Rosanna Carter
Rosanna Carter | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rosanna Rolle September 20, 1918 |
| Died | December 30, 2016 (aged 98) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1974–1997 |
| Television | Good Times Tales from the Darkside Law & Order The Cosby Show |
| Spouse | John Carter |
| Relatives | Estelle Evans Esther Rolle (sisters) |
| Awards | 1977 - AUDELCO Award Best Supporting Actress in a Play - (Unfinished Women) |
Rosanna Rolle Carter (September 20, 1918 – December 30, 2016) was a Bahamian American television, stage and film actress, who was born in Nassau, Bahamas, to two Bahamian parents, and the sister of Esther Rolle and Estelle Evans, one of 18 children. During the Harlem Renaissance, she acted at New Lafayette Theater as one of the Lafayette Players. She acted in The Brother from Another Planet, a well-reviewed 1984 film described by its director as a science fiction allegory of immigration.