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Nell Carter (September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American singer, and film, stage, and television actress. She won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin', as well as an Emmy Award for her reprisal of the role on television. She also received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her starring role in the long-running 1980s’ sitcom Gimme a Break!.
Born Nell Ruth Hardy to Horace and Edna Mae Hardy in Birmingham, Alabama, Carter was one of nine children. She overcame adversity and personal hardships before finding success as an actress. Her father died in an accident with a power line. Carter was raped when she was 16, and she became pregnant from the attack, giving birth to a daughter, Tracey.
She was in the 1971 rock opera Soon, which closed after three performances. She was the Music Director for the 1974 Westbeth Playwrights Feminist Collective's production of "What Time of Night It Is". Carter appeared alongside Bette Davis in the 1974 stage musical Miss Moffat, based on Davis' earlier film The Corn Is Green. The show closed before making it to Broadway. She broke into stardom in the musical Ain't Misbehavin, for which she won a Tony Award in 1978. She also won an Emmy for the same role in a televised performance in 1982. Additional Broadway credits included Dude and Annie.
Nell Carter singing in Season 4 of Gimme a Break
Nell Carter singing How Great Thou Art on Gimme a Break
Nell Carter: A very candid interview about her drug use. (1986)
Andy Gibb & Nell Carter "Up Where We Belong"
Andy Gibb & Nell Carter ' Up Where We Belong ' 1983
Nell Carter - Annie 1997 Medley (Fox After Breakfast 15-Apr-1997)
Nell Carter singing Friend Like Me
ANNIE's Nell Carter Interview on Fox After Breakfast (15-Apr-1997)
Nell Carter - Back in the High Life
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies - Mean To Me - Nell Carter (Official)
NELL CARTER DEATH CERTIFICATE
Gimme a Break S2E22 Nell Gets Sick
Actors: Edwin August (actor), J. Farrell MacDonald (actor), Jeanie Macpherson (actress), Pat Powers (producer), J. Farrell MacDonald (director),
Genres: Short, Western,Actors: Edgar Jones (actor), Clara Williams (actress), Siegmund Lubin (producer), Francis J. Grandon (writer),
Genres: Short, Western,