Nell Carter from Gimme A Break! has passed away : (
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Nell Carter from Gimme A Break! has passed away : (
Sweetbabygirl | Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 12:23 am     I can't believe no one posted about this. Outside of being the star of Gimme A Break!, she was also a Tony winner (for Ain't Misbehavin'). As an overweight female she was an inspiration to me, as she proved that HELL YEAH, a woman could be big AND sexy. She lived her life to the fullest, as opposed to tucking her tail between her legs due to her size. I hope TV Land will add Gimme A Break! to its schedule, or at least do a tribute. She was a talent who will truly be missed; Rest in Peace, Ms. Nell Ruth Carter!! |
Jbean | Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 05:13 am     Sweetbaby, I hadn't heard this. Was it diabetes related? how sad.  |
Jbean | Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 05:26 am     ok, here's the story from yahoo news Actress Nell Carter Dies Carter collapsed at her Beverly Hills home in the early morning and was found by one of her adopted sons, spokesman Roger Lane said. The cause of death was not immediately established but Lane noted that Carter suffered from diabetes and had battled for years with her weight. "Obviously she was overweight and with diabetes that is always a concern. It can put a strain on the heart. We are waiting to hear the exact cause," Lane said. The diminutive, 4-foot, 11-inch actress began her showbusiness life as a nightclub performer and won a Tony award in 1978 for her role in the Broadway musical "Ain't Misbehavin."' But it was her starring role in the six-year-long sitcom "Gimme a Break," in which she also sang the title song, that gave her her widest audience. She headlined in a multiracial production of "Hello Dolly" on the West Coast in 1991 and played the villainous Miss Hannigan in a 1996-97 touring revival of the stage musical "Annie." Carter spoke openly of her weight problems and later of her struggle with substance abuse. "Let me tell you. Rich is not better. Rich means you have to stay there to maintain it. You have to put on more faces to pretend who you are and you have more people in your face. And when the money is not there anymore, they're not either," Carter said in a 1995 newspaper interview. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Carter was the fifth of nine children, and at the age of two she witnessed the death of her father when he stepped on a live power line. She converted to Judaism before her first marriage to businessman Georg Krynicki. The marriage ended in divorce in 1992, when Carter wed Canadian record producer Roger Larocque. The couple later divorced. Carter leaves a daughter and two adopted teenage sons. i guess it happened on thursday morning |
Squaredsc | Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 11:09 am     sweet, i loved nell carter. she had the voice of an angel and i was always waiting for her to do an album or something. i also loved her in ain't misbehavin, i saw it on tv. i will greatly miss her. |
Tulsa | Thursday, February 27, 2003 - 07:45 pm     She was a great actress and she sang very well. We will miss her. |
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