Rosanna Carter was an American television, stage and film actress, of Bahamian extraction, and the sister of Esther Rolle

Esther Rolle

Esther Rolle was an American actress. She was perhaps best known for her portrayal of Florida Evans on the CBS television sitcom Maude and its spin-off series Good Times.-Biography:...

 and Estelle Evans

Estelle Evans

Estelle Evans was a Bahamian actress.She was born in Rolle Town in the Bahamas. After playing Calpurnia in the 1962 version of To Kill a Mockingbird she went on act in several other movies and television shows until her death in 1985.She was the sister of actresses Esther Rolle and Rosanna...

. She was born in Florida

Florida

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. During the Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance

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, she acted at New Lafayette Theater

Lafayette Theatre (Harlem)

The Lafayette Theatre, also known as "the House Beautiful," was an entertainment venue located at 132nd Street and 7th Avenue in Harlem, New York. It was the first New York theater to desegregate, as early as 1912. Here, African-American theatergoers were allowed to sit in orchestra seats instead...

 as one of the Lafayette Players. She acted in The Brother from Another Planet

The Brother from Another Planet

The Brother from Another Planet is a science fiction film written, directed and edited by John Sayles. It stars Joe Morton as an extraterrestrial who has escaped to Earth and who hides in New York City.-Plot:...

, a well-reviewed 1984 film described as a science fiction

Science fiction

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 fairy tale with a slavery

Slavery

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 plot.

Awards

Carter received an AUDELCO

AUDELCO

AUDELCO, the Audience Development Committee, Inc., was established in 1973 by the late Vivian Robinson to honor excellence in New York African American Theatre through presentation of Vivan Robinson/AUDELCO Recognition Awards...

 award in 1977 for her work as a supporting actress in the play, Unfinished Women. She was nominated for an Emmy Award

Emmy Award

An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...

 as Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Drama Series

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 in I'll Fly Away

I'll Fly Away

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 in 1993, losing to Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch is an American actress and vocalist. She has appeared in numerous stage plays and musicals, feature films, and many television programs...

 who performed in Law & Order

Law & Order

Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...

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