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Nell Carter: Gimme A Break
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Nell Carter, shown in a May 16,1994, photo, died Jan. 23, 2003, at age 54 after collapsing in her home. The sassy, stubby song-belter became famous as the motherly housekeeper on the 1980s sitcom "Gimme a Break!" but her first love was music and theater.
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It didn’t matter that Nell Carter weighed over 200 pounds. She was the star of Gimme A Break! It should have been called the Nell Carter show, she was such a diva.
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In 1978, Carter was cast as Effie White in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, but departed the production during development to take a television role on the ABC-TV soap opera, Ryan's Hope in New York. When Dreamgirls premiered in late 1981, Jennifer Holliday had taken over the lead. Carter ... took a role on television's The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, before landing a steady role as housekeeper Nell Harper on the sitcom Gimme a Break!, for which she earned Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations. The popular show lasted from 1981 to 1987.
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Carter is perhaps best known as the loving housekeeper Nell Harper on the 1980's comedy sitcom Gimme a Break! , which earned Carter Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations. The popular show lasted from from 1981 to 1987 .
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In 1981 Carter had her biggest TV hit was on the sitcom "Gimme a Break" which ran until 1987. In 1990, she was in the short-lived series "You Take the Kids" and from 1993 to 1995 she appeared in the recurring role of Mark Curry's boss in "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper". Carter ... appeared in TV-movies, including the musical "Cindy" 1978, she also played the mother of ill-fated athlete Hank Gathers in "Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story" 1992 "Maid for Each Other" later that same year.
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