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Olivia Cole(1942-2018)

  • Actress
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Olivia Cole
The Women Of Brewster Place
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The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
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Olivia Cole was born on 26 November 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for Roots (1977), Backstairs at the White House (1979) and Something About Amelia (1984). She was married to Richard Venture. She died on 19 January 2018 in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.
BornNovember 26, 1942
DiedJanuary 19, 2018(75)
BornNovember 26, 1942
DiedJanuary 19, 2018(75)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Roots (1977)
Roots
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Mathilda
  • Matilda Moore
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Backstairs at the White House
8.3
TV Mini Series
  • Maggie Rogers
Something About Amelia (1984)
Something About Amelia
6.7
TV Movie
  • Ruth Walters
  • 1984
Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, and Katt Williams in First Sunday (2008)
First Sunday
4.7
  • Momma T
  • 2008

Credits

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Actress

  • Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, and Katt Williams in First Sunday (2008)
    First Sunday
    4.7
    • Momma T
    • 2008
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Yvette Dauphin
    • Melinda Coop
    • Callie Coleman
    • 1985–1995
  • Christy (1994)
    Christy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Esther Scott
    • 1995
  • Arly Hanks (1994)
    Arly Hanks
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Estelle
    • 1994
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Judge Julie McFarlane
    • 1989–1993
  • Brewster Place (1990)
    Brewster Place
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Miss Sophie
    • 1990
  • A Man Called Hawk (1989)
    A Man Called Hawk
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Ruth
    • 1989
  • Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens, Lynn Whitfield, Jackée Harry, Paula Kelly, Lonette McKee, and Phyllis Yvonne Stickney in The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
    The Women of Brewster Place
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Miss Sophie
    • 1989
  • The Fig Tree (1987)
    The Fig Tree
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Nannie
    • 1987
  • Big Shots (1987)
    Big Shots
    5.8
    • Mrs. Newton
    • 1987
  • Patrick Swayze and James Read in North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985)
    North & South: Book 1, North & South
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Maum Sally
    • 1985
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Elizabeth
    • 1985
  • Ving Rhames, CCH Pounder, Alfre Woodard, and Paul Winfield in Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985)
    Go Tell It on the Mountain
    6.7
    • Elizabeth
    • 1985
  • Something About Amelia (1984)
    Something About Amelia
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Ruth Walters
    • 1984
  • Michael Keaton, Olivia Cole, Donna Ponterotto, Donnelly Rhodes, and Margot Rose in Report to Murphy (1982)
    Report to Murphy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Blanche
    • 1982

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Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
The Women Of Brewster Place
Trailer 1:37
The Women Of Brewster Place
The Women Of Brewster Place
Trailer 1:37
The Women Of Brewster Place
Backstairs At The White House
Trailer 0:54
Backstairs At The White House
Backstairs At The White House: Episode 1
Trailer 0:54
Backstairs At The White House: Episode 1
Backstairs At The White House: Episode 3
Trailer 0:52
Backstairs At The White House: Episode 3
Backstairs At The White House: Episode 4
Trailer 0:51
Backstairs At The White House: Episode 4

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 26, 1942
    • Memphis, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • January 19, 2018
    • San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Richard VentureJune 19, 1971 - May 1, 1984 (divorced)
  • Other works
    (1966 season) Paul Ballantyne, Fran Bennett, Mark Berman, Earl Boen, Ron Boulden, Helen Carey, Len Cariou, Timothy Christie, John Cromwell, Patricia Elliott, Ed Flanders, Ellen Geer, Marie Geist, Hugh Hurd, Robert Jackson, Philip Kerr, Joseph Klimowski, James J. Lawless, Sandy McCallum, Evie McElroy, Michael Moriarty, Ruth Nelson, Robert Pastene, Jan Pearce, Lee Richardson, Ken Ruta, Tina Sattin, Robert Sloane, Dean Stricklin, James Wallace, Donald West, Nancy Wickwire, and Nick Zanides and she were members of the ensemble acting company at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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  • Trivia
    Is the very first African American actress to win an Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie.

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