Jaimee Foxworth


Jaimee Monae Foxworth is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role of Judy Winslow, the youngest daughter of Carl and Harriette Winslow on the ABC/CBS sitcom Family Matters.

Career

Foxworth began modeling at the age of five, soon appeared in national television advertisements, and ultimately landed the role of Judy Winslow, the youngest of the Winslow family's three children, on the long-running sitcom Family Matters.

''Family Matters''

After the introduction of Steve Urkel, Foxworth's scenes were reduced significantly. The combination of the character having little to do on the show and budget cuts caused producers to eliminate her off the series after its fourth season. The character disappeared without explanation, with the Winslows acknowledging only two children: Eddie and Laura.

Later career

With very little acting work coming in the years after Family Matters, Foxworth formed a R&B musical group, S.H.E., with her two sisters. They then released their debut album 3's a Charm on July 1, 1997 through Shaquille O'Neal's T.W.IsM./Interscope Records.

Personal life

Foxworth battled substance abuse and depression. It was rumored that this was prompted in part by her and family's unawareness of the cancelation of the "Judy Winslow" character from the sitcom Family Matters, a Miller/Boyett Production, due to a said budget cut decision.
On the rumored subject of a judge's ruling that her trust fund be used to save her family from bankruptcy, she denied this in a 2009 interview, stating, "I think from the National Enquirer. We never filed for bankruptcy. We were almost to the point of being broke but we never filed for bankruptcy."
In December 2008, People magazine reported that Foxworth was pregnant. She and longtime boyfriend Michael Shaw were expecting a child in early 2009. On May 29, 2009, People reported that Foxworth and Shaw's baby was born, a boy named Michael Douglas Shaw, Jr. He was 10 days overdue, and Foxworth shared the news of his birth while still in the delivery room via text message.
In Fall 2009, the TV One series Life After chronicled Foxworth's story, dealing with her departure from Family Matters, and her subsequent marijuana use, which she claimed to have stopped smoking. During the show, her newborn son was shown.

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