Most Recent Role: Herself on Sidewalks Entertainment
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birthday: 9-13-1948
Birth Name: Nell Ruth Hardy
Date of Death: 1-23-2003
Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birthday: 9-13-1948
Birth Name: Nell Ruth Hardy
Date of Death: 1-23-2003
Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Nell Carter was born September 13, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama, first rose to stardom on the New York stage. After a series of roles on- and off-Broadway -- and a short-lived part in the soap opera Ryan's Hope . In 1977 she starred in the show Ain't Misbehavin'! , a revue of the works of composer Fats Waller. She was rewarded for her performance with an Obie Award, and later with a Tony...
Most Recent Appearance
Coldchain & Carter
Wednesday 25 June 2003 on Syndicated
From New York City, East Coast correspondent Rafael Siegel interviews rapper ROSCO P. COLDCHAIN, who talks about his start and his first CD release. Also, a special look back at Cindy Rhodes' 1998 interview with the late actress / singer NELL CARTER, who passed away in early 2003.
Nell sang the Gimme a Break! theme song during the show's six year run.
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During a production of Annie in 1997, Nell collapsed on stage because of complications from her diabetes.
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At one point in her life, Nell suffered from a bad cocaine habit.
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Between 1970 and 1973, Nell attended the Bill Russell's School of Drama.
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Ironically, Nell died just twenty four days after co-star Peter Schrum, who played Uncle Ed Kanisky on Gimme A Break!
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Nell: When I was growing up, it was not something you aspired to. I was a weirdo to want to be in show business. Most kids wanted to be teachers or nurses.
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Nell: Being diabetic was not what I thought of as being normal, and I feared the stigma of having to take medicine and having people stick me with a needle.
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Nell: I was at a Liza Minelli concert, when I hit my 'rock bottom'. I could barely stand, had no idea of where I was, or where I was going, thank God I got help. God and Liza Minelli.
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Nell: My sexuality is not as much a secret, as it is a private issue. I don't want to be up in your bedroom, so I appreciate the same respect with mine.
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Nell: Let me tell you. Rich is not better. Rich means that you have to stay there to maintain it. You have to put on more faces to pretend who you are, and you have more people in your face. And when the money is not there anymore, they're not either.
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Other Appearances
| Star | |
|---|---|
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Gimme a Break!
Nellie Ruth "Nell" Harper |
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
P.J. Moore |
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mary |
Ryan's Hope
Ethel Green (1978-1979) |
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The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
Sergeant Hildy Jones (1980-1981) |
You Take the Kids
Nell Kirkland |
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The New Hollywood Squares
Herself |
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7 Days
Live: From Death Row Miss Lucy |
227
Take My Diva . . . Please! Beverly Morris |
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Ally McBeal
Playing with Matches Harriet Pumple |
Ally McBeal
One Hundred Tears Harriet Pumple |
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Amen
The Courtship of Bess Richards Bess RIchards |
Blue's Clues
Environments Mother Nature |
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