[1][2] Watson was born on February 26, 1973,[3] and grew up in Chicago.
She graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 1998 with a degree in film directing and a masters in Master of Arts in entertainment and media management in 2005.
[4][2] Following graduation, Watson moved to New York City where she performed comedy and a one-woman show in 2010 which examined her identity a plus-size Black woman.
She returned to Chicago after the show's tour where she took on roles in Precious, Chi-Raq, Empire, and The Chi.
[2] She died of complications from COVID-19 in Montego Bay, where she had been living until her death, one day after her 48th birthday during the COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica.