Rosanna Carter
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Rosanna Rolle Carter (September 20, 1918 – December 30, 2016)[1][2][3] was a Bahamian American television, stage and film actress, who was born in Nassau, Bahamas, to two Bahamian parents, and the sister of Esther Rolle and Estelle Evans,[4] one of 18 children.[5] During the Harlem Renaissance, she acted at New Lafayette Theater as one of the Lafayette Players.[6] She acted in The Brother from Another Planet, a well-reviewed 1984 film described by its director as a science fiction allegory of immigration.
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Rosanna Carter | |
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Born | Rosanna Rolle (1918-09-20)September 20, 1918 |
Died | December 30, 2016(2016-12-30) (aged 98) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1974–1997 |
Television | Good Times Tales from the Darkside Law & Order The Cosby Show |
Spouse | John Carter |
Parent(s) | Jonathan Rolle (1883–1953) Elizabeth Iris Dames (1893–1981) |
Relatives | Estelle Evans Esther Rolle (sisters) |
Awards | 1977 - AUDELCO Award Best Supporting Actress in a Play - (Unfinished Women) |
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