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'Sister' Carol East

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'Sister' Carol East was born on 15 January 1959 in Kingston, Jamaica. She is an actress, known for Something Wild (1986), Rachel Getting Married (2008) and Ricki and the Flash (2015).
BornJanuary 15, 1959
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    • Known for

    Melanie Griffith and Jeff Daniels in Something Wild (1986)
    Something Wild
    6.9
    • 'Dottie'(as 'Sister Carol' East)
    • 1986
    Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, and Rosemarie DeWitt in Rachel Getting Married (2008)
    Rachel Getting Married
    6.6
    • Wedding Guest(as Sister Carol East)
    • 2008
    Meryl Streep in Ricki and the Flash (2015)
    Ricki and the Flash
    6.0
    • Waiting Woman(as Sister Carol)
    • 2015
    Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker in Failure to Launch (2006)
    Failure to Launch
    5.7
    • Soundtrack("Original Drum")
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Good Manners/Things
      • No text
      • Production Unknown
      • Podcast Series
    • Meryl Streep in Ricki and the Flash (2015)
      Ricki and the Flash
      6.0
      • Waiting Woman (as Sister Carol)
      • 2015
    • Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, and Rosemarie DeWitt in Rachel Getting Married (2008)
      Rachel Getting Married
      6.6
      • Wedding Guest (as Sister Carol East)
      • 2008
    • Michelle Pfeiffer and Matthew Modine in Married to the Mob (1988)
      Married to the Mob
      6.3
      • Rita 'Hello Gorgeous' Harcourt
      • 1988
    • Melanie Griffith and Jeff Daniels in Something Wild (1986)
      Something Wild
      6.9
      • 'Dottie' (as 'Sister Carol' East)
      • 1986

    Soundtrack

    • Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, and Rosemarie DeWitt in Rachel Getting Married (2008)
      Rachel Getting Married
      6.6
      • performer: "Dread Natty Congo"
      • writer: "Dread Natty Congo" (as Sister Carol)
      • 2008
    • Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker in Failure to Launch (2006)
      Failure to Launch
      5.7
      • Soundtrack
      • performer: "Original Drum" ("Original Drum", as Sister Carol)
      • 2006
    • Denzel Washington and Robert Townsend in The Mighty Quinn (1989)
      The Mighty Quinn
      6.0
      • performer: "Principle"
      • writer: "Principle" (as Sister Carol, as Sister Carol)
      • 1989
    • Melanie Griffith and Jeff Daniels in Something Wild (1986)
      Something Wild
      6.9
      • performer: "Wild Thing" (as Sister Carol)
      • 1986

    Videos1

    Rachel Getting Married - Director and Composer interviewed
    Featurette 3:54
    Rachel Getting Married - Director and Composer interviewed

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Sister Carol
    • Born
      • January 15, 1959
      • Kingston, Jamaica

    Did you know

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      One of only three women to receive a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Album.

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