Nell died :(

[Leslie]

Nell Carter, who played the stout, sassy housekeeper on the 1980s sitcom Gimme a Break! and won a Tony Award in 1978 for her sultry turn in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin', died Thursday at 54. The singer-actor collapsed in her Beverly Hills home and was found by one of her 13-year-old sons, spokesman Roger Lane said. The cause of death was not immediately known.

Carter had been a diabetic for years, Lane said, and she had two brain operations in 1992 to fix aneurysms. She recovered and continued to perform, mostly on stage.

At the time of her death, Carter was in rehearsals at a Long Beach theatre for Raisin, a musical version of Raisin in the Sun.

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[Squiggy]

We seem to be losing performing artists at an alarming rate...

 

[greenfreak]

I always liked Nell.

 

[Shadowfax]

i never heard of her, to be honest...but sorry to hear she died

 

[Justintime]

she was funny, sad

 

[lacemyster]

*doesn't know who Nell is*

Sorry to hear that she died though. Was she one of those people that were before my time?

 

[Squiggy]

a little before your time...not by much

 

[Professur]

Never liked her. And who the hell told her she could sing. God awful

 

[Gato_Solo]

Actually, she was a stage singer...Broadway et al. Always drew in the crowds because her voice could reach the back row no problem.

 

[fury]

I'm glad I'm not a performance artist.

 

[Aunty Em]

and was found by one of her 13-year-old sons

Poor kid.

 

[Professur]

One of her 13 year old sons? How many 13 year old sons did she have?