Rosanna Carter

Born: 1918-09-29

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rosanna Carter was an American television, stage and film actress, of Bahamian extraction, and the sister of Esther Rolle and Estelle Evans. She was born in Florida. During the Harlem Renaissance, she acted at New Lafayette Theater as one of the Lafayette Players. She acted in The Brother from Another Planet, a well-reviewed 1984 film described as a science fiction fairy tale with a slavery plot. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rosanna Carter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Brother from Another Planet

as West Indian Woman
Released: 1984-09-07

An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty...

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She-Devil

as Judge Brown
Released: 1989-12-08

A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a...

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Carolina Skeletons

as Mother Bragg
Released: 1991-09-30

After a long time in the army, an Afro-American soldier returns to his hometown, where, years...

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Night of the Juggler

as Old Woman
Released: 1980-06-06

An ex New York cop is desperate to find his kidnapped daughter.

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A Gathering of Old Men

as Beulah
Released: 1987-05-10

A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is...

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Wedding Band

as uncredited
Released: 1974-04-24

A drama which examines the enduring nature of love between a white man and a black woman in 1918...

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See China and Die

as Maid (uncredited)
Released: 1981-12-09

A maid who reads detective stories finds herself embroiled in a real life mystery involving her...

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In the Cards

as Mrs. McNeill
Released: 1985-01-27

Soft-hearted Catherine makes a living as a tarot card reader but faces a crisis of conscience in...

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Tales of the Unknown South

as "Ashes"
Released: 1984-11-07

Trilogy of films about race and culture in the Deep South from the end of World War I to the...

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Law & Order

as Old Woman
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Mrs. Hemmerick
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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