Vickilyn Reynolds

Vickilyn Reynolds (born June 2, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film and television actress and singer. Formative years Born on June 2, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Reynolds is a Philadelphia performing arts school graduate and a member of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority. She and her brother, Ron Richardson, grew up watching musicals, films and the Philadelphia area's annual Miss America pageants. He convinced her to choose a career the arts instead of nursing, and later went on himself to win the 1985 Tony Award for best supporting actor in a musical for his performance in Big River. Their older brother, the Rev. W. Franklyn Richardson, became pastor of the Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, New York. Their father worked in the meat-packing industry; their mother operated a beauty salon from their home for thirty years. Career Reynolds first appeared on television in 1987 where she appeared on Kate & Allie, the following year (1988) she had appeared in two films, Crossing Delancey and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. She also appeared in the movie Friday as Smokey's mother Joann.