Arnetia Walker
Arnetia Walker is an American actress and singer, active since 1971. She played Nurse Annie Roland in the NBC sitcom Nurses from 1991 to 1994.
Life and career
Walker was born in Columbus, Georgia, Walker was very young when her mother died, and she never knew her father.[1] She later moved to New York City and attended New York's prestigious High School of the Performing Arts when she was cast in her Broadway debut, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window by Lorraine Hansberry.[2] She would later be Stephanie Mills's standby as Dorothy in the original Broadway run of The Wiz. In 1983, she starred in the first national touring company of Dreamgirls in the role of Lorrell Robinson. Walker would go on to perform in the show's second national and international touring companies and the 1987 Broadway revivial. She achieved the distinction of being the only woman to have played all three of that show's principal characters.[1]
In 1982, Walker made her big screen debut appearing in the comedy film
In 1991, Walker was cast as one of leads alongside
In 2017, she was cast in a recurring role of Luella Culhane in the CW prime time soap opera, Dynasty.
Personal life
She is married to television news anchor/reporter Elliott Francis, and they have one child, Trevor.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Stages and Screens: Arnetia Walker's Fascinating Life | American University Washington D.C." American University.
- ^ "Arnetia Walker – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (September 30, 1991). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
External links
- Arnetia Walker at IMDb
- Arnetia Walker at the Internet Broadway Database
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