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Vinnette Justine Carroll 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.
Born
Saturday, 11 March 1922
Died
Tuesday, 05 November 2002
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Last Home Run | Emma | 1996 |
| Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement | Self | 1978 |
| The American Parade | Sojourner Truth | 1974 |
| All in the Family | Dr. Wynell Thatcher | 1971 |
| Cotton Comes to Harlem | Reba | 1970 |
| The Reivers | Aunt Callie / Aunt Callie (as Vinette Carroll) | 1969 |
| Alice's Restaurant | Draft Clerk | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Up the Down Staircase | The Mother | 1967 |
| One Potato, Two Potato | Martha Richards | 1964 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Last Home Run | Emma | 1996 |
| Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement | Self | 1978 |
| The American Parade | Sojourner Truth | 1974 |
| All in the Family | Dr. Wynell Thatcher | 1971 |
| Cotton Comes to Harlem | Reba | 1970 |
| The Reivers | Aunt Callie / Aunt Callie (as Vinette Carroll) | 1969 |
| Alice's Restaurant | Draft Clerk | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Up the Down Staircase | The Mother | 1967 |
| One Potato, Two Potato | Martha Richards | 1964 |
| CBS Repertoire Workshop | (as Vinette Carroll) | 1960 |
| The Crucible | Tituba | 1957 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Berenice | 1955 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
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