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FILMS
Run For the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996) (TV)  Mrs. Devers           Neema Barnette, Director

Once Upon A Time..When We Were Colored (1995)      Ma Pearl                  Tim Reid, Director

South Central (1994) (TV Series)                                      Sweets                     Fox TV Network
 
Drop Squad (1994)                                                            Aunt Tilly                   David C. Johnson, Director

Bank Robber (1993)                                                            Mother                       Nick Mead, Director

Room For Two (1992) (TV Series)                                    Diahnn Boudreau      Warner Bros. TV

My Name is Zora (1989) (TV)                                                                               Neema Barnette, Director

The Women of Brewster Place* (1989) (TV)                   Theresa                       Oprah Winfrey's HARPO Prods.

Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987) (TV)                                        Cassy                          Ed Sherick Prods.

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling (1986)                       Satin Doll                    Richard Pryor, Director

Night Court* (1984) (TV Series)                                         Liz Williams                 ABC TV

Santa Barbara (1984 -1985) (TV Soap Opera)                  Ginger Jones              NBC  TV

Feel the Heat (1983) (TV Series)                                        Sally Long                  Paramount TV

Chiefs (1983)(TV Mini Series)                                             Liz Watts                    CBS TV

The Cheap Detective (1980) (TV)                                          Inez Krouder             NBC TV

Peter Pan (1976)(TV)                                                           Tiger Lily                    BBC Hallmark Hall of Fame

Drum (1976)                                                                          Rachel                       Steve Carver, Director

Lost in the Stars (1974) (also choreographer)                    Rose                          Daniel Mann, Director

Uptown Saturday Night (1974)                                          Leggy Peggy              Sidney Poitier, Director

Three Tough Guys (1974)                                                     Fay                             Duccio Tessari, Director

The Spook Who Sat By The Door (1973)                             Dahomey Queen        Ivan Dixon, Director

Soylent Green (1973)                                                         Martha Phillips            Richard Fleischer, Director

Trouble Man (1972)                                                              Cleo, T's Girl               Ivan Dixon, Director

Top of the Heap (1972)                                                         Singer                         Christopher St. John, Director

Cool Breeze (1972)                                                               Martha Harris              Barry Pollack, Director

The Andromeda Strain (1971)                                            Karen Anson               Robert Wise, Director

Sweet Charity (1969)                                                            Helene                         Bob Fosse, Director


                                           * Denotes Emmy Nomination



                                             Notable Television Appearances


                                             Any Day Now (1999) (TV Series)
                                             University Hospital (1995)
                                             Baby Talk (1991)
                                             Mission: Impossible (1989)
                                             
Golden Girls (1987)
                                             
Amen (1986)
                                             St. Elsewhere (1986)   
                                             Finder of Lost Loves (1985)
                                             Hill Street Blues (1985)
                                             Hot Pursuit (1984)
                                             Trapper John, M.D. (1981)
                                             Good Times (1979)
                                              Kojak (1977)
                                              
The Richard Pryor Show*
                                              
Police Woman (1976 -1977)
                                              Cannon (1975)
                                              Medical Center (1970,1974)
                                              Sanford & Son (1973)
                                              The Young Lawyers (1970)
                                              
The Carol Burnett Show (1968)


TELEVISION MUSICAL SPECIALS

We Love You Madly                     A Tribute to Duke Ellington (1973)                     Quincy Jones, Producer
New York, New York                   Duet with Gene Kelly                                          Gene Kelly, Producer
The Strollin' 20's                          Soloist/ Asst. Choreographer                              Harry Belafonte, Producer
       
THEATRE

 
Metamorphosis                           Broadway/Mark Taper Forum                             Paul Sills Story Theatre
 Sweet Charity                              London Premiere                                                Bob Fosse, Director
                                                     Las Vegas/Caesar's Palace                                West Coast Premiere
 Sophisticated Ladies                    Shubert Theatre                                                  Michael Smuin, Director
                                                      Co-Starring/Choreographer                              
  Don't Bother Me I Can't Cope     Mark Taper Forum/Premiere                              Vinette Carroll, Director
  Stevie Wants To Play The Blues LATC/ World Premiere                                        Simon Callow, Director
  If Memory Serves                        Pasadena Playhouse                                           Leonard Foglia, Director             
  
 
AWARDS & HONORS INCLUDE

 ACE
 NAACP (3 time recipient)
 LA. DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE
 VAIRETY & DRAMA-LOGUE
 EMMY (nominated 3 times)


 
BACKGROUND
              
 
Julliard School of Music               Concert/Soloist              Alvin Ailey, Don MacKayle Companies
 Dance Major, MS Degree           w/ Martha Graham  

SPECIAL SKILLS

Choreographer                             Teacher/Seminars on Opera/Musical Theatre
Singer                                            visiting schools and evaluating works in progress
Dance Composition                       and performance skills      

HT: 5'6"         WT: 128       EYES/HAIR: Dk. Brown
                      



























                                               

                                              
          
                                             

                                             


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