Rosanna Carter

出生 : 1918-09-29, Rolle Town, Bahamas

死亡 : 2016-12-30

略歴

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rosanna Carter was an American television, stage and film actress, of Bahamian extraction, and the sister of Esther Rolle and Estelle Evans. She was born in Florida. 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 as a science fiction fairy tale with a slavery plot. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rosanna Carter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

参加作品

Hallelujah
Minnie
Christmas at the Messiah Church in Washington D.C. A young preacher and, later in the day, a mysterious pregnant girl arrive at the church doors looking to begin new lives. The preacher, the Reverend Oliver Crawford, is not the judgmental church committee's first choice to be the Messiah's new pastor; an unwed father of a teenage son, he is given only two days to prove his worth to his new parishioners. Meanwhile, Katherine, a sixteen-year-old girl who is about to give birth, has come to the area to escape an abusive home and to search for a grandfather she doesn't know. With the help of local homeless advocate "Big" Willie Thorton, Crawford attempts to revive the spirit of the church and provide solace to the displaced girl.
Carolina Skeletons
Mother Bragg
After a long time in the army, an Afro-American soldier returns to his hometown, where, years ago, his brother was executed for the rape and murder of two white girls. The commando believes his brother to have been innocent and seeks a proof for that, but there are some people in the town who will stop at nothing to hide the secrets of their past...
シー・デビル
Judge Brown
あれもダメ、これもダメ。何をやっても失敗ばかりの不細工主婦ルース。愚鈍な妻に愛想を尽かした会計士の夫ボブは、美人小説家メアリーと不倫関係に! 家族を捨て、メアリーのもとへ向かうボブに「シー・デビル(女悪魔)」とののしられたルース。その時、彼女の瞳には復讐の炎がメラメラと燃え盛っていた…!!
A Gathering of Old Men
Beulah
A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing of a white racist, whom one of their members has shot. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking racial tension that makes a compelling drama.
Tales of the Unknown South
"Ashes"
Trilogy of films about race and culture in the Deep South from the end of World War I to the civil rights protests of the 1960's. All three stories deal with fear and isolation, and the role of faith in the lives of those who venture alone into what is unknown around them.
The Brother from Another Planet
West Indian Woman
An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth parallels that of the immigrant experience.
See China and Die
Maid (uncredited)
A maid who reads detective stories finds herself embroiled in a real life mystery involving her dead boss and a mysterious statue he brought back from China.
Night of the Juggler
Old Woman
An ex New York cop is desperate to find his kidnapped daughter.
Wedding Band
A drama which examines the enduring nature of love between a white man and a black woman in 1918 South Carolina.