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Grace Garland | |
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| Origin | New York City, US |
| Genres | R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actress |
| Years active | 1980–present (Solo) |
| Labels | Shark Meat Records |
| Website | http://www.gracegarland.com |
Grace Garland (born in New York City) is an American singer-songwriter and actress.
On television, Garland rose to fame in the early 1980s playing Vera Vanderbilt on the series All My Children . In 1986, she appeared on The Equalizer as Karen, who works for the Agency and helps Robert McCall gather intelligence, in the episode "Pretenders." She also made a guest appearance on The Cosby Show (1992) playing Maxine. She later went on to become a series regular on The Apollo Comedy Hour (1993–1995) TV series filmed at the famous Harlem Apollo Theater.
Garland has played a number of notable film roles, including Q's (Omar Epps) mother in Juice (1992), and Dr. Love in 30 Years to Life .
On stage, she was an original cast member in the off-Broadway hit musical The Last Session , playing Diva, and appears on the Original Cast Recording as this role.
Garland released a solo album titled Lovers Never Lie (In Bed) (2005) and penned her first book titled Loneliness Makes You Stupid! – The Grown Woman's Dating Guide (Part 1) (2006).
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