Harriette Winslow
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| Harriette Winslow | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | All News That Fits (Perfect Strangers) |
| Last appearance | Lost in Space, Part II |
| Portrayed by | Jo Marie Payton (1987-1997) Judyann Elder (1998) |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Harriette Baines |
| Occupation | Elevator operator, Buyer |
| Family | Carl Winslow (husband) Laura Winslow (daughter) Eddie Winslow (son) Judith Winslow (daughter) Jimmy Baines (father) Darlene Baines (mother-deceased) Estelle Winslow (mother-in-law) Rachel Crawford (sister) Richie Crawford (little nephew) |
| Spouse | Carl Winslow (1970-present) |
Harriette Baines-Winslow (born July 17, 1950) is a supporting character who was on the third and fourth seasons of the show Perfect Strangers and the entire ABC/CBS[1] series of Family Matters. The role of Harriette Winslow on Perfect Strangers and the first season to the first half of the ninth season of Family Matters was played by Jo Marie Payton. She had been credited as Jo Marie Payton-France, Jo Marie Payton-Noble, and Jo Marie Payton. She was played by Judyann Elder in the last half of the ninth season of the series.
Harriette is married to Carl Winslow and has three children: Eddie, Laura, and Judy. Her sister is Rachel Crawford, a widow with a young son, Richie. The Winslows' neighbor is Steve Urkel, the ultimate nerd who has the ultimate crush on Laura. Harriette sometimes feels that her husband Carl is intolerant of Steve, and, feeling so, Harriette often shows some affection and appreciation for Steve. Harriette graduated from the police academy.
As of 1987, Harriette Winslow was working as an elevator operator in The Chicago Chronicle. In 1989, in the very third episode of Family Matters, she was fired from The Chicago Chronicle when she asked for a raise. The Chicago Chronicle decided to have a self-service elevator. They told Harriette that they would have gone self-service years prior but that they did not have the heart to fire her. After this she got a job as director of security officer for the Chronicle.
In 1990, Harriette and her younger sister, Rachel's abandoned father, Jimmy Baines returned for a visit.
In 1993, Harriette was fired a second time from the Chronicle – this time, when she refused to lay off members of her security staff when the newspaper was making budget cuts. She quickly found work in the customer service/returns department at Ferguson's Department Store. By 1997, she was promoted to head of sales, replacing the incumbent Mr. Benner (played by Mark Linn-Baker, Payton-Noble's one-time co-star from Perfect Strangers) who lost his job after numerous complaints that he was verbally abusive to employees under his watch.