Also Credited As:
Nell Hardy, Nell-Ruth Carter
Biography
Energetic, roly-poly singing actress best known as the housekeeper/star of the 1980s NBC sitcom "Gimme a Break", Nell Carter had 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, but a near-deadly bout with an aneurysm and other woes put her out of commission for much of the early 90s.
Carter was a musical performer in New York on and …
LATEST CREDITS
Gimme a Break | Nell Harper |
Nell Carter -- Never Too Old to Dream | Host |
You Take the Kids | Nell Kirkland |
Ain't Misbehavin' | Actor |
Morton's By the Bay | Maggie Kennedy |
120th Edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus | Host |
Maid For Each Other | Jasmine Jones |
Match Game | Panelist |
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies | Actor |
Baryshnikov on Broadway | Guest |
Christmas in Washington | Actor |
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story | Lucille Gathers |
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel | Interviewee |
Kathie Lee Gifford's Celebration of Motherhood | Actor |
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special | of Mary |
Freedom Festival '89 | Actor |
Modern Problems | Dorita |
Cindy | Olive |
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story | over |
Evening at Pops (07/11/87) | Actor |
Swing | Grace |
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration | Actor |
The Grass Harp | Catherine Creek |
The Crazysitter | Actor (cameo appearance ) |
The 43rd Annual Tony Awards | Actor |
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