Fans Stunned as Kellie Williams AKA Laura on Family Matters Poses with Her Daughter & TV Mom

Kellie Williams, the middle-born daughter of the Winslows from "Family Matters" poses with her onscreen mother, JoMarie Payton, decades after the show ended, causing fans to gush about their bond and a possible reunion.

Kellie Williams was one of the loved characters from the ABC/CBS family drama "Family Matters." She was a part of the Winslow family, who stole hearts and created invaluable moments in the mind of their audience for nearly a decade.

The show focused on a loving family, documenting their highs and lows and how they all contributed to making things work, alongside the infusion of some comedic scenes.

A collage of Kellie S Williams and her onscreen mom Jo Marie Payton. | Photo: Getty Images

"Family Matters" featured other acts like Jo Marie Payton as Harriet Winslow, the family's matriarch, Jamie Foxworth, Darius McCrary— Williams onscreen siblings, Jaleel White, her nerdy schoolmate, Reginald VelJohnson, and Telma Hopkins.

WHO IS KELLIE WILLIAMS?

Williams was the lady who starred as the middle-born child of Harriet Winslow on "Family Matters." The story of how she got the role is an interesting one.

Apparently, her manager caught wind of the audition, read a copy of the pilot script, and gave his client a heads up about the show.

Reginald VelJohnson, Kellie Shanygne Williams, Jo Marie Payton, Valerie Jones, Darius McCrary, and Telma Hopkins on the pilot episode of "Family Matters," September 22, 1989 | Photo: Getty Images

Wiliams found it exciting after going through the scripts and requested for an audition which was made possible after her father, Earvin, a C&P Telephone Co. operator at the time, forwarded his daughter's home video audition to ABC in New York.

After watching the clip, some of the crew members and producers were impressed; they flew the young talent into Hollywood, and the rest is history.

Before her time on the show, the young teenage Williams had worked on some theatrical productions and was not a novice to the spotlight.

In fact, it seemed she had prepared herself by attending the Howard University Children's Theatre, appearing in plays like "The Colored Museum," "Joe Turner's Come and Gone," "Suspect," and "Men Don't Leave."

Although "Family Matters" put smiles on people's faces, it did not come without measured suffering. Williams had to work many hours and also studied with an academic tutor.

Whenever the series went on a break, she would move back to Forestville to attend Thomas G. Pullen School For Performing Arts in Landover, reject further professional work to focus on school work, and resume her life back at home.

JOMARIE PAYTON

Jo Marie Payton, like her onscreen daughter, started young at age 6. She is also a skilled singer who got her significant breakout role in "Family Matters."

After this feature, her career began to matter much more, as she was greatly loved and accepted by all. But she soon earned the chance to end her contract with the show and face other artistic endeavors.

Payton is actively involved in human rights movements, has been nominated several times for the NAACP awards, and runs the Frankie Payton Scholarship Fund at Albany State College.

THE MOST TALKED-ABOUT REUNION PHOTO

As the new week began, Williams dropped a never-before-seen snap of three beautiful ladies. It featured her onscreen mom, Payton, herself, and her young daughter, who has already been bitten by the acting bug.