Camille Winbush

Camille Simoine Winbush (born February 9, 1990)^[1] is an American actress and singer, best known for her roles as Emma Aimes on short-lived sitcom Minor Adjustments, Vanessa "Nessa" Thomkins on The Bernie Mac Show and as Lauren Treacy on the popular teen drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Her work in television has earned her three Image Awards and a Young Artist Award.

Camille Winbush
Born	Camile Simoine Winbush (1990-02-09) February 9, 1990 (age 34) Culver City, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	1994–present

Early life

Winbush was born in Culver City, California on February 9, 1990, the only child of Anthony and Alice Winbush.^[2] She never attended public school, having been homeschooled and educated by an on-set tutor while acting as a child.^[2] Winbush was a competitive gymnast during her childhood.^[2]

Career

Winbush made her acting debut on television series Viper in 1994,^[3] playing the role of Lucy Wilkes.^[4] The following year, she acted in her first film, Dangerous Minds. She appeared regularly on sitcom Minor Adjustments (1995−96) as Emma Aimes, the daughter of Rondell Sheridan's character.^[5] Winbush reprised her role of Emma on Brotherly Love in a Halloween episode.^[6]

She portrayed a young girl named Camille in Eraser (1996)^[7] and appeared as Pearline, a bookworm, in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999).^[8] Winbush had a recurring role on 7th Heaven^[2] and provided the voice of Ashley Tomossian on the Disney cartoon Recess.^[9]

Winbush's big break came in 2001 when she was cast as Vanessa Thomkins on The Bernie Mac Show,^[10][11] a role she would play until the series ended in 2006. During her run on the show Winbush earned numerous award nominations for her role, winning three NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress in 2006.

She has guest starred on Strong Medicine,^[12] Criminal Minds, That's Life, The Norm Show, NYPD Blue, and Any Day Now. In 2007, she appeared in an episode of Grey's Anatomy.^{[citation needed]} Winbush acted in Disney's musical production of Geppetto.

From 2008 to 2013, Winbush played Lauren Treacy, a recurring character in The Secret Life of the American Teenager.^[13] Winbush was cast as Miriam in the web series The Choir, replacing Idara Victor in the role. She provided the voice of Rhonda in Children of Ether and portrayed Syrena in Cannon Busters,^[14] both productions by animator LeSean Thomas.

Other ventures

In 2002, Winbush recorded "One Small Voice" featuring singers Myra and Taylor Momsen and "The Night Before Christmas Song" for the compilation album School's Out! Christmas. She also sang on the soundtrack of the Disney musical production of Geppetto.

As a teenager, Winbush operated an ice cream shop she named Baked Ice, located in Pasadena, California.^[12] It opened in 2003 and an aunt supervised the store when Winbush was unavailable.^[12] She received a Teenpreneur Award from Black Enterprise in 2004.^[15] The business was still extant as of 2005.^[16]

In February 2021, Winbush started an OnlyFans account.^[17][18]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Viper	Lucy Wilkes	Three episodes: "Pilot", "Ghosts", "Thief of Hearts"
1995	CBS Schoolbreak Special	April Balck	Episode: "What About Your Friends"
	Dangerous Minds	Tyeisha Roberts
	Minor Adjustments	Emma Aimes	20 episodes
	Brotherly Love	Emma Aimes	Episode: "Witchcraft"
1996	Eraser	Camille
1996–1999	7th Heaven	Lynn Hamilton	Six episodes
1997	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Child the girl	Episode: "Mother Goose: A Rappin' & Rhymin' Special"
1997	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Lil Hot Foot	Episode: "Please Don't Go"
1998	NYPD Blue	Chloe	Episode: "Honeymoon at Viagra Falls"
1999	Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai	Pearline
	Ladies Man	Girl Scout #2	Money, Honey
	Any Day Now	Mavis	Episode: "A Parent's Job"
1999–2000	Recess	Ashley 'Ashley T' Tomossian	Four episodes
2000	Geppetto	Featured	TV
	Dinosaur	Female Lemur	voice[19]
	The Norm Show	Molly	Episode:"Norm vs. Halloween"
	The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!	Bear #3/Little Girl	voice[14]
2001–2006	The Bernie Mac Show	Vanessa "Nessa" Thomkins	104 episodes
2003	Strong Medicine	Vinetta	Episode: "Emergency Contact"
2005	ER	Trisha	Episode: "Skin"
2007	Criminal Minds	Ally	Episode: "Fear and Loathing"
	Grey's Anatomy	Camille Travis	Episode: "The Heart of the Matter"
2008–2013	The Secret Life of the American Teenager	Lauren Treacy	recurring role
2015	The Choir	Miriam	Four episodes
2017	Children of Ether	Rhonda Vega	voice[20]
2019	Cannon Busters	Syrena, Additional Voices	English dub[21]
2022	Holiday Hideaway	Carly

