Nell Carter

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Sep 13, 1948 (76 years old)
Death date
Jan 23, 2003

Nell Carter

Known For

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1h 21m
Movie 1996

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

Broadway salute to Tony Award-winning actress Angela Lansbury in a star-packed gala November 17,1996 at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. The event was to benefit the American Foundation for AIDS research (AmFAR) and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Long a supporter of AmFAR and a deeply committed friend to all people with HIV/AIDS, Lansbury was also presented with a humanitarian award at this star-packed celebration.

The Grass Harp
1h 47m
Movie 1996

The Grass Harp

Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in the 1940s. Becoming an orphan in 1935, Collin moves to his dad's cousins Verena and Dolly. Verena is a rich, bossy businesswoman. Dolly, Collin and the maid revolt, moving to a tree house.

The Misery Brothers
1h 27m
Movie 1995

The Misery Brothers

Screwball sex comedy focusing on two brothers.

The Crazysitter
1h 32m
Movie 1994

The Crazysitter

When a petty criminal escapes from jail, she lays low by posing as a babysitter for two seemingly precious children. But when she decides to sell them for a quick profit, she gets more than she bargained for.

Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
1h 32m
Movie 1992

Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story

Chronicling the short but eventful life of Hank Gathers (played by Donny B. Lord as a child and Victor Love as a young adult), this fact-based drama chronicles the hoopster's rise from the inner city of Philadelphia to a starring role on Loyola Marymount's basketball team before a heart condition cut his career short. Nell Carter plays Hank's supportive mom, and George Kennedy portrays a neighborhood priest who inspired the boy.

The Jaleel White Special
0h 48m
Movie 1992

The Jaleel White Special

A special starring teenage actor Jaleel White, who fantasizes about writing, directing and acting in his own movie.

Maid for Each Other
1h 29m
Movie 1992

Maid for Each Other

In this hilarious crime caper, a rich woman (Nell Carter) and her maid (Dinah Manoff) happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time -- and now, they're hotfooting it away from vicious mobsters who want to fit them for a couple pairs of cement overshoes. Can they stay free -- and alive -- long enough to gather evidence against the mobsters?

Voices That Care
0h 27m
Movie 1991

Voices That Care

Behind the scenes making of the charity single "Voices That Care".

You Take the Kids
0h 30m
TV Show 1990

You Take the Kids

You Take the Kids is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from December 1990 to January 1991. The series stars Nell Carter, who also performed the theme song "Nobody's Got It Easy". You Take the Kids, which was perceived as being the black answer to Roseanne due to its portrayal of a working-class African-American family, featured Carter as a crass, no-nonsense mother and wife.

Morton's by the Bay
TV Show 1989

Morton's by the Bay

Nell Carter portrays the assistant to the owner of a large banquet hall which features curious customers and an odd-ball staff.

Biography

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

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