Yvette landed her first television role – – a two-episode gig playing Toni Childs’ sister “Sherri” on GIRLFRIENDS – – by chance. Casting director Robi Reed called her in to audition from a post card submission. Yvette had no credits and no agent. That stroke of serendipity at the beginning of her career, taught Yvette that you never know how God is going to move in your life and career. Booking a series regular role two months later, on the first pilot she auditioned for further proved the point. That show, ABC’s THE BIG HOUSE — which starred Kevin Hart, only lasted a few episodes; but that experience proved to be a blessing as well. Through it, Yvette learned the transient nature of the business and to always “travel light”.
Younger viewers may know Yvette from her recurring role on Nickelodeon’s DRAKE & JOSH, where she played movie theater manager, Helen Ophelia Dubois. Landing that role was another serendipitous experience. The role of Helen was to be a one-time role; one that Yvette auditioned for while on hiatus from THE BIG HOUSE. That one-time role turned into four years of employment and introduced Yvette and her silliness to the best group of fans in the world…kids! The cast of DRAKE & JOSH reunited in 2008 for the holiday movie, “Merry Christmas: Drake & Josh,” a film that broke Nickelodeon viewership records when it was seen by over 8 million viewers the night it debuted. It has since gone on to become an annual holiday favorite.
Yvette has also had a successful career in commercials. She’s appeared in over 40 national spots. You may have seen her in ads for BIG LOTS, PINE SOL, CITIBANK, FIBER ONE YOGURT, DAIRY QUEEN, HAMBURGER HELPER, ARROWHEAD WATER, HOME DEPOT, COMCAST, LG and DiGIORNO’S PIZZA to name a few. Yvette was also immortalized in puppet form as “Mrs. Lewis, from downstairs” in a series of NIKE spots alongside puppet versions of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
She is also making a name for herself in the voiceover world. She can currently be heard as “Luna” on Disney’s ELENA OF AVALOR, “Principal Waller” on DC’s SUPERHERO GIRLS and the dual role of “Portia” and “Zenith” on Crackle’s SUPERMANSION where she works alongside Bryan Cranston and Keegan Michael Key. She also voiced the character “Cookie” for three seasons as one of the HUB Network’s POUND PUPPIES. Listen closely and you can also hear Yvette on WABBIT, FAMILY GUY, PUPPY DOG PALS, THE REGULAR SHOW and DOC McSTUFFINS just to name a few and recently made her feature animated debut voicing “Ladybug” in the film “Yellowbird”