Nora Cole Biography (1953-)

Full name, Nora Marie Cole; born September 10, 1953, in Louisville, KY; daughter of Lattimore Wallis (a postal supervisor) and Mary Lue (an assembly lineworker; maiden name, Bradford) Cole. Addresses: Agent: Bret Adams Agency, 448 West 44th St., New York, NY 10036.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
September 10, 1953
Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • Duchess, Alice in Wonderland, Louisville Children's Theatre, Louisville, KY, 1965
  • Obiah woman, The Ups and Downs of Theophilus Maitland, Urban ArtsCorporation, New York City, 1976
  • Velma, Movie Buff, Actors Playhouse, New York City, 1977
  • Deidre and understudy for the role of Roby, Runaways, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1978
  • Carmen and understudy for the role of Sally Baby, Inacent Black, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1981
  • Singing Mary, Your Arms Too Short to Box with God, Alvin Theatre,New York City, 1982
  • Widow, Boogie-Woogie Rumble, Urban Arts Corporation, 1982
  • Tamer of Horses, Penguin Repertory Theatre, Stony Point, NY, 1987
  • Mattie, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1989-90
  • Shopper, Mrs. Cratchit, and vagrant, A Christmas Carol, Studio Arena Theatre, 1990-91
  • Cathy, Birdsend, Studio Arena Theatre, 1990-91
  • Mrs. Willis, The Good Times Are Killing Me, Minetta Lane Theatre,New York City, 1991
  • Georgette Bergen, Groundhog, Stage II, New York City, 1992
  • Avenue X, Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theatre Center, Waterford, CT, 1992
  • Olivia, Olivia's Opus, Primary Stages, then Tribeca PerformingArts Center, both New York City, 1993
  • On the Town, New York Shakespeare Festival, 1996
  • The Colored Museum, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1997
  • ... Love, Langston, Hartford Stage Company, 1998
  • Miss Turnstiles announcer, woman of Carnegie Hall, Diana Dream, and Dolores Dolores, On the Town, Broadway production, 1998
  • Appeared on Broadway in Jelly's Last Jam; appeared in I'm Laughin' but I Ain't Tickled, and as the duchess, Alice inWonderland, both at Urban Arts Corporation; as Mayda, Cartoons for a Lunch Hour, Perry Street Theatre, New York City; as Norene, The PeanutMan, and as a poet, Beowulf, both at AMAS Repertory Theatre, New York City; as Cassandra, Trojan Women, Black Theatre Alliance; in Medea, Vinnette Carroll Repertory Theatre, Fort Lauderdale, FL; and in El Hajj Malik, Gene Frankel Theatre, New York City. Appeared as a featuredsoloist at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1980-81.
  • Major Tours
  • Addaperle, The Wiz, 1980-81
  • Singing Mary, Your Arms Too Short to Box with God, 1982-83
  • Rachael, When Hell Freezes Over I'll Skate, 1984
  • The All-Night Strut, 1984-85
  • Jelly's Last Jam, 1994-95
  • Television Appearances
  • Episodic
  • Doctor, The Cosby Mysteries (also known as Guy Hanks I), NBC, 1994
  • Also appeared in episodes of soap operas.
  • Radio Appearances
  • Appeared in a reading of Kingdom of the Sun broadcast by KMUW-Radio, Wichita, KS.
  • WRITINGS
  • Plays
  • Olivia's Opus, Primary Stages, then Tribeca Performing Arts Center, both 1993

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books:
    • Contemporary Authors, Volume 171, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1999, pp. 77-78.