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Nell Carter

1948 - 2003

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Nell Carter (born Nell Ruth Hardy; September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American actress and singer. Carter began her career in 1970, singing in the theater, and later began work on television. She was best known for her role as Nell Harper on the sitcom Gimme a Break!, which aired from 1981 to 1987. Carter received two Emmy and two Golden Globe award nominations for her work on the series. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 19 in 2024). Nell Carter is the 10,563rd most popular actor (down from 9,787th in 2024), the 15,517th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,327th in 2019) and the 4,888th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Nell Carter ranks 10,563 out of 13,578. Before her are Jessie Cave, Deven Verma, Mark Linn-Baker, Carla Gallo, Hend Sabry, and Lisa Sheridan. After her are Akosua Busia, Audra McDonald, Catarina Furtado, Moon Moon Sen, Ni Ni, and Shoko Nakagawa.

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Among people born in 1948, Nell Carter ranks 780. Before her are Teresa Graves, Mildrette Netter, Dave Heineman, Farooq Sheikh, Tom Coburn, and Carol Bartz. After her are Jay Thomas, Penelope Milford, Austin Carr, Dennis Waterman, Sam Lacey, and Raman Parimala. Among people deceased in 2003, Nell Carter ranks 379. Before her are Adam Faith, José María Jiménez, Johnny Boyd, Slim Dusty, Shawn Lane, and Leela Chitnis. After her are Chris Brasher, Penny Singleton, Lauri Aus, Samson Kitur, Jaclyn Linetsky, and David Brinkley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nell Carter ranks 15,523 out of 20,380. Before her are Vincent C. Gray (1942), Carla Gallo (1975), Glenn Beck (1964), Jeff Baena (1977), DJ Muggs (1968), and Lisa Sheridan (1974). After her are Jeff Nichols (1978), Anne Waldman (1945), Barry Mann (1939), Raymond Benson (1955), Norman Petty (1927), and Andrea Anders (1975).

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Among actors born in United States, Nell Carter ranks 4,891. Before her are Bradley Pierce (1982), Cameron Dallas (1994), Danielle Brooks (1989), Mark Linn-Baker (1954), Carla Gallo (1975), and Lisa Sheridan (1974). After her are Andrea Anders (1975), John Ingle (1928), Rupert Crosse (1927), Nicole Sullivan (1970), Eddie McClintock (1967), and David Lee Smith (1963).

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