Tonya Pinkins

 portrayed Mimi Corcoran, the secretary for Principal Deke Simmons at Jodie High School.

Biography
Tonya Latricha Pinkins is an American television, film and theater actress, and author known for her portrayal of Livia Frye on the soap opera "All My Children" and for her roles on Broadway. She has been nominated for three Tony Awards (winning one), and has won Obie, Lortel, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, AUDLECO, Garland, L.A. Drama Critics Circle, Clarence Derwent, and NAACP Theater Awards. She has been nominated for the Olivier, Helen Hayes, Noel, Joseph Jefferson, NAACP Image, Soap Opera Digest, and Ovation Awards. She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for "Jelly's Last Jam".