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, 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 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 ...

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 ...

Nell Carter, the Tony- and Emmy-winning actress ... and returned to Broadway as Miss Hannigan in a revival of ”Annie.” ...

“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 ...

A pre-Broadway 25th anniversary tour with Nell Carter as Miss Hannigan played the Oakdale in 1997. The classic showtunes in “Annie” include “It’s the Hard-Knock Life” (famously sampled ...

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 ...

The show took the Best Musical Tony Award that year. When the ensemble musical was revived on Broadway in 1988, Ms. Carter had risen above the title, as the show's star.