Before she became the lovable Nell Harper, Nell Carter had already made a name for herself in the world of entertainment. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1948, Carter began her career in theater, ...

Nostalgia for movies and TV shows from the 1980s is still going strong, with studios and networks rebooting or reviving hits from that decade. But one ’80s series that’s largely forgotten despite a ...

Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three ...

Nell Carter (born Nell Ruth Hardy; September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American singer and actress. Carter began her career in 1970, singing in the theater, and later crossed over to ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Nell Carter, who played the stout, sassy housekeeper on the 1980s sitcom "Gimme a Break!" and won a Tony Award in 1978 for her sultry turn in the Broadway musical "Ain't ...

Nell Carter (lower right), who took part in a partiotic TV special with President Bush and country music star Toby Keith (right) in 2001, died Thursday. She played the sassy housekeeper on the '80s ...