Career
She rose to fame in the early 1980s playing Vera Vanderbilt on the television series All My Children. She later went on to become a series regular on The Apollo Comedy Hour (1993–1995) television series filmed at the famous Harlem Apollo Theater. She has played a number of notable film roles, including Q"s (Omar Epps) mother in Juice (1992), and Doctor Love in 30 Years to Life.
She also made a guest appearance on The Cosby Show (1992) playing Maxine.
She was an original cast member in the off-Broadway hit musical The Last Session, playing Diva, and appears on the Original Cast Recording as this role. Mississippi Garland released a solo album titled and penned her first book titled Loneliness Makes You Stupid! - The Grown Woman"s Dating Guide (Participant 1) (2006).