She's the spitting image of Nell. He must look DEATHLY. and "Sister Act." This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Season 5. I hereby nominate the late Nell Carter for induction into the Datalounge Legend Hall Of Fame! This was always one of my favorite musical performances by Nell on the show: And this one with Telma and the late, great, Tony-winning actress Lynne Thigpen as her sister (jump to 4:20): That was really great r121. What a wonderful trio. She graduated to character and guest roles in features and on television, including recurring roles on "The Partridge Family" and "Operation Petticoat." I think right before it went to broadway she hadnt shown up for a performance and the producers found her strung out in her bathroom and replaced her. The producers stated that the commercials, which were made during an earlier production, were too costly to reshoot. star makes an in-character pitch on the importance of buckling up in this spot co-produced by the US Department of Transportation an. I was a kid when that show was on, like 7 years old, and I remember wondering how she moved comfortably being that gigantic. Carter had suffered from diabetes for years, Lane said, and she underwent two brain operations in 1992 to fix aneurysms. debuted on October 29, 1981, airing on NBC for 137 episodes over six seasons. A couple years before she died, someone on the DL posted that Nell had appeared at . After the show had ended, Lara Jill Miller decided to step away from acting on-screen to pursue a law degree. Our company was blessed to support her brilliant career. I've read stories about her being high on the set and not being able to work. She was best known for her role as Nell Harper on the NBC sitcom Gimme a Break! Here she is singing Steve Winwood's 'Back In the High Life.'. I do remember seeing a photo of the girls at her funeral and they were so grief-stricken they had to hold each other up. A number of these guest stars, as well as a portion of the main cast, remain active on TV (Hendler and Miller are voice-over actors, while Hopkins remains a busy guest performer). We were close for years. Mahera go-to for distinguished figures with short fusesenjoyed a handful of comic showcases in the episodes, including a scene in which he melted down over Nell's decision to encourage Judy to leave the college basketball team. A one-time semi-professional football player and boxer, Sweet came to acting in a highly unusual way: as a prisoner of war who performed plays with other inmates at a camp in Germany during World War II. Born in 1911, LeNoire's early years were plagued by rickets, a disease that causes soft bones and bowed legs; she recovered from the condition with the help of her godfather, the tap dance legend Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. I'd be pissed if I were Nelly and I had to learn about that episode at the read-thru . John Hoyt was a hot silver daddy. In 1970, Carter attended Bill Russell's School of Drama and made her Broadway debut in "Soon." Nell Carter had battled diabetes for many years and collapsed in her Beverly Hills home. Appearing opposite Cliff Arquette in Season 6's "Parents' Week" is actor Joseph Maher, who played Professor Dudley, a cranky educator at Sam's college. Before starring on the show, John Hoyt appeared in "Spartacus," "Attack of the Puppet People," "When Worlds Collide," "The Conqueror," and "Hogan's Heroes.". At age 15 she began performing at area coffee houses, and later joined the Renaissance Ensemble that played at area coffee houses and gay bars. Nell Carter was an American singer and actress who had a net worth of $2 million according to Celebrity Net Worth and Forbes at the time of her death in 2003. Actress Nell Carter Dies at 54 | Fox News
