Nell Carter
Highest Rated: 50% The Grass Harp (1995)
Lowest Rated: 36% Bebe's Kids (1992)
Birthday: Sep 13, 1948
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Best known as the housekeeper/star of the 1980s NBC sitcom "Gimme a Break," Nell Carter also made her mark on stage, earning both an Obie and a Tony for her work in the 1977-78 Fats Waller musical "Ain't Misbehavin'." She became a beloved TV performer.
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Nell Carter
Filmography
Movies
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42% | No Score Yet | Swing | Grace (Character) | - | 2003 |
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Back by Midnight | Waitress (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | Unknown (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sealed With a Kiss | Mrs. Wheatley (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Special Delivery | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Follow Your Heart | Bus Driver (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Misery Brothers | Unknown (Character) | - | 1997 |
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Fakin' Da Funk | Claire (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Proprietor | Millie Jackson (Character) | $113.6K | 1996 |
50% |
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The Grass Harp | Catherine Creek (Character) | $511.6K | 1995 |
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The Crazysitter | The Warden (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maid for Each Other | Jasmine Jones (Character) | - | 1992 |
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Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story | Lucille Gathers (Character) | - | 1992 |
36% |
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Bebe's Kids | Vivian (Voice) | $7.5M | 1992 |
40% |
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Back Roads | Waitress (Character) | - | 1981 |
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Modern Problems | Dorita (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cindy | Olive (Character) | - | 1978 |
TV
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61% | 76% | Ally McBeal | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Reba | Dr. Susan Peters (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 7 Days | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by an Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Unknown (Voice) | 1997 |
9% | No Score Yet | Sparks | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
86% | No Score Yet | Brotherly Love | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
38% | No Score Yet | Can't Hurry Love | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hangin' With Mr. Cooper | Unknown (Character) | 1993-1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jake and the Fatman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 227 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gimme a Break | Nellie Ruth "Nell" Harper (Character) | 1981-1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Unknown (Character) | 1980-1981 |