Terri J. Vaughn Biography

Fast Facts

• Won three Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress for "The Steve Harvey Show․"
• Founded the Take Wings Foundation in 1997 to help teenage girls growing up in at risk communities and foster care to succeed in life
• Her first professional acting job was in a 20-city tour of "Tellin' It Like it Tiz․"
• A multifaceted actress, she has played everything from a lovable secretary Lovita Alizay on "The Steve Harvey Show" to a mean-spirited Brenda in "Daddy's Little Girls․"
• Frequently works with producing partner Cas Siger with the Nina Holiday Entertainment production company
• Opened a lounge and specialty bookstore dedicated to the theatrical arts in Atlanta, Ga․, in 2011 called "The Green Room․"
• Her experiences growing up in a housing project in Hunter's Point in San Francisco inspired her future philanthropy toward others in similar situations