Dorothy Love Coates was born on 30 January 1928 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. She was an actress, known for Ghost (1990), Beloved (1998) and The Long Walk Home (1990). She was married to Carl Coates and Willie Love. She died on 9 April 2002 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

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Ysaye M. Barnwell, Trazana Beverley, Cecelia Ann Birt, Grace Blake, Jordan Cael, Nitanju Bolade Casel, Dorothy Love Coates, Edwidge Danticat, Yanick Etienne, Denise Gassant, Frances Gray, Vertamae Grosvenor, Irma P. Hall, Thelma Houston, Louise Johnson, Aisha Kahlil, Carol Maillard, Dianne McIntyre, Gaynielle Neville, Pauletta Washington, Madeline Preston, Mattilyn Rochester Kravitz, Millicent Sparks, Lisa Summerour, Ophelia M. Turner, Karen Vicks, Willa Ward, Rema Webb, and Jacqueline Celestin Fils-Aimé in Beloved (1998)

Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)

Sissy Spacek in The Long Walk Home (1990)

Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club (1969)

Dorothy Love Coates(1928-2002)

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