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Valarie Pettiford is an American stage and television actress, dancer, and jazz singer. She received a Tony nomination for her role in the broadway production Fosse. She is also known for her role as "Big Dee Dee" Thorne on the UPN sitcom Half & Half.
Born
Friday, 08 July 1960
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Baxters | Diane | 2024 |
| Act Your Age | Christy | 2023 |
| Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding | Nany Shannon | 2022 |
| The Rookie: Feds | Ruth Jackson | 2022 |
| Merry Switchmas | Colleen | 2021 |
| Hip Hop Family Christmas | Nancy | 2021 |
| Love Is Love Is Love | Wendy (segment "Late Lunch") | 2021 |
| Home Economics | Rachel | 2021 |
| Senior Moment | Judge Alice Miller | 2021 |
| The Equalizer | Carol Dante | 2021 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Baxters | Diane | 2024 |
| Act Your Age | Christy | 2023 |
| Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding | Nany Shannon | 2022 |
| The Rookie: Feds | Ruth Jackson | 2022 |
| Merry Switchmas | Colleen | 2021 |
| Hip Hop Family Christmas | Nancy | 2021 |
| Love Is Love Is Love | Wendy (segment "Late Lunch") | 2021 |
| Home Economics | Rachel | 2021 |
| Senior Moment | Judge Alice Miller | 2021 |
| The Equalizer | Carol Dante | 2021 |
| If Not Now, When? | Lorna | 2021 |
| #BlackAF | Grandma | 2020 |
| Truth Be Told | Leona Parnell | 2019 |
| The Mandalorian | Aristocrat 1 | 2019 |
| First Wives Club | Nancy | 2019 |
| Jingle Belle | Faith Williams | 2018 |
| A Discovery of Witches | Emily Mather | 2018 |
| We Belong Together | Diane | 2018 |
| The Family Business | Charlotte Duncan | 2018 |
| Valor | Simone Porter | 2017 |
| The Preacher's Son | First Lady Charlene Wilson | 2017 |
| The Secrets of Emily Blair | Detective Henson | 2016 |
| Boy Bye | Linda | 2016 |
| Welcome to the Family | Angela | 2015 |
| Born Again Virgin | Beverly | 2015 |
| Will to Love | Avyon Hawkins | 2015 |
| My Favorite Five | Pamela Colburn | 2015 |
| Black-ish | Donna Duckworth | 2014 |
| The Dempsey Sisters | Elizabeth Dempsey | 2013 |
| The Blacklist | Charlene Cooper | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Being Mary Jane | Ronda Sales | 2013 |
| Love Will Keep Us Together | Paula | 2013 |
| Golden Boy | Maxine Owen | 2013 |
| On the Set W Jasper Cole | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| Stars in Shorts | Angel of Death | 2012 |
| Note to Self | Mildred 'Momma' King | 2012 |
| Bunheads | Vi | 2012 |
| Battlefield America | Ms. Williams | 2012 |
| The Finder | Chatney Dubois | 2012 |
| Hart of Dixie | Carolyn Hayes | 2011 |
| Jumping the Broom | Aunt Geneva | 2011 |
| The Cape | Judge Preston | 2011 |
| Not Your Time | Angel of Death | 2010 |
| Why Did I Get Married Too? | Harriet | 2010 |
| Treme | Victorine Fornerat-Williams | 2010 |
| Why Am I Doing This? | Natalie | 2009 |
| True Blood | Mary Wright | 2008 |
| Stomp the Yard | Jackie | 2007 |
| House of Payne | Sandra Lucas | 2006 |
| Criminal Minds | Sharon Harris | 2005 |
| Bones | Ellen Laskow | 2005 |
| Black in the 80s | Self | 2005 |
| Only in LA | Self | 2004 |
| NCIS | Sonia Eberhart | 2003 |
| Paris | Terry | 2003 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 2002 |
| CSI: Miami | Dr. Lana Whitford | 2002 |
| Half & Half | Big Dee Dee Thorne | 2002 |
| Like Mike | Mrs. Boyd | 2002 |
| Men, Women & Dogs | Teri Forrester | 2001 |
| Glitter | Lillian Frank | 2001 |
| Confidences | Sean | 2001 |
| The District | Gayle Noland | 2000 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Susan Latham | 2000 |
| Jack & Jill | Gabi | 1999 |
| The West Wing | White House Security Guard Janice | 1999 |
| Fame L.A. | Sylvia Williams | 1997 |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | Bianca Fleischer / Persephone | 1997 |
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Calliope | 1996 |
| The Sentinel | Angie Ferris | 1996 |
| Sliders | Dr. Grace Venable | 1995 |
| Frasier | P.R. Woman | 1993 |
| The X-Files | FBI Agent | 1993 |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Angel Blake | 1993 |
| Silk Stalkings | Priestess | 1991 |
| Street Hunter | Denise | 1990 |
| Isaac Asimov's Robots | Newscaster | 1988 |
| The Equalizer | Jackie | 1985 |
| The Cotton Club | Dancer | 1984 |
