Shirley Jo Finney

Born: 1949-07-14

Shirley Jo Finney was a theater director and actor known for the 1975 TV biopic “Wilma.”


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The River Niger

as Gail
Released: 1976-04-14

An intimate look at life in the ghetto: Johnny Williams is a house painter who moonlights as a...

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Hey Good Lookin'

as Chaplin (voice)
Released: 1982-10-01

An outrageous, affectionate look at coming of age in the Eisenhower era in Brooklyn.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Aunt Chloe
Released: 1987-06-14

The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people he interacts with.

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Nashville Girl

as Frisky
Released: 1976-03-01

A Kentucky-born maiden realizes her dream of becoming a country music star. However, she...

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Wilma

as Wilma Rudolph
Released: 1977-12-19

The story of American track sprinter Wilma Rudolph, who overcame physical handicaps to win three...

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Laker Girls

as Brenda
Released: 1990-04-03

Three hopefuls — a college grad, a dance teacher from Watts, and an incognito heiress — vie for...

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Thornwell

as Lt. Stone
Released: 1981-01-28

The story of James Thornwell, whose accusation that the U.S. Army used mind control drugs on him...

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Echo Park

as Gloria
Released: 1985-11-05

In the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, everybody is somebody else. May, a single mother...

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Night Court

as Mrs. Williams
First aired: 1984-01-04

Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to...

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Where I Live

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-03-05

Where I Live is an American sitcom that premiered in 1993 as part of ABC's TGIF lineup. The...

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