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Vinnette Carroll(1922-2002)

  • Actress
  • Director
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Vinnette Carroll was born on 11 March 1922 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress and director, known for The Reivers (1969), ITV Play of the Week (1955) and The American Parade (1974). She died on 5 November 2002 in Lauderhill, Florida, USA.
BornMarch 11, 1922
DiedNovember 5, 2002(80)
BornMarch 11, 1922
DiedNovember 5, 2002(80)
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Known for

Steve McQueen in The Reivers (1969)
The Reivers
6.6
  • Aunt Callie(as Vinette Carroll)
  • 1969
ITV Play of the Week (1955)
ITV Play of the Week
6.6
TV Series
  • Berenice
The American Parade (1974)
The American Parade
6.0
TV Mini Series
  • Sojourner Truth
Alice's Restaurant (1969)
Alice's Restaurant
6.3
  • Draft Clerk
  • 1969

Credits

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Actress

  • Seymour Cassel and Tom Guiry in The Last Home Run (1996)
    The Last Home Run
    5.6
    • Emma
    • 1996
  • Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor, and Jean Stapleton in All in the Family (1971)
    All in the Family
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Dr. Wynell Thatcher
    • 1976
  • The American Parade (1974)
    The American Parade
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Sojourner Truth
    • 1974–1975
  • Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
    Cotton Comes to Harlem
    6.5
    • Reba (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Steve McQueen in The Reivers (1969)
    The Reivers
    6.6
    • Aunt Callie (as Vinette Carroll)
    • 1969
  • Alice's Restaurant (1969)
    Alice's Restaurant
    6.3
    • Draft Clerk
    • 1969
  • Sandy Dennis in Up the Down Staircase (1967)
    Up the Down Staircase
    7.3
    • The Mother
    • 1967
  • One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
    One Potato, Two Potato
    7.2
    • Martha Richards (as Vinette Carroll)
    • 1964
  • Benita Evans in CBS Repertoire Workshop (1960)
    CBS Repertoire Workshop
    TV Series
    • (as Vinette Carroll)
    • 1960
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Berenice
    • 1960
  • Summer of Decision
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Benson
    • 1959
  • The Green Pastures
    TV Movie
    • Angel
    • 1959
  • The Green Pastures (1957)
    The Green Pastures
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Slender Angel
    • 1957
  • The Crucible (1957)
    The Crucible
    7.2
    • (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
    Camera Three
    6.3
    TV Series
    • 1956

Director

  • When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate (1979)
    When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Vinette Carroll
  • Born
    • March 11, 1922
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 5, 2002
    • Lauderhill, Florida, USA(complications from diabetes and heart disease)
  • Other works
    Playwright.
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    First black woman to direct a play on Broadway (Don't Bother Me I Can't Cope - 1972)
  • Quotes
    [on the issue of Afro-American Theatre] We still need black theatre. But I think we need to show black people just living, just trying to get through the world with the problems other people have. Source: Contemporary Authors interview with Jean W. Ross

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