
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
January 1, 1956 (age 70)
Place of Birth
Columbus, Georgia, USA
Also Known As
Arnetia Walker-Francis
Arnetia Walker
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arnetia Walker (born 1956) is an American actress whose most famous roles are as Nurse Annie Roland in the NBC sitcom Nurses and Ms. Ross in the WB dramedy Popular.
Born in Columbus, Georgia, Walker was attending New York’s prestigious High School of the Performing Arts when she was cast in her Broadway debut, "The Sign in Sidney Brustien’s Window" by Lorraine Hansberry. She went on to stand by for Stephanie Mills as Dorothy in the original Broadway run of The Wiz. In 1987 she starred in the Broadway revival of Dreamgirls in the role of Lorrell Robinson, and eventually achieved the distinction of being the only woman to have played all three of that show’s principal characters.
In March 2008 Arnetia can be seen in the role of Grandma Clara in the feature film comedy College Road Trip, starring Martin Lawrence and Raven-Symoné.
Walker’s films include For Love of the Game, Love Crimes, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. She also appeared in the HBO movie Cast a Deadly Spell. She has worked extensively in television, including as a series regular in the ABC sitcom The Big House, Camp P, the NBC sitcom, Nurses, and as a guest star in Everybody Loves Raymond, City of Angels, Touched by an Angel, The Steve Harvey Show, Just Shoot Me, and NYPD Blue.
She is married to television news anchor/reporter Elliott Francis, and they have one child, Trevor.
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Known For

TV
Quantum Leap
Traci
1989

TV
Mad About You
Jamie's Co-Worker
1992

TV
Everybody Loves Raymond
Friendly Mom
1996

TV
Touched by an Angel
Sweeney
1994

TV
Judging Amy
Laura Evans
1999

TV
Just Shoot Me!
Tisha
1997

TV
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Samantha
1990

TV
The Steve Harvey Show
Judge Maxine Sharp
1996

TV
Love & War
1992

TV
Bookie
Grandma Marion
2023

TV
Popular
Ms. Ross
1999

TV
Nurses
Nurse Annie Roland
1991

TV
Malcolm & Eddie
1996

TV
Bless This House
1995

TV
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
1994

TV
New Attitude
Abigail
1990

Film
For Love of the Game
Airport Bartender
1999

TV
The Big House
2004
TV
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
Loretta Ivers
1990

Film
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Dogette
1982
Filmography
2023TVBookieas Grandma Marion2008FilmCollege Road Tripas Grandma Porter2004TVThe Big House2001TVSome of My Best Friends1999TVPopularas Ms. Ross1999TVJudging Amyas Laura Evans1999FilmFor Love of the Gameas Airport Bartender1997TVJust Shoot Me!as Tisha1996FilmThe Cherokee Kidas Jenny1996TVEverybody Loves Raymondas Friendly Mom1996TVMalcolm & Eddie1996TVThe Steve Harvey Showas Judge Maxine Sharp1995TVBless This House1994TVThe 5 Mrs. Buchanans1994TVTouched by an Angelas Sweeney1993FilmTriumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Storyas Paulette Rickles1992TVMad About Youas Jamie's Co-Worker1992TVLove & War1992FilmLove Crimesas Maria Johnson1991TVNursesas Nurse Annie Roland1991FilmCast a Deadly Spellas Hypolite Kropotkin1991FilmThe Whereabouts of Jennyas Louise1990TVThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas Samantha1990TVNew Attitudeas Abigail1990TVSinger and Sons1990TVMax Monroe: Loose Cannonas Loretta Ivers1989FilmThe Wizard of Speed and Timeas Tina Dreem / Running Girl1989FilmScenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hillsas To-Bel1989TVQuantum Leapas Traci1985FilmHandsome Harry'sas Claudia1982FilmThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texasas Dogette