Ebonie Smith is an American former child actress

Child actor

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 known for her role as Jessica Jefferson in the 1970s-1980s sitcom The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons is an American sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, through June 25, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes. The show was produced by the T.A.T. Communications Company from 1975–1982 and by Embassy Television from 1982-1985...

from 1984 to 1985. She was sometimes credited as Ebony Smith. Smith also played character M'Lila on the television series Xena

Xena

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and portrayed a young La Toya Jackson

La Toya Jackson

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 on the television miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream

The Jacksons: An American Dream

The Jacksons: An American Dream is a five-hour American miniseries broadcast in two halves on ABC and originally broadcast on November 15 through November 18, 1992...

. She is also known for playing Carrie Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon (film series)

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movies and had recurring roles on Webster

Webster (TV series)

Webster is an American situation comedy that premiered on ABC on September 16, 1983, and ran on that network until September 11, 1987, but continued in first-run syndication until 1989...

and Family Matters.

Smith is the daughter of Michelle Smith and a police officer father. She is of African American

African American

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 and Dominican

Dominican Republic

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 descent. She has a Fine Arts degree in Film Production

Filmmaking

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 and Chinese Language

Chinese language

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 & Culture

Culture of China

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. Along with English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 and Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

, she also speaks Mandarin Chinese.

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas	(voice)	TV movie
1984		Jessica Jefferson	TV series, episode: "Ebony and Ivory"
1985	The Jeffersons	Jessica Jefferson	TV series, episode: "Sayonara: Part 1", "Sayonara: Part 2" and "Red Robins"
1986	Gimme a Break! Gimme a Break! Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC from October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.-Premise:...	Pam	TV series, episode: "Sam's Little Girl"
1986	Morningstar/Eveningstar	Eugenie Waters	TV series, 7 episodes
1986	Webster Webster (TV series) Webster is an American situation comedy that premiered on ABC on September 16, 1983, and ran on that network until September 11, 1987, but continued in first-run syndication until 1989...	Jamie	TV series, episode: "Love Papadapolis Style"
1987	Webster	Jamie	TV series, episode: "Games People Play"
1987	Perfect Strangers Perfect Strangers (TV series) Perfect Strangers is an American sitcom that ran for eight seasons from March 25, 1986, to August 6, 1993, on the ABC television network. Created by Dale McRaven, the series chronicles the rocky coexistence of midwestern American Larry Appleton and his distant cousin from eastern Mediterranean...	Cooper Girl	TV series, episode: "Dog Gone Blues"
1987	Our House		TV series, episode: "Dancing in the Dark"
1987	General Hospital General Hospital General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....	Susie Matthews	TV series
1987	Lethal Weapon Lethal Weapon Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American buddy cop action film and the first in a series of films, all directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as a mismatched pair of LAPD detectives, and Gary Busey as their primary adversary...	Carrie Murtaugh
1989	Lethal Weapon 2 Lethal Weapon 2 Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 action comedy film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Patsy Kensit, Joe Pesci, Derrick O'Connor and Joss Ackland...	Carrie Murtaugh
1989	Taken Away	Kind Girl	TV movie
1989		Little Ciel (age 7)	TV movie
1989	Family Matters	Penny Peyser	TV series, episode: "Laura's First Date"
1990	Family Matters	Penny Peyser	4 episodes
1990	CBS Schoolbreak Special CBS Schoolbreak Special CBS Schoolbreak Special is an American anthology series for teenagers that aired on CBS from April 1980 to January 1996. The series originally premiered under the title CBS Afternoon Playhouse, and was later changed during the 1984 - 85 season...	Annette	TV series, episode: "Malcolm Takes a Shot"
1990	Wake, Rattle & Roll	K.C.	TV series
1992	Roc Roc (TV series) Roc is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on Fox from August 1991 to May 1994. The series stars Charles S. Dutton as Baltimore garbage collector Roc Emerson and Ella Joyce as his wife Eleanor.-Early episodes:...	Deidre	TV series, episode: "No Notes Is Good Notes"
1992	Lethal Weapon 3 Lethal Weapon 3 Lethal Weapon 3 is a 1992 American action film directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo and Stuart Wilson. It is a sequel to Lethal Weapon and Lethal Weapon 2, and it is part of the Lethal Weapon film series.The movie is set in 1992, six years after...	Carrie Murtaugh
1992		La Toya Jackson La Toya Jackson La Toya Yvonne Jackson is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, television personality, actress, businesswoman, philanthropist, activist and former model. She is the fifth child of the Jackson family...	TV miniseries
1993	Tall Hopes	Brenda	TV series, episode: "Scalped"
1994	Cosmic Slop	Jennifer	TV movie
1994	Thea Thea (TV series) Thea is an American sitcom that premiered September 3, 1993 on ABC, and last aired on February 14, 1994, for a total of 19 episodes. Starring comedienne Thea Vidale, the series marked the first time an African American female comedienne was the star of a series named after her.-Synopsis:Thea Vidale...	Marcella	TV series, episode: "Who's Zoomin' Who"
1994	Saved by the Bell: The New Class Saved by the Bell: The New Class Saved by the Bell: The New Class is a spin-off of the Saved by the Bell series which ran from September 11, 1993 to January 8, 2000. The series lasted for seven seasons on NBC as a part of the network's TNBC Saturday morning line-up. It was the fourth incarnation of the franchise...	Michele	TV series, episode: "Farewell Dance"
1994	Me and the Boys	Valerie	TV series, episode: "Talent Show"
1996	Living Single Living Single Living Single is an American television sitcom which aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 29, 1993 to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who share personal and professional experiences while living in a Brooklyn brownstone.Throughout its run, Living...	Mary	TV series, episode: "Whatever Happened to Baby Sister?"
1997	Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....	M'Lila	TV series, episode: "Destiny"
1997		Alysha	TV series, episode: "Beauty Call"
1998	Twice the Fear	Alien Victim	Video
1998	Lethal Weapon 4 Lethal Weapon 4 Lethal Weapon 4 is a 1998 American action film directed by Richard Donner, starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock and Jet Li. It is the third sequel in the Lethal Weapon series of films. -Plot:...	Carrie Murtaugh
1998	Hang Time Hang Time (TV series) Hang Time is an American teen sitcom that aired from 1995–2000. The teen-oriented program aired on Saturday mornings on NBC as part of the network's TNBC morning block. It was created by Troy Searer, Robert Tarlow, and Mark Fink. Producer Peter Engel took over Fink's duties at the start of Season 2...	Rose	TV series, episode: "Texas Rose"
1998	Smart Guy Smart Guy Smart Guy is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis. The series ran on The WB for three seasons from April 2, 1997 to May 16, 1999.-Premise:The show centers on the misadventures of boy genius T.J...	Dana	TV series, episode: "Break Up Not to Make Up"
1999	Roswell Roswell (TV series) Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002...	Genoveve	TV series, episodes: "The Morning After" and "Monsters"
1999		Latisha	TV series, 3 episodes
2000	Ali: An American Hero	Belinda	TV movie
2000	Port Charles	Valerie Hollander	TV series
2002	Tadpole Tadpole (film) Tadpole is a 2002 American romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick and written by Heather McGowan and Niels Mueller. It stars Sigourney Weaver, Bebe Neuwirth, Aaron Stanford, John Ritter, Robert Iler, and Kate Mara.-Plot:...	Betsy (uncredited)

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