Tracy Camilla Johns
American film actress (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tracy Camilla Johns (born April 12, 1963)[1][2] is an American film actress.[3] She is known for her feature film debut in the leading role as Nola Darling in Spike Lee's 1986 film She's Gotta Have It.[4] She was nominated for Best Female Lead for this role at the 1987 Independent Spirit Awards.[5]
Tracy Camilla Johns | |
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Born | (1963-04-12) April 12, 1963 (age 61) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1986–1991 2012–2017 |
Johns appeared in an Air Jordan advertisement with Lee and Michael Jordan in 1988,[citation needed] and in the same year in the music video for Tone Lōc's 1988 single "Wild Thing".[6] Johns later appeared in the films Mo' Better Blues (1990) and New Jack City (1991),[7] and in roles in the TV series Family Ties,[clarification needed] She's Gotta Have It,[8] and Snoops.[clarification needed][citation needed]
Johns returned to the role of Nola Darling in Lee's 2012 film Red Hook Summer, playing the character as an older woman who had become a Jehovah's Witness.[9]