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Nell Carter

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.

Highest rated movies

50% The Grass Harp
42% Swing
40% Back Roads

Photos

MODERN PROBLEMS, from left: Chevy Chase, Nell Carter, Patti D'Arbanville, 1981, TM & Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. MODERN PROBLEMS, Brian Doyle-Murray, Mary Kay Place, Chevy Chase, Patti D'Arbanville, Nell Carter, Dabney Coleman, 1981, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. MODERN PROBLEMS, Patti D'Arbanville, Nell Carter, Mary Kay Place, 1981, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. THE PROPRIETOR, Jeanne Moreau, Nell Carter, 1996, (c)Warner Bros. SWING, Nell Carter, 2004, (c) Dominion International THE PROPRIETOR, Nell Carter, Jeanne Moreau, 1996, (c)Warner Bros. THE GRASS HARP, Nell Carter, Edward Furlong, 1995, (c) Fine Line Features THE GRASS HARP, Nell Carter, 1995. (c) Fine Line Features. MODERN PROBLEMS, Nell Carter, 1981, TM & Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
42% No Score Yet Swing Grace (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 45% 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
No Score Yet 64% Fakin' Da Funk Claire (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Proprietor Millie Jackson (Character) $113.6K 1996
50% 93% The Grass Harp Catherine Creek (Character) $511.6K 1995
No Score Yet 21% The Crazysitter The Warden (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Maid for Each Other Jasmine Jones (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 99% Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story Lucille Gathers (Character) - 1992
36% 74% Bebe's Kids Vivian (Voice) $7.5M 1992
40% 36% Back Roads Waitress (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 31% Modern Problems Dorita (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cindy Olive (Character) - 1978

TV

Credit
61% 74% 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