Nell Carter, the bubbly, plus-size star of TV ... It served her well in big musical revivals like “Annie” and “Hello, Dolly,” as well as in cabaret performances, where she crooned ...

Nell Carter, who became a Broadway star in ... the villainous Miss Hannigan in a 1997 Broadway revival of “Annie.” Carter, always candid about her troubles, stayed busy in recent years with ...

Nell Carter, who played the stout ... Carter also played the cruel orphanage operator Miss Hannigan in the 1997 revival of "Annie" and appeared in the movies "The Grass Harp" (1995), "Modern ...

“She was a frisky student,” said musician Frank Adams, who taught Carter in elementary school. “She wasn't a troublemaker, but as a kid, you wouldn't mess with Nell.” Claims to ...

The colorblind casting of Nell Carter as evil Miss Hannigan ... the cast performed at the White House for President Carter. “Annie” has been translated into 21 languages, performed by 27 ...

Nell Carter, the little lady from Alabama whose ... Last time I had a chance to put my arms around her was when she was in ‘Annie’ in 1997 [when she starred as Miss Hannigan].

BEVERLY HILLS (AP -- Nell Carter, who played the stout ... cruel orphanage operator Miss Hannigan in the 1997 revival of ''Annie'' and appeared in the movies ''The Grass Harp'' (1995, ''Modern ...

Jr. The original Broadway production made a star out of Nell Carter, who won a Tony Award for her performance. Ain't Misbehavin' runs from October 11-29, 2017 and will perform at the Gateway ...

Gimme a Break! was set in the fictional California suburb of Glenlawn. The series follows Carter’s character, Nell Harper, as she agrees to care for the family of her dying friend, Margaret Kanisky.

Before she became the lovable Nell Harper, Nell Carter had already made a name for herself in the world of entertainment. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1948, Carter began her career in theater ...