Claudette Wells

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Claudette Wells (born February 20, 1954, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actress and voice actress who is best known for her roles as LaDonna Fredericks in Square Pegs. [1] She is also known for her role as Peggy Harley on A Different World [2] and her voice work in numerous movies including Dawn of the Dead (2004) and Barnyard (2006). [3]

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Career

Her best known role is as LaDonna Fredericks on Square Pegs from 1982 - 1983. [4] [5] [6] She was the only black character in the cast. [7] [8] [9] [10] She became and stayed best friends in real life with co-star Tracy Nelson. They also played best friends on the show. [11]

She also played Peggy Harley on A Different World (1988), Bindi in the Donna Mills TV movie False Arrest (1991), Maxine in the unaired CBS sitcom The Elvira Show (1993), and Ms. Tweesbury in Father's Day (1997). [3]

She had roles in many television series including Father Dowling Investigates , The Steve Harvey Show , Melrose Place , Double Trouble, Not Necessarily the News , and Pursuit of Happiness. [3] [12]

As a voice actress, she worked on CBS Storybreak , the video game Transformers: The Game (2007), and many major movies including Mulan (1998), What Lies Beneath (2000), Shrek (2001), Wonder Boys (2001), 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), Kill Bill (2003), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), The Skeleton Key (2005), Barnyard (2006), The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008), Bride Wars (2009), The Princess and the Frog (2009), Brüno (2009), Turbo (2013), and the Bob's Burgers Movie (2022). [13] [14]

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  1. ↑ "LaDonna Fredericks - Square Pegs | TVmaze". www.tvmaze.com. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  2. ↑ "Peggy Harley - A Different World | TVmaze". www.tvmaze.com. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  3. 1 2 3 "Claudette Wells". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  4. ↑ "Your Guide to 101 Classic TV Shows of the 1980s". Closer Weekly. 2020-03-28. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  5. ↑ "SQUARE PEGS: NO SUBSTITUTIONS (TV)". www.paleycenter.org. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  6. ↑ "Behind-the-scenes chaos derailed Square Pegs' new-wave promise". TV Club. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  7. ↑ Lloyd, Robert (2008-05-27). "'Square Pegs' fits right in". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  8. ↑ Chaney, Jen (2012-09-27). "Sarah Jessica Parker on 'Glee' and the 'Square Pegs' anniversary". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  9. ↑ "Get back to me: The totally new wave legacy of 'Square Pegs'". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  10. ↑ "When a substitute teacher turned Square Pegs into The Bill Murray Show". TV Club. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  11. ↑ "Tracy Nelson And Claudette Wells - Square Pegs DVD Commentary and Interview". YouTube . 2 Feb 2010.
  12. ↑ "Claudette Wells". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  13. ↑ "Claudette Wells". BFI. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  14. ↑ "Claudette Wells". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
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