Arnetia Walker

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Arnetia Walker is an American actress and singer, active since 1971. She played Nurse Annie Roland in the NBC sitcom Nurses from 1991 to 1994.

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Life and career

Walker was born in Columbus, Georgia, Walker was very young when her mother died, and she never knew her father. [1] She later moved to New York City and attended New York's prestigious High School of the Performing Arts when she was cast in her Broadway debut, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window by Lorraine Hansberry. [2] She would later be Stephanie Mills's standby as Dorothy in the original Broadway run of The Wiz . In 1987, she starred in the Broadway revival of Dreamgirls in the role of Lorrell Robinson, and eventually achieved the distinction of being the only woman to have played all three of that show's principal characters. She performed in both New York and Los Angeles. [1]

In 1982, Walker made her big screen debut appearing in the comedy film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas . [1] She later appeared in films The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), and Love Crimes (1992). Her television films credits include Cast a Deadly Spell (1991), The Cherokee Kid (1996) and Geppetto (2000).

In 1991, Walker was cast as one of leads alongside Stephanie Hodge, Mary Jo Keenen and Ada Maris in the NBC sitcom Nurses , a spin-off of Empty Nest . [3] The series ran three season and 68 episodes. Walker also was regular cast member in the short-lived ABC sitcoms Singer & Sons (1990) and The Big House (2004). She guest starred in a number of shows, including Quantum Leap , Living Single , Midnight Caller , Everybody Loves Raymond , City of Angels , Touched by an Angel , The Steve Harvey Show , Just Shoot Me , Renegade , and NYPD Blue . From 1999 to 2000, she had a recurring role in the WB comedy-drama series, Popular . In 2008, she played the role of Grandma Clara in the comedy film College Road Trip .

In 2017, she was cast in a recurring role of Luella Culhane in the CW prime time soap opera, Dynasty .

Personal life

She is married to television news anchor/reporter Elliott Francis, and they have one child, Trevor. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Stages and Screens: Arnetia Walker's Fascinating Life | American University Washington D.C." American University.
  2. ↑ "Arnetia Walker – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  3. ↑ Company, Johnson Publishing (September 30, 1991). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
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