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Nell Harper – Gimme a Break! Nell Carter (born Nell Ruth Hardy; [5] [6] September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American actress and singer. Carter began her career in 1970, singing in the theater, and later began work on television. She was best known for her role as Nell Harper on the sitcom Gimme a Break!, which aired from 1981 to ...
Nell Carter (1948-2003) Nell Carter. Her trademark sass complemented by a distinctively adenoidal voice that could out-snarl Eartha Kitt and Fran Drescher put together, short (4'11"), round, and robust Nell Carter was one indomitable, in-your-face firecracker...and it made her a star. She was born Nell Ruth Hardy in 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama ...
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- Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Nell Carter. Actress: Gimme a Break!. Her trademark sass complemented by a distinctively adenoidal voice that could out-snarl Eartha Kitt and Fran Drescher put together, short (4'11"), round, and robust Nell Carter was one indomitable, in-your-face firecracker...and it made her a star. She was born Nell Ruth Hardy in 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama and raised there, one of nine children born to ...
- September 13, 1948
- January 23, 2003
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Nell Carter was born Nell Hardy in Birmingham, Ala., on Sept. 13, 1948. While growing up, she absorbed her mother's recordings of Dinah Washington and B. B. King, along with her brother's Elvis ...
Jan 23, 2003 · Nell Carter, who played the stout, sassy housekeeper on the 1980s sitcom "Gimme a Break!" and won a Tony Award in 1978 for her sultry turn in the Broadway musical "Ain't Misbehavin'," died ...
Jan 23, 2003 · LOS ANGELES - Singer-actress Nell Carter, best known for her role as the matronly housekeeper in the 1980s television sitcom "Gimme a Break", died Thursday of natural causes at the age of 54, her ...
Jan 23, 2003 · Actress and singer Nell Carter died in her Beverly Hills, Ca. home Thursday at age 54. She is best known for her role as a sassy housekeeper on TV's Gimme a Break and her Tony-winning performance ...