Veronica Redd (born August 8, 1948) is an American actress, known for her role as Mamie Johnson in the CBS daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless.
Redd was born in Washington, D.C.[2] In her first Hollywood acting role and TV series appearance, Redd appeared on the CBS-TV sitcom The Jeffersons playing Edith "Edie" Stokes (George Jefferson's old Navy buddy former best friend) who has transitioned to George's disbelief initially, before he slowly accepted her in the Season 4 episode titled "Once a Friend".
The following years, she guest-starred on Good Times, Eight Is Enough, Lou Grant, Hill Street Blues, WKRP in Cincinnati and Diff'rent Strokes.
Redd starred in the 1982 CBS miniseries The Blue and the Gray set during the American Civil War.
[8][9] The Y&R recently confirmed that actress Veronica Redd will reprise her role as Mamie Johnson, The Abbott Family's beloved ex-nanny.