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Nell Carter

Nell Carter, as Nell Harper on Gimme a Break!

Nell Carter (September 13, 1948 - January 23, 2003) was an American singer and actress.

Born Nell Ruth Hardy in Birmingham, Alabama, Carter won a Tony Award for her work in Ain't Misbehavin and appeared in Annie on Broadway and in the television shows Gimme a Break! and The Match Game.

Carter died from heart disease complicated by diabetes in 2003. She was the mother of two adopted teenagers. When she died, friends and family were surprised to discover barely $200 in her bank account. They were further shocked to discover that Carter had been living as a closeted lesbian, and that custody of her children had been left to her domestic partner.

Carter is interred in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.


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Carter is interred in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California. "Happiness" "Punk Ballet" "Kids On Stage" (she choreographed her own solo dance). They were further shocked to discover that Carter had been living as a closeted lesbian, and that custody of her children had been left to her domestic partner. Mother: Carla Danes (day care provider, painter, textile Designer, Claire's manager) Father: Chris Danes (computer consultant, former architectural photographer) Brother: Asa Danes (Oberlin College graduate, NFP organization). She was the mother of two adopted teenagers. When she died, friends and family were surprised to discover barely $200 in her bank account. Height: 5ft 5 1/2 in (1.66 m), Weight: 110-120 lb (50-54 kg) Hair: Dark blonde; Eyes: Grey-green. Carter died from heart disease complicated by diabetes in 2003. She is now dating Billy Crudup, who co-stared with her on Stage Beauty.

Born Nell Ruth Hardy in Birmingham, Alabama, Carter won a Tony Award for her work in Ain't Misbehavin and appeared in Annie on Broadway and in the television shows Gimme a Break! and The Match Game. For many years, she and Australian singer Ben Lee had been dating, but their relationship ended in 2003. Nell Carter (September 13, 1948 - January 23, 2003) was an American singer and actress. When she was 9 she decided to start taking acting classes at the Lee Strasberg Studio. She had her breakthrough as protagonist Angela Chase in the groundbreaking 1994 teenage drama series My So-Called Life, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy nomination. Afterwards she turned down the female lead in Titanic, but shortly afterward starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (1996). Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979 in New York City) is an American film actress.

Flora Plum (2004). Shopgirl (2004). Stage Beauty (2004). Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003).

The Hours (2002). Igby Goes Down (2002). Les Misérables (1998). The Rainmaker (1997).

Princess Mononoke (1997) (voice). Romeo + Juliet (1996). Home for the Holidays (1995). How to Make an American Quilt (1995).

Little Women (1994). My So-Called Life (1994 series).