Valarie Pettiford Biography (1960-)

Born July 8, 1960, in borough of Queens, NY; daughter of Ralph and Blanch Pettiford; married Tony Rader (a manager). Addresses: Agent: Joel Dean, Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA90069.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress, singer, dancer, choreographer
Birth Details
July 8, 1960
Queens, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • Swing, A Broadway Musical: A Musical about a Broadway Musical, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1978
  • Understudy for Miss Jamison and one of the sophisticated ladies, DukeEllington's Sophisticated Ladies (musical revue), Lunt-Fontanne Theatre,1981-1983
  • Fleta, Grind (musical), Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1985
  • Pearl, band singer, and first shadow, Big Deal (musical), BroadwayTheatre, New York City, 1986
  • Multiple roles, including Shannara, Weird Romance (musical), Workshop of the Players Art Theatre, New York City, 1992
  • Velma Kelly, Chicago (musical), London production, 1999-2000
  • Fosse: A Celebration in Song and Dance (musical revue), BroadhurstTheatre, New York City, 1999-2001, and Toronto, Ontario
  • Dorothy Shaw, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (musical), Freud Playhouse,Westwood, CA, 2002
  • Leontine Duchotel, He Hunts, Geffen Playhouse, Westwood, 2002
  • Appeared as Cassandra Keefer, The Naked Truth, Workshop of the Players Art Theatre; in off-Broadway productions of The Balcony, Beehive, Free Fall, and Tango Apasionato; in Summer and Smoke, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT; in regional productions of Sarah and Abraham and She Stoops to Conquer; and in Sweet Charity (musical).
  • Major Tours
  • Anita, West Side Story, U.S. cities, 1987
  • Toured in Dancin', U.S. cities; and as Julie La Verne, Show Boat (musical), Canadian and U.S. cities.
  • Stage Choreographer
  • Ladies and Gentlemen, Jerome Kern, Harold Clurman Theatre, New York City, 1985
  • Film Appearances
  • Member of ensemble, The Wiz (musical), c. 1974
  • Dancer, The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984
  • Newscaster, Robots, Eastman Kodak, 1988
  • Denise, Street Hunter, 21st Century Film, 1990
  • Sean, Confidences (short film), 2001
  • Lillian Frank, Glitter, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
  • Mrs. Boyd, Like Mike, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
  • Terry, Paris, Paris Digital, 2003
  • Also appeared in Another You and Divorced.
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Courtney Walker, Another World (also known as Another World: Bay City), NBC, 1988-1990
  • Sheila Price Gannon, One Life to Live, ABC, 1990-1994
  • Big Dee Dee Thorne, Half & Half, UPN, beginning 2002
  • Episodic
  • Angie Ferris, "Out of the Past," The Sentinel, UPN, 1996
  • Priestess, "Silent Witness," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1997
  • Bianca Fleisch, "Honey, You've Got Nine Lives," Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, syndicated, 1997
  • Bianca Fleisch, "Honey, I Got Duped," Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TVShow, syndicated, 1997
  • Sylvia, "Reality Check," Fame L.A., syndicated, 1997
  • Sylvia, "The Key to Success," Fame L.A., syndicated, 1998
  • Angel Blake, "Angel," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1998
  • Dr. Grace Venable, "Asylum," Sliders, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
  • FBI agent, "Two Fathers," The X-Files, Fox, 1999
  • Teri Forrester, "Top Dog," Men, Women & Dogs, The WB, 2001
  • "Caution: Parents Crossing," Jack & Jill, The WB, 2001
  • Calliope, "Sabrina, the Muse," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, The WB,2001
  • Public relations woman, "Hooping Cranes," Frasier, NBC, 2001
  • Gayle Noland, "Daughter for Daughter," The District, CBS, 2002
  • White House Security Guard Janice, "Enemies Foreign and Domestic," TheWest Wing, NBC, 2002
  • "Fortunate Son," State of Grace, 2002
  • "Free-Fire Zone," The District, CBS, 2002
  • Gayle Noland, "The Second Man," The District, CBS, 2002
  • Gayle Noland, "Ella Mae," The District, CBS, 2003
  • Gayle Noland, "The Kindness of Strangers," The District, CBS, 2003
  • Also appeared in Any Day Now, Lifetime; and Matthew.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • Performed for Fosse (Broadway cast recording) and Weird Romance (original cast recording).

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Soaps in Depth, March 7, 2000
    • Venice, May, 2002, pp. 44-47