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Taraji P. Henson is joining the “Abbott Elementary” family and finally putting a face to Janine Teague’s mommy issues.
Per Variety, the “Empire” actress will guest star as Quinta Brunson’s TV mom, Vanetta, in the season’s penultimate episode aptly titled “Mom.” The news was announced on Saturday, during the show’s panel at the Paley Center for Media’s annual PaleyFest L.A. event. The panel included stars Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, Tyler James Wiliams and William Stanford Davis. Creator and star Brunson missed out on the panel to prepare for her “Saturday Night Live” debut.
In the upcoming episode, Janine’s (Brunson) exciting plans for a solo trip over Memorial Day weekend are derailed when her mother, Vanetta (Henson), shows up unannounced and asks for help. In the meantime, Gregory (Williams) notices his colleagues are great at small talk and realizes he needs to brush up on his people skills.
Henson is the latest of the Teague family to make her appearance — “The Bear”‘s Ayo Edebiri previously appeared on the ABC sitcom as Janine’s sister, Ayesha.
The “Abbott” Elementary social media accounts later confirmed the casting news by sharing a behind-the-scenes photo of Henson and Brunson on set.
While Henson will only star in one episode of season 2, there’s still hope she could make an appearance in the previously announced third season. The series has been on an award-winning kick and recently won big at the 2023 SAG Awards, winning Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series — the first network comedy to do so since “Modern Family” in 2013.
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Selome Hailu SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for “Franklin Institute,” the Season 2 finale of “Abbott Elementary.” Will they? Won’t they? They won’t, at least for now. Though Janine (series creator Quinta Brunson) and Gregory (Tyler James Williams) finally had their first kiss at a teacher conference in Episode 16 of “Abbott Elementary’s” second season, they chalk it up to a “whoops,” bury their feelings and continue forward as friends and colleagues. There’s a hitch of course: Janine is dating Gregory’s friend, Maurice (Vince Staples). So in Episode 17, the blushing pair head to Bone Town — Maurice’s favorite barbecue spot — to confess their mistake to Maurice and basically break up with him together.
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Since its debut, Abbott Elementary, which follows the lives of a group of teachers at an underfunded school in Philadelphia, has shone a light on the struggles of teachers across America who aren’t receiving the support they need to help students thrive.
Taraji P. Henson has officially made her debut, and it was an emotional ride! The award-winning actress was the highly anticipated guest star of the season's penultimate episode, aptly titled «Mom.» Henson starred as Vanetta, Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson)'s estranged mother who shows up unexpectedly right before the schoolteacher plans to vacation in Ocean City — Maryland, not Jersey — over the Memorial Day weekend.On Wednesday's episode, Vanetta visits Janine during the school day, telling her that she «grew worried» when Janine didn't answer her call, so she came to check up on her.
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Taraji P. Henson will make her debut on Wednesday, April 12, and finally, put a face to Janine Teague (Quinta Brunson)'s mommy issues. In a preview clip of next week's episode, Janine is talking to her class when the distinct sound of familiar high heels draws her attention.
Abbott Elementary season two as a prominent guest star.The Hidden Figures actress will appear in an upcoming episode of the hit US sitcom as schoolteacher Janine’s (Quinta Brunson) estranged mother, Vanetta.The news was announced at a PaleyFest panel event in Los Angeles, California on Saturday (April 1), where Henson appeared via pre-recorded video message alongside permanent cast members Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tyler James Williams, Lisa Anna Walter, and William Stanford Davis, who were there in person.“Now I can’t share too many details with you so you’ll have to tune in to ABC, April 12,” Henson said, “but I can guarantee you that it is going to be a riot… I have been a fan of Abbott Elementary since day one. I’m so proud of Quinta, and I was excited to join her and the amazing cast.”Following the announcement, Abbott Elementary’s official Twitter account confirmed the news with an image of Henson and Brunson on set together.
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Taraji P. Henson is joining the family and finally putting a face to Janine Teague's mommy issues. Per, the actress will guest star as Quinta Brunson's TV mom, Vanetta, in the season's penultimate episode aptly titled «Mom.» The news was announced on Saturday, during the show's panel at the Paley Center for Media's annual PaleyFest L.A.
Quinta Brunson had a real-life “pinch me” moment on April 1. The “Abbott Elementary” creator and star made her “Saturday Night Live” debut as the night’s guest, and according to her monologue, it was a long time coming.
, just made her hosting debut. Obviously, it was as hilarious as you would expect.On April 1, kicked off the night with a monologue that highlighted the differences between her award-winning comedy series and the hit '90s sitcom .
Quinta Brunson had a real-life «pinch me» moment on April 1. The creator and star made her debut as the night's guest, and according to her monologue, it was a long time coming. Brunson shared that she had always dreamed of being on when she was a kid, but the audition process «seemed long,» so she took the simple route when she «created my own TV show, made sure it became really popular, won a bunch of Emmys and then got asked to host and it was so much easier!»The 33-year-old went on about the network sitcom's success, at one point comparing it to .
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter and Tyler James Williams attended a session on their hit show Abbott Elementary during PaleyFest LA 2023 at the Dolby Theatre on Saturday (April 1) in Hollywood, Calif.
Taraji P. Henson is making a guest appearance on Abbott Elementary, the show confirmed at Paley Fest LA.
Janine’s plan for a Memorial Day weekend solo trip is derailed when her mother shows up unannounced asking for help. Elsewhere, Gregory notices his colleagues are great at small talk and realizes he needs to brush up on his people skills.Henson is a three-time Emmy nominee and has earned a Golden Globe Award, a Critics Choice Award and three BET awards for portraying Cookie Lyon in FOX’s hit drama “Empire” and, in 2015, she was named Entertainer of the Year at the NAACP Image Awards.The news comes on the heels of Brunson hosting “Saturday Night Live” on April 1.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “Abbott Elementary” will finally reveal Janine’s mother on the ABC comedy’s April 12 episode, and even though it’s April Fool’s Day, we’re not (Cookie) Lyon: It’s “Empire” star Taraji P. Henson, who will play Vanetta on the hit comedy series. The casting of Henson was revealed Saturday at the Paley Center for Media’s annual PaleyFest LA event, where an “Abbott Elementary” panel featured stars Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, Tyler James Wiliams and William Stanford Davis in person, as well as Janelle James and Chris Perfetti via Zoom from New York. Pre-taping a message was star and executive producer Quinta Brunson, who wasn’t able to attend — as she’s hosting tonight’s installment of “Saturday Night Live.”