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Arnetia Walker
ActorBorn January 1, 1956 (69 years)
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Arnetia Walker (born 1956) is an American actress whose most famous roles are as Nurse Annie Roland in the NBC sitcom Nurses and Ms. Ross in the WB dramedy Popular.
Born in Columbus, Georgia, Walker was attending New York’s prestigious High School of the Performing Arts when she was cast in her Broadway debut, "The Sign in Sidney Brustien’s Window" by Lorraine Hansberry. She went on to stand by for Stephanie Mills as Dorothy in the original Broadway run of The Wiz. In 1987 she starred in the Broadway revival of Dreamgirls in the role of Lorrell Robinson, and eventually achieved the distinction of being the only woman to have played all three of that show’s principal characters.
In March 2008 Arnetia can be seen in the role of Grandma Clara in the feature film comedy College Road Trip, starring Martin Lawrence and Raven-Symoné.
Walker’s films include For Love of the Game, Love Crimes, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. She also appeared in the HBO movie Cast a Deadly Spell. She has worked extensively in television, including as a series regular in the ABC sitcom The Big House, Camp P, the NBC sitcom, Nurses, and as a guest star in Everybody Loves Raymond, City of Angels, Touched by an Angel, The Steve Harvey Show, Just Shoot Me, and NYPD Blue.
She is married to television news anchor/reporter Elliott Francis, and they have one child, Trevor.
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Arnetia Walker (born 1956) is an American actress whose most famous roles are as Nurse Annie Roland in the NBC sitcom Nurses and Ms. Ross in the WB dramedy Popular.
Born in Columbus, Georgia, Walker was attending New York’s prestigious High School of the Performing Arts when she was cast in her Broadway debut, "The Sign in Sidney Brustien’s Window" by Lorraine Hansberry. She went on to stand by for Stephanie Mills as Dorothy in the original Broadway run of The Wiz. In 1987 she starred in the Broadway revival of Dreamgirls in the role of Lorrell Robinson, and eventually achieved the distinction of being the only woman to have played all three of that show’s principal characters.
In March 2008 Arnetia can be seen in the role of Grandma Clara in the feature film comedy College Road Trip, starring Martin Lawrence and Raven-Symoné.
Walker’s films include For Love of the Game, Love Crimes, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. She also appeared in the HBO movie Cast a Deadly Spell. She has worked extensively in television, including as a series regular in the ABC sitcom The Big House, Camp P, the NBC sitcom, Nurses, and as a guest star in Everybody Loves Raymond, City of Angels, Touched by an Angel, The Steve Harvey Show, Just Shoot Me, and NYPD Blue.
She is married to television news anchor/reporter Elliott Francis, and they have one child, Trevor.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Arnetia Walker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| 2023 | Bookie (TV Series) · as Grandma Marion |
| 2017 | Dynasty (2017) (TV Series) · as Luella Culhane |
| 2008 | College Road Trip · as Grandma Porter |
| 2004 | The Big House (2004) (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Some of My Best Friends (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Kate Brasher (TV Series) · as Iris Rosemont |
| 2000 | Geppetto · as Featured |
| 2000 | City of Angels (TV Series) · as Etta Southerby |
| 1999 | Popular (TV Series) · as Ms. Ross |
| 1999 | Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Laura Evans |
| 1999 | For Love of the Game · as Airport Bartender |
| 1999 | Balloon Farm · as Crystal |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! (TV Series) · as Tisha |
| 1996 | The Cherokee Kid · as Jenny |
| 1996 | Everybody Loves Raymond (TV Series) · as Friendly Mom |
| 1996 | Malcolm & Eddie (TV Series) |
| 1996 | The Steve Harvey Show (TV Series) · as Judge Maxine Sharp |
| 1996 | Buddies (TV Series) · as Sister Harris |
| 1995 | Bless This House (US) (TV Series) |
| 1994 | The Five Mrs. Buchanans (TV Series) |
| 1994 | The Cosby Mysteries (TV Series) · as Clea Duprey |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Sweeney |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Thelma Morris |
| 1993 | Living Single (TV Series) · as Mrs. Taylor |
| 1993 | Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story · as Paulette Rickles |
| 1992 | Mad About You (TV Series) · as Jamie's Co-Worker |
| 1992 | Love & War (TV Series) |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Love Crimes · as Maria Johnson |
| 1991 | Nurses (TV Series) · as Nurse Annie Roland |
| 1991 | Cast a Deadly Spell · as Hypolite Kropotkin |
| 1991 | The Whereabouts of Jenny · as Louise |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) · as Samantha |
| 1990 | New Attitude (TV Series) · as Abigail |
| 1989 | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills · as To-Bel |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap (TV Series) · as Traci |
| 1988 | The Wizard of Speed and Time · as Tina Dreem / Running Girl |
| 1988 | Midnight Caller (TV Series) · as Ruthie Hoover |
| 1988 | Family Feud (1988) (TV Series) · as Annie Roland |
| 1986 | Amen (TV Series) · as Maxine Varnay |
| 1985 | 227 (TV Series) · as Christy |
| 1983 | The Wiz · as Chorus |
| 1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas · as Dogette |