Nell Carter
Nell Carter (born Nell Ruth Hardy; September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American singer and actress. Carter began her career in 1970, singing in the theater, and later crossed over to television. She was best known for her role as Nell Harper on the sitcom Gimme a Break! which originally aired from 1981 to 1987. Carter received two Emmy and two Golden Globe award nominations for her work on the series. Prior to Gimme a Break!, Carter won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical in 1978 for her performance in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin' as well as a Primetime Emmy Award for her reprisal of the role on television in 1982
Modern Problems
as DoritaJealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fielder, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes...
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Hair
as Ain't Got No' / 'White BoysUpon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New...
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The Proprietor
as Millie JacksonAn expatriated French novelist returns to Paris when she learns that her childhood home is being...
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Cindy
as OliveA revisionist twist on Cinderella with an all-black cast and set in Harlem during WWII. Cindy is...
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Bebe's Kids
as Vivian (voice)When Robin meets the lovely Jamika he thinks he's in heaven. But when he meets her friend Bebe's...
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Back Roads
as WaitressA prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the...
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The Grass Harp
as Catherine CreekBased on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man...
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Voices That Care
as Self - Choir MemberBehind the scenes making of the charity single "Voices That Care".
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Night of 100 Stars II
as SelfThis special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited...
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Night of 100 Stars
as SelfThe most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took...
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Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
as uncreditedFictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes.
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Fakin' Da Funk
as ClaireChinese kid Julian, who was adopted by the black family of Joe and Annabelle Lee and Asian...
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Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Performer (segment "Ain't Misbehavin'")The annual Tony Award broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadway's best for audiences...
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Back By Midnight
as WaitressThe warden of a small, rundown, minimum-security prison plots revenge against the the prison's...
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Swing
as GraceAnthony is caught between dreams of being a musician and pleasing his father and fiance....
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Sealed with a Kiss
as Mrs. WheatleyBennett, who's engaged to his boss's daughter, just lost a major client for his company. When a...
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Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
as Lucille GathersChronicling the short but eventful life of Hank Gathers (played by Donny B. Lord as a child and...
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The Crazysitter
as The WardenWhen a petty criminal escapes from jail, she lays low by posing as a babysitter for two...
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We Wish You a Merry Christmas
as Mrs. Claus (voice)In the tiny town of Harmony, the people have been working so hard they've forgotten music even...
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Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
as Mary (voice)Whoopi Goldberg is the voice of Mother Goose in this all-star, all-rhyming tale set in...
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The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
as uncreditedDocuments the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of...
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The Misery Brothers
as Courtroom SingerScrewball sex comedy focusing on two brothers.
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Maid for Each Other
as Jasmine JonesIn this hilarious crime caper, a rich woman (Nell Carter) and her maid (Dinah Manoff) happened...
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My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
as Self - PerformerOn Sept. 28, 1998, some of the greatest divas in musical theater -- including Marin Mazzie, Judy...
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Perfect Fit
as Mrs. GordyAn aimless young man turns to murder in order to satisfy the desires of his new girlfriend, a...
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The Best of Broadway
as HerselfTom Bosley hosts a tribute to the American musical theater taped before a live audience...
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Baryshnikov on Broadway
as SelfMikhail Baryshnikov and his guests perform numbers from over a dozen renowned Broadway musicals...
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Ain't Misbehavin'
as PerformerAin't Misbehavin' is the televised version of the 1978 Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as SelfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...
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Jake and the Fatman
as uncreditedJake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L....
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Touched by an Angel
as Cynthia WinslowMonica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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Gimme a Break!
as Nell HarperGimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until...
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Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as P.J. MooreHangin' with Mr. Cooper is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from 1992...
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Mary (voice)Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.
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227
as uncreditedA housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington,...
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as SelfThe Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by...
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Great Performances
as SelfThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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Spider-Man
as Glory Grant (voice)Bitten by a neogenetic spider, Peter Parker develops spider-like superpowers. He uses these to...
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Reba
as uncreditedAfter her dentist husband of 20 years leaves her for his dental hygienist, Reba Hart's seemingly...
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People's Choice Awards
as Self - PresenterAn American awards show recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public...
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Amen
as uncreditedAmen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27,...
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The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
as uncreditedThe Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo is an American action/adventure situation
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Seven Days
as uncredited"Ever wish you could live your last week all over again? Well, my name's Frank B. Parker, and I...
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Brotherly Love
as Nell BascombeBrotherly Love is an American sitcom that ran from September 16, 1995 to April 1, 1996, on NBC,...
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The Big Show
as SelfThe Big Show is an American comedy-variety-musical television series produced and broadcast by...
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Ally McBeal
as uncreditedAlly McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and...
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You Take the Kids
as Nell KirklandYou Take the Kids is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from December 1990 to January 1991....
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