Sharisse Jackson (born August 31, 1976) is an American actress and singer, best known for playing Niecy Jackson on the UPN sitcom Moesha. She was crowned the winner of MTV reality show Celebrity Rap Superstar in 2007. Early life Jackson was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her mother is of mixed African American and Puerto Rican descent. Acting Jackson played the titular character's best friend, Niecy Jackson, on the TV show Moesha. She has also appeared in The Parkers, The Bernie Mac Show, and My So-Called Life as Crystal. She co-starred in the Nickelodeon movie Good Burger with Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson. Jackson was also featured on the ABC reality series The Ex-Wives Club with Marla Maples and Angie Everhart. The show is aimed to support men and women who have recently gone through separation or divorce. In 2009, Jackson appeared in the film I Do... I Did!. She also appeared in the dance-oriented film Steppin: The Movie. She also appeared on the seventh season of Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp, which premiered in February 2010. Music career Jackson was a member in the short-lived pop girl group Mpulz and was included on The Princess Diaries soundtrack. The group released only one single before disbanding in 2002. Personal life Jackson was engaged to Kevin Federline, with whom she has a daughter and a son. The couple separated shortly before their son's birth, instigated by Federline’s relationship with pop singer Britney Spears. Jackson later commented that Federline's relationship with Spears "wasn't like just breaking up a relationship. It was like breaking up a family", but sustained an amicable relationship with Federline, complimenting his parenting.Through her daughter Cassalei and her partner Christopher Massey, she has a granddaughter. She has two other children, a son and a daughter, with her high-school ex-boyfriend. Filmography Film Television References External links 1976 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Boston African-American actresses American actresses of Puerto Rican descent American film actresses American actresses of Mexican descent American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent American television actresses Hispanic and Latino American actresses Living people Musicians from Massachusetts Native American people from Massachusetts Participants in American reality television series African-American women musicians 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people