Nell Carter [80866] Gender: Female Popularity: 2.7708 Birthplace: Birthday: 1948-09-13 Deathday: 2003-01-23 Age: 54 years Movies: 31 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: Nell Carter (born Nell Ruth Hardy; September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American singer and actress. Carter began her career in 1970, singing in the theater, and later crossed over to television. She was best known for her role as Nell Harper on the sitcom Gimme a Break! which originally aired from 1981 to 1987. Carter received two Emmy and two Golden Globe award nominations for her work on the series. Prior to Gimme a Break!, Carter won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical in 1978 for her performance in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin' as well as a Primetime Emmy Award for her reprisal of the role on television in 1982 Back By Midnight2005-01-25 Swing2003-10-09 Perfect Fit2001-01-01 The Tulsa Lynching of 12000-05-31 My Favorite Broadway: T1999-12-01 Sealed with a Kiss1999-09-19 We Wish You a Merry Chr1999-01-01 Mother Goose: A Rappin'1997-10-12 Fakin' Da Funk1997-07-20 A Benefit Celebration: 1996-11-17 The Proprietor1996-09-09 The Grass Harp1996-10-11 The Misery Brothers1995-01-01 The Crazysitter1994-12-31 Bebe's Kids1992-07-31 Final Shot: The Hank Ga1992-04-01 The Jaleel White Specia1992-02-22 Maid for Each Other1992-01-13 Voices That Care1991-02-28 Joan Rivers and Friends1988-08-16 Irving Berlin's 100th B1988-05-27 The Best of Broadway1985-05-24 Night of 100 Stars II1985-03-10 Christmas in Washington1984-12-16 Ain't Misbehavin'1982-06-21 Night of 100 Stars1982-03-08 Modern Problems1981-12-25 Back Roads1981-03-13 Baryshnikov on Broadway1980-04-24 Hair1979-03-15 Cindy1978-03-24