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Raye Dowell

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  • Producer
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Raye Dowell was born on 22 August 1961 in the USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Boomerang (1992), Malcolm X (1992) and She's Gotta Have It (1986).
BornAugust 22, 1961
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    • Known for

    Eddie Murphy in Boomerang (1992)
    Boomerang
    5.7
    • Pretty Receptionist
    • 1992
    Malcolm X (1992)
    Malcolm X
    7.7
    • Sister Evelyn Williams
    • 1992
    Spike Lee, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Tracy Camilla Johns, and John Canada Terrell in She's Gotta Have It (1986)
    She's Gotta Have It
    6.7
    • Opal Gilstrap
    • 1986
    Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Secretary

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Queen Latifah, Erika Alexander, Kim Fields, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Kim Coles, and John Henton in Living Single (1993)
      Living Single
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Phaedra
      • 1994
    • Malcolm X (1992)
      Malcolm X
      7.7
      • Sister Evelyn Williams
      • 1992
    • Eddie Murphy in Boomerang (1992)
      Boomerang
      5.7
      • Pretty Receptionist
      • 1992
    • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Secretary
      • 1991
    • Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Joie Lee, and Cynda Williams in Mo' Better Blues (1990)
      Mo' Better Blues
      6.7
      • Rita
      • 1990
    • Bernadette Peters in Slaves of New York (1989)
      Slaves of New York
      5.7
      • Cheerleader
      • 1989
    • Spike Lee, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Tracy Camilla Johns, and John Canada Terrell in She's Gotta Have It (1986)
      She's Gotta Have It
      6.7
      • Opal Gilstrap
      • 1986

    Producer

    • Holy Whore
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • The Reel Story: 12 Years a Slave (2013)
      The Reel Story: 12 Years a Slave
      7.4
      Video
      • associate producer
      • 2013
    • Dakota Fanning in Hounddog (2007)
      Hounddog
      6.2
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Out of the Woods (2006)
      Out of the Woods
      8.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Elisabeth Moss in Virgin (2003)
      Virgin
      5.5
      • producer
      • 2003

    Additional Crew

    • Mariah Carey in Glitter (2001)
      Glitter
      2.5
      • assistant: Mr. Hall
      • 2001
    • Tim Roth and Tupac Shakur in Gridlock'd (1997)
      Gridlock'd
      6.9
      • assistant: Mr. Hall
      • 1997
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • assistant to Mr. Wolfe
      • 1991

    Personal details

    • Born
      • August 22, 1961
      • USA

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Was initiated in the Gamma Iota chapter at Hampton University, February 28, 1981.

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