Rosanna Carter

출생 : 1918-09-29, Rolle Town, Bahamas

사망 : 2016-12-30

약력

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.

참여 작품

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...
그녀는 악마
Judge Brown
전업주부 루스는 뚱뚱한 몸매에 남편과 아이를 돌보는 재주 외에는 특별히 할 수 있는 일이 없다. 루스의 남편 밥은 야심만만한 회계사로서, 실수로 루스를 임신시켜 어쩔 수 없이 그녀와 결혼해 살고 있다. 어느날, 루스는 회계사인 남편이 자신을 버려둔 채 요즘 주부들에게 선풍적인 인기를 끌고있는 미모의 로맨스 소설가 메리와 바람을 피우고 있다는 사실을 알게 된다.이에, 그대로 당할 수 없다는 생각에 남편에게 가장 소중한 것인 집, 가족, 직업, 자유를 빼앗기로 결심한다. 그녀는 집을 폭파시키고 아이들을 메리의 집에 보내 난장판을 만들고, 회계 비리를 폭로하는데...
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.
다른 행성에서 온 형제
West Indian Woman
어느 날 뉴욕에 다른 별에서 온 한 외계인이 엘리스 섬에 떨어진다. 그는 발가락이 세 개밖에 없는 이상한 발을 가지고 있지만, 겉모습은 평범한 젊은 흑인 남성과 유사하다. 그는 말을 할 수는 없지만, 손을 대기만 하면 어떤 기계의 고장이든 고칠 수 있고, 사람들을 치유할 수 있는 능력이 있다. 그 덕분에 그는 할렘에서 자신만의 안식처와 직업을 얻게 된다. 하지만 순조로워 보였던 정착 생활은 어느 날 그의 별에서 백인을 닮은 두 명의 외계인들이 그를 잡아가기 위해 도착하면서 뒤흔들리기 시작한다.
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.