Series Premiere - Tripple platinum R&B and Pop singing sensation Brandy Norwood stars as Moesha Mitchell who, as the half-hour comedy series opens, is a 15-year-old African-American girl in the throes of making major adjustments in her life, on "Moesha" premiering TUESDAY, JAN. 23 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on UPN. Sheryl Lee Ralph ("Designing Women," "It's A Living") stars as Moesha's stepmother, Dee Mitchell.
Until recently the female head of her Los Angeles household and accustomed to taking care of her father, Frank, and her little brother, Myles, Moesha must now cope with her father's new wife, Dee. Far from being the evil stepmother, Dee is a caring woman trying to take her rightful place in her husband's home. While Frank, Myles and next door neighbor and frequent mealtime guest Hakeem appreciate Dee's efforts, Moesha sees her new housemate as an intruder who has overtaken her role in the family.
Although her protective father has determined she not date until she's 16, Moesha, in true teenage girl fashion, finds a way to combine hanging with her girlfriends with hanging out with one special boy, performance artist Ohagi. After discovering that Ohagi was not what he appeared to be, Moesha finds comfort where she least expected to - with her stepmother Dee.
Starring Brandy Norwood as Moesha Mitchell, Sheryl Lee Ralph as Dee Mitchell, William Allen Young as Frank Mitchell, Countess Vaughn as Kim Parker, Marcus T. Paulk as Myles Mitchell, Lamont Bentley as Hakeem Campbell and Yvette Wilson as Andell.
Guest starring are Merlin Santana as Ohagi, Malinda C. Williams as Taylor, Shar Jackson as Gail, Yunoka Doyle as Trina, Vicellous Shannon as Darnell.