Awards and nominations

Awards

Year	Result	Award	Category	Nominated Work
1996	Nominated	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance by an Actress Under 10: Television	Minor Adjustments[22]
2003	Nominated	Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series[citation needed]	The Bernie Mac Show
	Nominated	Prism Awards	Performance in a Comedy Series[23]
2004	Nominated	BET Comedy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series[24]
	Won	Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series[25]
2005	Nominated	BET Comedy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series[citation needed]
	Won	Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series[26]
2006	Won	Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series[27]
	Won	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Leading Young Actress[28]

References

1. "Details of Camille Winbush's Acting Career, Family and What She's Been Up To Lately". Just Richest - People, Net Worth and Salary. July 18, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
2. Williams, Kam (October 11, 2002). "A chat with the lovely little girl behind the bratty Vanessa on 'The Bernie Mac Show'". Indianapolis Recorder. p. C6.
3. "Viper". Variety. Garland Publishing. December 29, 1993. ISBN 9780824037970.
4. Terrace, Vincent (1997). Experimental Television, Test Films, Pilots, and Trial Series, 1925 Through 1995. McFarland & Company. p. 649. ISBN 9780786401789.
5. Fearn-Banks, Kathleen (July 16, 2009). The A to Z of African-American Television. Scarecrow Press. p. 284. ISBN 9780810863484.
6. "Highlights". The Spokesman-Review. October 30, 1995. p. C4.
7. DuVal, Gary (July 29, 2002). The Nevada Filmography: Nearly 600 Works Made in the State, 1897 Through 2000. McFarland & Company. p. 63. ISBN 9780786412716.
8. Weiskind, Ron (March 30, 2000). "'Ghost Dog' has bite". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 26.
9. Perlmutter, David (May 4, 2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 495. ISBN 9781538103746.
10. Leonard, David; Guerrero, Lisa (April 23, 2013). African Americans on Television: Race-ing for Ratings. ABC-CLIO. p. 194. ISBN 9780275995157.
11. McDonough, Kevin (November 14, 2001). "'Bernie Mac' deserves to be a hit". Record-Journal. p. 15.
12. "Actress And Budding Entrepreneur". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. March 15, 2004. p. 51.
13. Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Company. p. 943. ISBN 9780786486410.
14. "Camille Winbush (visual voices guide)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
15. "Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. June 7, 2004. p. 38.
16. "My Teen Dream: Owning an ice cream shop". Kiplinger's Personal Finance. April 2005. p. 120.
17. Griffin, Marc (June 14, 2024). "'The Bernie Mac Show' Star Camille Winbush Reveals Why She's Doing OnlyFans". Vibe. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
18. "'Bernie Mac Show' Star Camille Winbush Reveals Why She Joined OnlyFans". TMZ. June 13, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
19. Willis, John (April 2002). Screen World 2001. Applause Books. p. 63. ISBN 9781557834799.
20. LeSean Thomas [@LeSeanThomas] (July 27, 2017). "@Crunchyroll Feat voice talents of @camilleSwinbush (Rhonda), @joshkeaton (GIO), Lola Wayne Villa (Pint) &..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
21. Winbush, Camille [@camilleSwinbush] (August 15, 2019). "And I have a lil voice appearance in it to 😌 https://t.co/sjugcjXNEI" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
22. "Seventeenth Annual Youth in Film Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on April 2, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
23. Silverman, Stephen M. (April 2, 2003). "More Honors for 'The West Wing,' 'ER'". People. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
24. "BET Honors Urban Comedy During Network's First-Ever Comedy Awards Telecast Hosted by Steve Harvey". Black Entertainment Television. September 3, 2004. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
25. Haring, Bruce (March 9, 2004). "Luther Vandross wins four NAACP Image Awards". The Southeast Missourian. p. 12B.
26. "Oprah, Prince, Obama Among Stars Saluted At 36th NAACP Image Awards". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. April 11, 2005. pp. 35−36.
27. "Winners list". The Victoria Advocate. February 27, 2006. p. 6A.
28. "twentyseventh annual nominees". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

External links

• Camille Winbush at IMDb