Valarie Pettiford

Biography: A Broadway actress by training, Valarie Pettiford earned a Tony nomination for her role in the principal cast of the musical Fosse. She would also earn critical acclaim for roles in shows like Chicago, but most viewers would become acquainted with Pettiford for her film at TV work. Beginning with appearances on shows like Another World and Walker, Texas Ranger, Pettiford spent the '90s building up her résumé. In 2002, she was cast in the recurring role of Gayle Noland on the crime drama The District. Around the same time, she took on the role of Big Dee Thorn on the comedy series Half and Half, which she'd stay with for the next four years. In 2008, she began a professional relationship with Tyler Perry, playing Sandra on the sitcom House of Payne, and playing weary wife Harriet in Perry's 2010 dramedy Why Did I Get Married Too?

Valarie Pettiford's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 40
Highest Metascore: 56 Jumping the Broom
Lowest Metascore: 14 Glitter
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Negative: 2 out of 7
7 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
41 Senior Moment Mar 26, 2021 Judge Alice Miller / Judge Alice Miller tbd
49 Stars in Shorts Sep 28, 2012 Angel Of Death tbd
31 Battlefield America Jun 1, 2012 Ms. Williams 1.5
56 Jumping the Broom May 6, 2011 Aunt Geneva / Aunt Geneva tbd
43 Why Did I Get Married Too? Apr 2, 2010 Harriet 6.3
44 Stomp the Yard Jan 12, 2007 Jackie 6.9
14 Glitter Sep 21, 2001 Lillian Frank 1.7