I'm an actress, screen playwriter, singer, TV host, celebrity make up artist, licensed Esthetician and business woman.  I was born under the sign of Aquarius which makes me a ginuine people person.  I have always liked the cameras and stage. I recall growing up dancing and clowning for my grnadparents around the gambling table for family and friends. Being outgoing with a smile has brought joy to many others around me.  I was born to smile.  My Grandfather always said that I had a million dollar smile.  I never quite knew what he meant but many have question me about my smile and I still smile to this day.
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We are pitching my true life story  "The 7th Sibling" for a future film.  My story will encourage other women or girls to fight for their minds and not let life get the best of you but you get the best out of life and in the end they will win!

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​​Houston, Texas. USA

Birth Name:

​Josephine A. Latimer

Stage Name:

Josie Latimer

Height 5'4"

 

 

Born the 7th Sibling in Houston Texas, she grew up in North Houston. The seventh of eight siblings, Josie decided to move to San Francisco, California not knowing anyone that shou could trust.  Utimately after spending many years in California, Josie became a TV host for her Skin care clinic name Sunset Skin Care for over fifteen years at Oaklands first African Amercian Tevevision Netwotr "Soul Beat Televison" owned by the late Chuck Johnson, along with Comdeian and actress Launell Campbell.  Josie was noted as a celebrity make up artist for The Filmmakers Hall Of Fame in Oakland, California and celebrity artist for The Lou Rawls parade of Stars for ten years in San Francisco, California. She has worked with many celebrities, Angela Bassett, Debbie Morgan, Samuel L. Jackson, Tisha Campbell, Danny Glover, Esther Rolle, Barry White, Sinbad, Clifton Davis, Jennifer Holiday, Nell Carter, Malcom Jamal Warner, Vanessa Calloway just to name a few. Eartha Kitt was the very first celebrity she met after moving to San Francisco. Josie first appeared in a Jenny Craig Commercial in Australia as a lead performer in 2001 (Snippets) and because of the outstanding talent, she was called to open and close a Jenny Craig's Commercial in Miami ( I Got A New Attitude)  in 2001, also featured on The Iyanla Vanzant Show at CBS in New York, but it was not until 2008 that she was discovered by Good Housekeeping Magazine which brought her principle roles in Jenny Craig's (Day One) Infomercial, and Jenny Craig's ( Act Now) Commercial, which was her breakthrough role that qualified her as a SAG Eligible Actress. also costarring in "Emma Mae Street Hood" and a lead role in "The Grandmother baby Scam" as Pattie Charlie with Henderson Productions.

 

Captivating, gifted, and sensational, Josie Latimer bright smile and presence has been in magazines, TV shows, news, stage, and television screens throughout the world. A native of Houston, Texas, Latimer and her seven siblings always had both parents growing up.  The family had a dysfunctional flare which ran Josie away to get married at an early age of 16 years old. Her Dad who was the Dad that raised her was a Texas Cowboy who dropped out of school to help her Grandfather work to feed her seventeen aunts and uncles. Her Mother an only child was a housewife. Her uneducated father was always self employed and taught her how to get an education, and to work hard at her goals. She opened many celebrity skin clinics from coast to coast name Sunset Cosmetics which was one-of-a-kind skin clinic featuring designer cosmetics including Patti Labelle, The Iman Collection, Flori Roberts and Dermablend Corrective Cosmetics.  She later launched her on signature line of cosmetics named Sunset Cosmetics, which she sells  worldwide online today. She was trained by Dr. Craig Roberts a plastic surgeon and husband of Flori Roberts. She was certified with the cancer society where she donated her time to tThe Look Good Feel Better Program at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, California. Josie followed her parents advice and will never forget where she comes from, no matter what dysfunctional ordeals she expierenced as a child. She still find the time and remembers the good, but will never forget the bad times. Even with all the bad times, she will never stop smiling until the day she dies. Josie has much more about the celebrities and pictures with her and them as far back as 25 plus years. More is written in her book and screen play "The 7Th Sibling".