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Rosanna Carter | |
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| Born | Rosanna Rolle September 20, 1918 |
| Died | December 30, 2016 (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) |
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 Rolle Carter". L.C. Poitier Funeral Home. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
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- ^ IMDB Biography for Esther Rolle
- ^ "Actress Esther Rolle, 78, Dies In Los Angeles". Jet. December 7, 1998. p. 18. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ Bean, Annemarie, A Sourcebook on African-American Performance: Plays, People, Movements, 1999, p. 70.