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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Patrick Clarke to Charlotte Cornwell
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
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CREDITS
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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
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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
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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
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On the Town, New York Shakespeare Festival, 1996
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The Colored Museum, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1997
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... 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.
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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
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The All-Night Strut, 1984-85
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Jelly's Last Jam, 1994-95
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Television Appearances
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Episodic
- Doctor, The Cosby Mysteries (also known as Guy Hanks I), NBC, 1994
- Also appeared in episodes of soap operas.
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Radio Appearances
- Appeared in a reading of Kingdom of the Sun broadcast by KMUW-Radio, Wichita, KS.
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WRITINGS
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Plays
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Olivia's Opus, Primary Stages, then Tribeca Performing Arts Center, both 1993
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
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Contemporary Authors, Volume 171, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1999, pp. 77-78.
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