Tichina Rolanda Arnold is most known for her role as the mother in the sitcom ‘Everybody Hates Chris.’ She has been recognized for her singing and acting ability since she was a child. During her adolescent years, she began her acting career by appearing in a variety of productions and films. She landed her first break when she was cast in a primetime soap opera, and there was no going back for her after that. She began to receive a flood of offers, and she began to take on comic roles in various TV sitcoms. With her first major supporting role in the sitcom ‘Martin,’ she became a well-known figure on television. She’s also acted in a number of tiny roles in films and on numerous TV discussion shows. After releasing her line of headgears, she delved into the commercial sector. She is a talented vocalist as well as an actor, with one of her songs reached the number two spot on the Billboard chart. She is also a founding member of the well-known music group ‘KNOW Pressure,’ which performs in front of a sold-out crowd every year. She has been nominated for a number of significant television prizes and has also won some of them.
Childhood and Adolescence
Tichina Arnold was born in Queens, New York, to African-American parents. She began singing in church at the tender age of four. When she was eight years old, she appeared in the play ‘The Me Nobody Knows’ in Brooklyn.
She attended the ‘Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art, and Performing Arts’ on Amsterdam Avenue in New York and graduated with honors.
The career of Tichina Arnold
She appeared in films such as ‘Hard Times’ and ‘Hair,’ as well as tiny roles in television shows such as ‘The Brass Ring’ (1983) and ‘House of Dies Drear’ (1984).
Her first break in primetime occurred in 1987 when she landed the role of Zena Brown in the serial opera ‘Ryan’s Hope,’ for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1988.
In 1992, she co-starred in the American sitcom ‘Martin’ as ‘Pamela James,’ with actor/comedian Martin Lawrence. The show aired from 1993 until 1997.
‘China Moon Rags,’ a designer headgear firm she founded in 1998, created bandanas decorated with Swarovski crystals. Celebrities such as Janet Jackson, Christina Aguilera, and Vivica Fox have worn her designs.
In the Raja Gosnell-directed criminal comedy picture ‘Big Momma’s House,’ she reunited with Martin Lawrence once more in 2000.
She also appeared in the 2001 sitcom ‘One on One,’ where she played ‘Nicole Barnes.’
In the 2005 sitcom ‘Everybody Hates Chris,’ she portrayed a mother of three children.
In 2008, she played Lena Baker in the film ‘The Lena Baker Story.’ Lena Baker was a black lady from Georgia who was convicted of murder by an all-white male jury in 1945.
In the 2010 episode premiere of Disney XD Original Series, ‘Pair of Kings,’ she played Aunt Nancy, a role she later revisited.
Her duet ‘Moving Up,’ which she co-wrote and sang with her high school classmate Inaya Day, reached number two on the Billboard Countdown.
Nicole/Brenda Richie also had a voice-over role in the American cartoon series ‘The Boondocks’ in the episode ‘Attack of the Killer Kung-Fu Wolf Bitch.’
Arnold has been as a guest on shows such as ‘The Jamie Foxx Show’ and ‘Soul Food.’
She now portrays Judi Mann, the best friend of the main character Fran Drescher, in the TV Land sitcom ‘Happily Divorced.’
Major Projects of Tichina Arnold
Though she is most known for her performance in the sitcom ‘Marvin,’ she is best remembered for her role in the UPN/CW sitcom ‘Everybody Hates Chris.’ Rochelle, the mother of three children, was her character. The ‘American Film Institute’ named it one of the top ten television series of 2007.
Achievements & Awards
For the comedy Martin, she got the ‘Image Award’ for ‘Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series’ in 1996. (1992).
For ‘Everybody Hates Chris,’ she won the ‘Image Award’ for ‘Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series’ in 2006.
Personal History and Legacy
She was married to American heavyweight boxer Lamon Brewster from 1992 to 1995.
With music producer Carvin Haggins, she has a daughter named Alijah Kai. On March 16, 2004, Alijah was born.
On August 19, 2012, she married basketball coach Rico Hines in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Tichina Arnold’s Net Worth
Trivia
Her moniker/nickname is ‘China Ro,’ which is made up of two parts: the first is derived from the second half of her first name, ‘Tichina,’ and the second is made up of the first two alphabets of her middle name, ‘Rolanda.’