That same year, Carter reunited with the rest of the original cast of Ain't Misbehavin' and performed in a taped live show. Carter won an Emmy Award for her performance and earned two more during her six seasons as the sassy housekeeper on Gimme A Break!
The cast of Ain't Misbehavin' reunited again in for a revival of the show on Broadway. In contrast to her professional success, Carter's personal life was turbulent. During the early s, she battled with alcoholism and cocaine addiction and even attempted suicide before entering the Hazelden treatment facility in Minnesota around She also suffered from diabetes and other medical problems resulting from her obesity.
Despite her illnesses, she adopted two infant boys, Joshua and Daniel, in and , respectively. Two years later, however, she divorced Krynicki and married Canadian record producer Roger Larocque. This marriage ended in divorce one year later. Additional health problems cropped up during these years, and in , Carter underwent two surgeries for brain aneurysms.
After the cancellation of Gimme A Break! Cooper , and she made several memorable guest appearances on other shows, such as Touched By an Angel and Ally McBeal. Her continued success in the acting arena was countered by a plague of financial difficulties and continued health problems.
Even later in her career, Carter kept active with cabaret performances and concerts. Before her death, she was in rehearsals at a theater in Long Beach, California, to play Mama in Raisin, a musical version of the play, A Raisin in the Sun. In an obituary in the Los Angeles Times, her manager stated she had lost pounds over the previous year and was eager to express her dramatic range in the production.
Eating disorders, alcohol and drug addiction, and other health concerns plagued Carter for years. In a interview, she admitted that she first tried cocaine the night she won her Tony Award. She finally managed to get clean with help from a 12—step program. In , Carter had two brain surgeries to fix an aneurysm, and that same year, her grandmother died after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
In , Carter learned she had diabetes. Carter was married in and divorced in , then married again that same year. She was divorced again in In and , she adopted two sons, Joshua and Daniel. Carter died on January 23, , at the age of 54; a coroner's report later ruled her death was due to natural causes likely caused by heart disease and complications from diabetes. She is survived by an adult daughter, Tracy, and her two sons. Chicago Tribune, January 24, , sec. Online, www. B14; New York Times, January 24, , p.
C19; Washington Post, January 24, , p. Nell left the musical after the initial workshop to move to Los Angeles and work on TV. Michael Bennett then chose Jennifer Holliday for the role. The show closed before it made it to Broadway.
Was originally inspired to be an opera singer, but cited such popular singers as Doris Day , The Andrews Sisters , Johnny Mathis , Cleo Laine and Barbra Streisand as her profound influences to switch vocal gears.
Volume 7, , pages Attended the funeral of Dolph Sweet , when the actor passed away in About the 20th Anniversary revival of "Annie" "I want this show to run for at least three years with me in it, then I want to take a week off". When I was growing up, it was not something you aspired to. I was a weirdo to want to be in show business. Most kids wanted to be teachers or nurses. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. Getting Started Contributor Zone ».
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