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Darnell Carter Wiki Biography

Nell Ruth Hardy was born on 13 September 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama USA, and was an actress and singer, best known for her Tony Award-winning performance in the Broadway musical “Ain’t Misbehavin’”. She also won an Emmy Award for her television reprisal of the role, and all of her efforts helped put her net worth to where it was prior to her passing in 2003.

How rich was Nell Carter? As of late-2016, sources inform us of a net worth that was at $2 million, mostly earned through her success in singing and acting. She’s also known for her part in the sitcom “Gimme a Break!” which earned her several nominations. All of these ensured the position of her wealth.

Nell started her singing career as a member of a church choir which would lead to singing on a local gospel radio show. She would then perform with the jazz band The Renaissance Ensemble which regularly played around Birmingham, and changing her surname to Carter for unknown reasons. When19 she moved to New York City with the band, where she sang around coffee shops before finding her big break on Broadway.

In 1971, Carter made her Broadway debut in a production of “Soon” which only had three performances. Eventually she became part of the production “What Time of Night It Is” as the Music Director, and around the same time she made an appearance with Bette Davis in the stage musical “Miss Moffat”. She would then reach stardom after appearing in the 1978 musical “Ain’t Misbehavin”, for which she won a Tony Award. Four years later, she would reprise the role on television and score an Emmy Award. Her net worth was rising.

She also became a part of a production of “Dreamgirls”, and appeared in the soap opera “Ryan’s Hope”. She was cast in the film adaptation of “Hair,” and then found a steady role in “Gimme a Break!” which got her nominations for two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes, being part of the show until the end of its run in 1987, then continuing to pursue other television projects including “Morton’s By the Bay”. During the next year, she starred in the series “You Take the Kids”, which was cancelled due to low ratings. She would then work on numerous projects, including game shows, television specials, and low budget films. She also starred in “Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper” from 1993 to 1995.

During this time, she was also cast in a Broadway revival of “Annie” but was later replaced after a commercial was shown with a white woman portraying her role. In 2001, she appeared in the pilot of the show “Reba” and would then make guest appearances in “Ally McBeal”. Her final appearance on screen was in the film “Back to Midnight”, actually released two years after her death.

For her personal life, it is known that Nell had consistent problems with drugs after becoming a part of “Gimme a Break!” She also attempt suicide during this time. In 1982, she converted to Judaism, and married mathematician George Krynicki; they had three children, two of whom were adopted. They would eventually divorce and she would marry Roger Larocque but it only lasted for a year. In 1995, she declared bankruptcy and did so once again in 2002. She had been previously been treated for two brain aneurysms, but passed away in 2003 due to diabetes complications.

IMDB Wikipedia $2 million 1.5 m 1948 1948-09-13 2003 2003-01-23 A. H. Parker High School Alabama American Bernard Hardy Bette Davis Beverly Hills Birmingham California Daniel Carter Darnell Carter Edna Mae Hardy George Krynicki George Krynicki m. 1982–1992 Horace Hardy January 23 Joshua Carter Miscellaneous Crew Nell Carter Net Worth Roger Larocque Roger Larocque m. 1992–1993 September 13 Singer Tracy Carter U.S. United States Willie Hardy

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Darnell Carter Trademarks

1. Short stature.
2. Southern accent.
3. Her husky voice.

Darnell Carter Quotes

• When I was growing up, it was not something you aspired to. I was a weirdo to want to be in show business. Most kids wanted to be teachers or nurses.
• (About the 20th Anniversary revival of “Annie”) “I want this show to run for at least three years with me in it, then I want to take a week off”.

Darnell Carter Important Facts

• Best remembered by the public for her starring role as Nell Ruth Harper on Gimme a Break! (1981).
• Attended the funeral of Dolph Sweet, when the actor passed away in 1985.
• Biography in: “The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives”. Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 70-72. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
• Was originally inspired to be an opera singer, but cited such popular singers as Doris Day, The Andrews Sisters, Johnny Mathis, Cleo Laine and Barbra Streisand as her profound influences to switch vocal gears.
• Nell performed at an AIDS benefit in 1996, a tribute to actress Angela Lansbury. Her brother, Bernard, died of AIDS in 1989.
• Appeared in support of Bette Davis in the 1974 musical production of “Miss Moffat”, which was based on the Davis movie The Corn Is Green (1945). The show closed before it made it to Broadway.
• Was actually the first Effie Melody White in the musical stage version of “Dreamgirls”. Nell left the musical after the initial workshop to move to Los Angeles and work on TV. Michael Bennett then chose Jennifer Holliday for the role.
• Her bisexuality was not public knowledge until after her death.
• Won Broadway’s 1978 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role – Musical” for “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” a part she recreated in an Emmy-winning performance in the television version with the same title, Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1982).
• Filed for bankruptcy a few months before her death.
• Her last work was on the feature Swing (2003), directed by Martin Guigui, in which she plays nurse Grace in a lovely scene with Jonathan Winters.
• Passed away 24 days before her Gimme a Break! (1981) co-star, Peter Schrum.
• On the day before she died, Nell was rehearsing for a play, “Raisin”, in Long Beach, California. There, she gave an impromptu interview with a Los Angeles Times staff reporter which reflected emotionally about her beginnings in Alabama. The Times also took the last photograph of Nell Carter – which was a beautiful candid shot.
• Was married and divorced twice. She was survived by her partner, Ann Kaser, an adult daughter, Tracy, and two (adopted) 13-year-old sons, Joshua and Daniel (as of 2003).
• Struggled with alcohol and drugs, eventually shaking her addictions through a 12-step program.
• In addition to winning Broadway’s Tony award for her role in “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” she also won an Emmy in 1982 for Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1982) (the TV broadcast of the show), and received two Emmy nominations in 1982 and 1983 for her role on the TV sitcom Gimme a Break! (1981).
• Collapsed in her home where she was found dead by 13-year-old son Joshua. Had undergone two brain operations in 1992 to fix aneurysms.
• She played Miss Hannigan in the 20th Anniversary revival of “Annie” from January of 1997 to January of 1998.
• Was diabetic.
• Converted to Judaism prior to her marriage to George Krynicki.
• She adopted 2 sons just before her divorce from Krynicki was finalised.
• Won an Obie award for “Ain’t Misbehavin’.”

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