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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
September 29, 1918
Died
December 30, 2016 (age 98)
Place of Birth
Rolle Town, Bahamas
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

TV
Law & Order
Old Woman
1990

TV
Law & Order
Mrs. Hemmerick
1990

TV
The Cosby Show
Rosanna
1984

Film
She-Devil
Judge Brown
1989

Film
The Brother from Another Planet
West Indian Woman
1984

Film
Carolina Skeletons
Mother Bragg
1991

Film
Night of the Juggler
Old Woman
1980
Film
Hallelujah
Minnie
1993

Film
A Gathering of Old Men
Beulah
1987

Film
See China and Die
Maid (uncredited)
1981

Film
Wedding Band
1974

Film
Tales of the Unknown South
"Ashes"
1984
Filmography
1993FilmHallelujahas Minnie1991FilmCarolina Skeletonsas Mother Bragg1990TVLaw & Orderas Old Woman1989FilmShe-Devilas Judge Brown1987FilmA Gathering of Old Menas Beulah1984FilmTales of the Unknown Southas "Ashes"1984TVThe Cosby Showas Rosanna1984FilmThe Brother from Another Planetas West Indian Woman1981FilmSee China and Dieas Maid (uncredited)1980FilmNight of the Juggleras Old Woman1974FilmWedding Band