Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 29, 1918
Place of Birth:
Rolle Town, Bahamas
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Rosanna Carter
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Rosanna Carter was an American television, stage and film actress, of Bahamian extraction, and the sister of Esther Rolle and Estelle Evans. She was born in Florida. During the Harlem Renaissance, she acted at New Lafayette Theater as one of the Lafayette Players. She acted in The Brother from Another Planet, a well-reviewed 1984 film described as a science fiction fairy tale with a slavery plot.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Hallelujah | Minnie |
| 1991 | Carolina Skeletons | Mother Bragg |
| 1989 | She-Devil | Judge Brown |
| 1987 | A Gathering of Old Men | Beulah |
| 1985 | In the Cards | Mrs. McNeill |
| 1984 | The Brother from Another Planet | West Indian Woman |
| 1984 | Tales of the Unknown South | "Ashes" |
| 1981 | See China and Die | Maid (uncredited) |
| 1980 | Night of the Juggler | Old Woman |
| 1974 | Wedding Band |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Law & Order | Old Woman |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Mrs. Hemmerick |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Rosanna |