Nell Carter
Nell Carter (born Nell Ruth Hardy; September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American singer and actress. Carter began her career in 1970, singing in the theater, and later crossed over to television. She was best known for her role as Nell Harper on the sitcom Gimme a Break! which originally aired from 1981 to 1987. Carter received two Emmy and two Golden Globe award nominations for her work on the series. Prior to Gimme a Break!, Carter won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical in 1978 for her performance in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin' as well as a Primetime Emmy Award for her reprisal of the role on television in 1982
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TV Series
Spider-Man
8.287
Reba
6.6
Ally McBeal
6.6
227
6.8
Gimme a Break!
6.7
Jake and the Fatman
6.041
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
6.5
Brotherly Love
6.6
Seven Days
6.8
Amen
6.6
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
5.1
The Big Show
0
The Oscars
7
Christmas in Washington
7.5
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
0
You Take the Kids
6
Morton's by the Bay
0
Touched by an Angel
7.2
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
People's Choice Awards
8.8
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
3.5
Great Performances
5.3
Can't Hurry Love
6
Movies
The Crazysitter
4.9
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
8
Perfect Fit
3.25
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
5.75
Voices That Care
8
Modern Problems
5.3
The Grass Harp
5.8
Fakin' Da Funk
5.7
Swing
0
Sealed with a Kiss
5.7
The Proprietor
0
Hair
7.285
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
6.7
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
0
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
0
Back Roads
5.396
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
0
Christmas in Washington
9
Night of 100 Stars II
8
The Misery Brothers
2
Ain't Misbehavin'
7.5
Cindy
5.333
Maid for Each Other
5
Baryshnikov on Broadway
7
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
0
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
9
The Best of Broadway
0
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
0
Back By Midnight
4.773
Bebe's Kids
5.7
Night of 100 Stars
6.667
The Jaleel White Special
0
The Little Pageant That Could
0