Biography
Vinnette Justine Carroll (March 11, 1922 β November 5, 2002) was an American playwright, actress, and theatre director. She was the first African-American woman to direct on Broadway, with her 1972 production of the musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope. Until Liesl Tommy's 2016 nomination for Eclipsed, Carroll was the only African-American woman to have received a Tony Award nomination for direction.
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Filmography
all 10
Movies 10
Director 1
self 1
Emma
The Last Home Run (1996)
Movie
Director
When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate (1979)
Movie
Self
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement (1978)
Movie
Reba
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Movie
Aunt Callie / Aunt Callie (as Vinette Carroll)
The Reivers (1969)
Movie
Draft Clerk
Alice's Restaurant (1969)
Movie
The Mother
Up the Down Staircase (1967)
Movie
Martha Richards
One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
Movie
Mother
A Morning For Jimmy (1960)
Movie
Tituba
The Witches of Salem (1957)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.48
Based on 15.2 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1957
1967
1969
1996
1996
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1922-03-11
Deathday2002-11-05 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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Image credit: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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