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

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