wife and Kids. After My Wife and Kids, Campbell became a part of the sitcoms Rita Rocks and The Protector. In 2012 Campbell starred in Mindless Behavior's music video "Hello", starring as Prodigy's mom. In 2015, she began playing Damona on Dr. Ken, starring Ken Jeong.

On September 21, 2015, she released the single "Steel Here". On February 24, 2016, Martin released the single "Lazy Bitch" as well as an accompanying video, where she featured her friend Tasha Smith.

Personal life

On August 17, 1996, she married actor-now-real estate developer Duane Martin. The couple has two sons.

Filmography

Films and television films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	The Magnificent Major	Daisy Bunsen	Short film
1980	The Me Nobody Knows	Lillie-Mae	Television film
1986	Little Shop of Horrors	Chiffon
1988	School Daze	Jane Toussaint
1988	Heart and Soul	Jamie Sinclair	Television film
1989	Rooftops	Amber
1990	House Party	Sidney
1990	Moe's World	Jiwanda	Television film
1990	Another 48 Hrs.	Amy Smith
1991	House Party 2	Sidney
1992	Boomerang	Yvonne
1994	House Party 3	Sidney
1996	Snitch	Steimer
1996	Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco	Sledge	Voice
1997	Sprung	Brandy
1998	The Sweetest Gift	Ruby Wilson	Television film
2001	Down to Earth	Woman in audience
2002	The Last Place on Earth	Ann Field
2008	Zack and Miri Make a Porno	Delaney's Wife
2009	Pastor Brown	Amanda Carlton
2010	Wright vs. Wrong	Sasha
2011	Lemonade Mouth	Jenny Reznick	Television film
2016	Rush Hour 4	Sofia May	Pre-producing

Television shows and appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987-88	Rags to Riches	Marva Foley	Main role
1990	Shannon's Deal	Annette	"Inside Straight" (Season 1, Episode 2)
1991	A Different World	Josie Webb	"How Great Thou Art" (Season 4, Episode 19) "If I Should Die Before I Wake" (Season 4, Episode 23)
1991	The Fresh Prince of Bel Air	Kathleen	"Did the Earth Move for You?" (Season 2, Episode 1)
1991	Blossom	Toni	"Here Comes the Buzz!" (Season 2, Episode 2) "To Tell the Truth" (Season 2, Episode 6)
1992	Roc	Angela Kimbro	"A Piece of the Roc" (Season 1, Episode 20)
1992-97	Martin	Gina Waters-Payne / Gina Waters	Main role
1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Rapunzel	Rapunzel (Season 1, Episode 8)
1997	Duckman	Ebony Sable	"Ebony, Baby" (Season 4, Episode 15)
1997	Between Brothers	Daisy	"Dusty's in Love" (Season 1, Episode 7)
1998	Getting Personal	Michelle / Sandy	"Milo Does the Darndest Things" (Season 1, Episode 2)
1999	Wasteland	Olivia	"The Object of My Affection" (Season 1, Episode 9)
2000	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Joyce	"The Halloween Scene" (Season 5, Episode 6)
2001-05	My Wife and Kids	Jay Kyle	Main role
2004-06	All of Us	Carmen James	Recurring role (Season 3-4)
2008-09	Everybody Hates Chris	Peaches Clarkson	Recurring role (Season 4)
2008-09	Rita Rocks	Patty Mannix	Main role
2011	The Paul Reiser Show	Maggie	"The Old Guy" (Season 1, Episode 5)
2011	The Protector	Michelle Dulcett	Main role
2011	Robot Chicken	Beyoncé Knowles	"Casablankman 2" (Season 5, Episode 16)
2012	Private Practice	Pam Reiter	"You Don't Know What You've Got Til It's Gone"(Season 6, Episode 4)
2013	Malibu Country	Rikki	"Bowling for Mama" (Season 1, Episode 14)
2013-present	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Herself	Reality television
2015-present	Dr. Ken	Damona Watkins	Main role

Discography

Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak
		US Heat.
Tisha	Release: January 4, 1993 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Capitol	37
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Year	Song	Album
1988	"Be Alone Tonight"	School Daze
1992	"Push"	Tisha
	"Love Me Down"
1997	"Don't Ask My Neighbor" (with Tichina Arnold)	Sprung
2015	"Steel Here"	single-only
2016	"Lazy Bitch (This Ain't Gina)"

Featured singles

Year	Song	Album
2014	"All Cried Out" (Full Force featuring Tisha Campbell-Martin)	Full Force: With Love From Our Friends

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1991	Independent Spirit Award	"Best Supporting Female"	House Party	Nominated
1996	Image Award	"Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series"	Martin	Nominated
1997	Image Award	"Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series"	Martin	Nominated
2002	Image Award	"Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series"	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
2003	Image Award	"Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series"	My Wife and Kids	Won
2004	Image Award	"Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series"	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
2004	BET Comedy Award	"Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series"	My Wife and Kids	Won
2005	Image Award	"Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series"	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
2005	BET Comedy Award	"Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series"	My Wife and Kids	Nominated
2009	Image Award	"Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series"	Rita Rocks	Nominated
2010	Image Award	"Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series"	Rita Rocks	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]