Speaking of her career, Campbell’s debut television appearance was at the age of six, when she portrayed in a 1974 PBS show The Big Blue Marble. As a child, she has won numerous talent shows going on to appear in such children’s programs as Kids Are People Too, Unicorn Tales, and Captain Kangaroo.
When she was 16, she performed to make her screen debut 1986 in the musical feature film, Little Shop of Horrors as Clifton, one of The Supremes like girl group Greek Chorus, along with future Martin co-star, Tichina Arnold.
In 1989 after starring in School Daze which ended in 1988, she co-starred in the crime film, Roof Tops, and following the next year, she starred alongside the famous comedian, singer, and actor, Eddie Murphy, in the action-comedy, Another 48 Hrs.
She then later acquired a supporting role in the 1992 romantic comedy, Boomerang. She is also notable for the 1990 comedy House Party for which Christopher Reid also portrayed, and for which she received Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female nomination.
She later had co-starred in its two sequels; House Party 2 and House Party 3, 1991 and 1994 respectively. Campbell received her star billed role in the Trimark Pictured’s comedy film, Sprung in 1997.
Later had the leading role in the independent drama film The Last Place on Earth (2002), and appeared as Craig Robinson’s character wife in sex comedy film Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008).
In 1992, Campbell was cast as Regina “Gina” Waters-Payne in the Fox comedy series March. However, she left the show in April 1997, after settling the lawsuit against Martin Lawerence of sexual harassment.
The following year, she starred opposite Diahann Caroll in the Hallmark Hall of Fame film The Sweetest Gift (1998). Campbell returned to television in 2001, starring opposite Damon Wayans in the ABC comedy series My Wife and Kids.
The series ran for five seasons, until 2005. After that, she has recurring roles on Everybody Hates Chris, and was a regular in the Lifetime comedy series Rita Rocks (2008-2009).
In 2011, she starred opposite Ally Walker in the Lifetime comedy series, The Protector, that was later canceled after a single season, together with the ABC sitcom Dr. Ken, starring Ken Jeong—the series was canceled after two seasons in 2017 and in the wake of 2018.
Campbell went to star on the ABC drama pilot The Holmes Sisters about the lived of five African-American sisters, all officers in the NYPD. It was produced by Regina King and Robin Roberts.
Jumping to her music career, Campbell’s debut album, Tisha, was released in 1992 and was a moderate success, selling 40K copies. Her two singles, Push, which was co-written and produced by her friend, Vanilla Ice and Love Me Down, received minor airplay on the R&B stations.
She also contributed vocals for the soundtrack of the 1997 film, Sprung, in which she starred, singing a cover version of “Don’t Ask My Neighbour” with her Martin costar, Iichina Arnold. Campbell has also made appeared in various music videos in the 1990s and 2000s.
Will Smith‘s two, “Will 2K” and “Wild Wild West” and Toni Braxton‘s “You’re Makin’ Me High”. In 2012, Campbell starred in Mindless Behavior’s music video for “Hello”.
She released Steel Here on September 21, 2015, as well as Lazy Bitch on Feb. 24, 2016, and accompanying video, where she featured Tasha Smith. On Feb. 2, 2018, she released the single, I Don’t Wanna Be Alone Tonight.
