Personal Info
Nell Ruth Carter
Nell Carter
Acting
Biography
Nell Carter 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.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Little Pageant That Could
as Self (archive footage)
Back By Midnight
as Waitress
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Performer (segment "Ain't Misbehavin'")
Swing
as Grace
Perfect Fit
as Mrs. Gordy
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
Sealed with a Kiss
as Mrs. Wheatley
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
as Self - Performer
Fakin' Da Funk
as Claire
TV Shows
Reba
as Dr. Susan Peters · 3 ep.
Seven Days
1 ep.
Ally McBeal
as Harriet Pumple · 2 ep.
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self · 1 ep.
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Mary (voice) · 1 ep.
Brotherly Love
as Nell Bascombe · 1 ep.
Can't Hurry Love
as Mrs. Bradstock · 1 ep.
Touched by an Angel
as Cynthia Winslow · 2 ep.
Spider-Man
as Glory Grant (voice) · 2 ep.
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as P.J. Moore · 44 ep.