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Sheila Frazier | |
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Born | Sheila Elaine Frazier November 13, 1948 New York City, New York, U.S. |
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Years active | 1972–present |
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Children | Derek McKeith |
Sheila Elaine Frazier (born November 13, 1948) is an American actress, producer, and model. Frazier is known for her role as Georgia in the 1972 crime drama film Super Fly . Frazier later reprised her role in the 1973 sequel, Super Fly T.N.T.
Sheila Elaine Frazier was born in New York City to parents Dorothy Dennis and Eugene Cole Frazier. She spent her early years living in the Lower East Side of Manhattan and attended PS 97 until the age of ten, when she relocated with her mother to Englewood, New Jersey.[ citation needed ] There, she enrolled in the Liberty School. During her childhood, Frazier experienced a stutter, which contributed to her shyness. In sixth grade, a teacher attempted to help her overcome it by addressing the class before her presentation and stating, "I don't want any laughter. Sheila has a stutter." Frazier has mentioned that this introduction heightened her anxiety about public speaking. [2]
In Englewood, her neighbors included, Clyde McPhatter, Van McCoy, The Isley Brothers, and Dolly and Jackie McLean. She went on to Dwight Morrow High School, where her classmates included Margaret Travolta, actress and sister of John Travolta. Despite Frazier's struggle with stuttering, she was inspired by Susan Hayward's performance in the film I'll Cry Tomorrow to pursue a career as an actress. After graduating from high school in 1966, [3] aged 17, she moved to New York City, where she stayed with her godmother and found work as a secretary. [4]
One day on the subway, a man approached Frazier and asked if she'd ever considered modelling. That chance encounter led her to do photo sessions with his boss, Bert Andrews. She began to do runway modeling and print work, but was not comfortable with that sort of attention. At some point, she met actor Richard Roundtree, who suggested she audition for the Negro Ensemble Company. Following his advice about focusing on the part she was playing, Frazier found she had overcome her stuttering.[ citation needed ] Five months later, she auditioned for the film Super Fly , winning the role of Georgia, the lead actress. She went on to work in many film and television productions, including Three the Hard Way . In 1980, she hosted a community affairs show on KNXT-TV in Los Angeles. She also worked as a story editor at Richard Pryor's Indigo Productions.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1972 | Super Fly | Georgia | |
1973 | Super Fly T.N.T. | Georgia | |
1973 | Firehouse | Michelle Forsythe | TV movie |
1974 | The Super Cops | Sara | |
1974 | Three The Hard Way | Wendy Kane | |
1977 | Starsky and Hutch | Dr. Sammie Mason | Episode "Manchild on the Streets" |
1978 | California Suite | Bettina Panama | |
1978 | King | June | TV mini-series |
1978 | The Lazarus Syndrome | Gloria St. Clair | TV movie |
1979 | The Hitter | Lola | |
1979 | The Lazarus Syndrome | Gloria St. Clair | Episode "A Brutal Assault" |
1981 | Lou Grant | Beth MacDougall | Episode "Execution" |
1982 | The Phoenix | Mira | Episode "One of Them" |
1982 | Dallas | Miss Carpenter | Episode "Changing of the Guard" |
1982 | The Love Boat | Joyce Murdock | Episode "The Tomorrow Lady/Father, Dear Father/Still Life" |
1983 | Two of a Kind | Reporter | |
1984 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Newswoman | Episode "D-Day" |
1985 | Gimme a Break! | Yvonne Anderson | Episode "Friendship" |
1985 | Magnum, P.I. | Sheila Pennington | Episode "Round and Around" |
1986 | Cagney & Lacey | Reporter | Episode "Capitalism" |
1988 | 227 | Ida Dalton | Episode "The Roommate" |
1990 | 1st & Ten: The Championship | Mabel | Episode "The Squeeze" |
1999 | The West Wing | Newscaster #2 | Episode "Five Votes Down" |
2000 | The District | Mayor's Wife | Episode "The Jackal" |
2001 | All About You | Mrs. Tate | |
2004 | NCIS | Debra Green | 5 episodes, 2004-2008 |
2006 | The Last Stand | Dede's Mom | |
2014 | Being Mary Jane | Catherine Stafford | 2 episodes |
Frazier has been married twice and has one child. [1] Frazier married evangelist minister John Atchison in early–2008 at Crenshaw Christian Center East in Manhattan, New York. [1] Frazier's son, Derek McKeith is from her previous marriage to Sam McKeith.[ citation needed ] Frazier currently resides in Los Angeles.
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