Rosetta Lenoire Biography (1911-2002)

Original name, Rosetta Olive Burton; born August 8, 1911, in New York, NY; daughter of Harold Charles and Marie (maiden name, Jacques) Burton; married William LeNoire, September 27, 1929 (divorced May 7, 1943); married Egbert F. Brown, May 13, 1948 (deceased); children: William M. (first marriage). Addresses: Office: c/o AMAS Musical Theatre, 1 East 104th St., New York, NY 10029.; Agent: Gage Group, Inc., 9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 515, Los Angeles, CA90069.

Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, singer, dancer, producer
Birth Details: August 8, 1911; New York, New York
Death Details: March 17, 2002; Teaneck, New Jersey

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
First witch, Macbeth, Lafayette Theatre, New York City, 1936
Singer and dancer, Bassa Moona, Lafayette Theatre, 1936
Crippled girl, Bluebird, Lafayette Theatre, 1937
Pitti-Sing, The Hot Mikado, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1939 then New York World's Fair, New York City, 1940
Mrs. Sloan, Head of the Family, Westport County Playhouse, Westport, CT, 1941
Stella, Anna Lucasta, Mansfield Theatre, Mansfield, NY, 1944 thenNational Theatre, New York City, 1947
Annie, The Easiest Way, American National Theatre and Academy, Ziegfeld Theatre, New York City, 1949
Hattie, Kiss Me, Kate, Dallas State Fair Music Hall, Dallas, TX, 1950
Rose Bolton, Four Twelves Are 48, 48th Street Theatre, New York City, 1951
Queenie, Show Boat, Corning Glass Theatre, Corning, NY, 1951 revived at New York State Theatre, 1966
Sherraloo, Three's a Family, Corning Glass Theatre, 1951
Here Today, Corning Glass Theatre, 1951
Anything Goes, Corning Glass Theatre, 1951
Happy Birthday, Corning Glass Theatre, 1951
A Streetcar Named Desire, Corning Glass Theatre, 1951
O Distant Land, Lennox Hill Playhouse, New York City, 1952
Carmen Jones, Westport County Playhouse, 1952
Vonie Oxendine, Supper for the Dead, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1954
The Feminine Touch, Hilltop Parkway Theatre, Baltimore, MD, 1955
Third sharecropper, Finian's Rainbow, New York City Center Theatre, New York City, 1955
Zanche, The White Devil, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1955
Matumbi, Mister Johnson, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1956
Slave girl, Ceremonies of Innocence, American National Theatre andAcademy Theatre, New York City, 1956
Christine, Take a Giant Step, Jan Hus Theatre, New York City, 1956
Mother, Lost in the Stars, New York City Center Theatre, 1958
Clara, Destry Rides Again, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1959
Grandmother, The Bible Salesman, Theatre at Broadway Congregational Church, New York City, 1960
August, La Belle Helene, Westport County Playhouse, 1960
Portia, Fido, Playhouse on the Mall, Paramus, NJ, 1960
Grandmother, "The Bible Salesman," and Madame Scarlatina, "The Oldest Trick in the World," Double Entry (double-bill), Martinique Theatre, NewYork City, 1961
Bloody Mary, South Pacific, New York City Center Theatre, 1961
Clara, Clandestine on the Morning Line, Actors Playhouse, New YorkCity, 1961
Mollie, Sophie, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1963
Essie Belle Johnson, Tambourines to Glory, Little Theatre, New York City, 1963
Petunia Jackson, Cabin in the Sky, Greenwich Mews Theatre, New York City, 1964
Mother Henry, Blues for Mr. Charlie, American National Theatre andAcademy Theatre, 1964
Ma Maloney, I Had a Ball, Martin Beck Theatre, 1964-1965
Hattie Gaines, The Great Indoors, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New YorkCity, 1966
Bertha, The Name of the Game, Parker Playhouse, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1967
Meg, A Cry of Players, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1968-1969
Grace Kumalo, Lost in the Stars, Imperial Theatre, 1972
Mother Horn and Mom, Lady Day, Chelsea Theatre Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1972
Nurse, The Sunshine Boys, Broadhurst Theatre, 1972
Woman, A Streetcar Named Desire, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, then St.James Theatre, New York City, both 1973
Mady, God's Favorite, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 1974-1975
Della, The Royal Family, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1975 then Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1975-1976
Rheba, You Can't Take It with You, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1983
Also appeared in the play Marching with Johnny.
Stage Appearances; Major Tours
Pitti-Sing, The Hot Mikado, U.S. cities, 1941-1942
Emma, You Can't Take It with You, United Service Organizations, U.S. Army bases, 1943
Maid, Janie, U.S. cities, 1943-1944
Decision, New York City Subway Circuit, New York City, 1944
Three's a Family, New York City Subway Circuit, 1944
Queenie, Show Boat, U.S. cities, 1963 then Canadian cities.

Bloody Mary, South Pacific, U.S. cities, 1963
Nurse, The Sunshine Boys, U.S. cities, 1974
Also toured as first witch, Macbeth, U.S. cities.
Stage Producer
An Evening with the Bourgeoisie, AMAS Repertory Theatre, BeaumontHall, New York City, 1973
Othello, AMAS Repertory Theatre, Beaumont Hall, 1973
The Three Sisters, AMAS Repertory Theatre, Beaumont Hall, 1973
House Party: A Musical Memory, AMAS Repertory Theatre, Beaumont Hall, 1973
Two Daughters and All over Nuthin' (double-bill), AMAS Repertory Theatre, Theatre at Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, New York City, 1974
Bubbling Brown Sugar: A Musical Journey through Harlem, AMAS Repertory Theatre, Theatre at Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, 1975
Bayou Legend, AMAS Repertory Theatre, Theatre at Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, 1975
God's Trombones, AMAS Repertory Theatre, Theatre at Church of St.Paul and St. Andrew, 1975
Sparrow in Flight, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1978
Helen, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1979
It's So Nice to Be Civilized, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1979
Suddenly the Music Starts, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1979
We Love You Always, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1980-1981
The Peanut Man, George Washington Carver, AMAS Repertory Theatre,1980-1981
Mama, I Want to Sing, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1980-1981
Mo' Tea, Miss Ann?, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1980-1981
The Crystal Tree, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1980-1981
Will They Ever Love Us on Broadway?, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1981
The Winds of Change, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1981
Five Points, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1982
Louisiana Summer, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1982
Miss Waters to You, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1982
Opening Night, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1983
The Buck Stops Here!, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1983
Sing Me Sunshine!, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1984
Blackberries, AMAS Repertory Theatre, 1984
Paris '31, AMAS Musical Theatre, New York City, 1989
Television Appearances
Series
Matilda, A World Apart, ABC, 1969
Mrs. Herbert, The Guiding Light, CBS, 1971-1972
Gloria Metcalf, Another World, NBC, 1971-1973
Mitzi Gordon, Calucci's Department, CBS, 1973
Marian George, Ryan's Hope, ABC, 1975
Mother Maybelle Harper, Gimme a Break, NBC, 1986-1987
Leola Forbes, Amen, 1987-1989
Mother Winslow, Family Matters, ABC, 1989-1997
Episodic
Mary Ellen Bailey, "The Defender: Parts 1 & 2," Studio One, 1957
Miss Gillis, "Parlour Floor Front," Tales from the Darkside, 1985
Nurse, "Playground Scar," Cosby, CBS, 1998
Also appeared as Emma in an episode of Search for Tomorrow, CBS; also appeared in episodes of Armstrong Circle Theatre, NBC; The Doctors and the Nurses, CBS; Kraft Theatre; Lamp unto My Feet,CBS; Love of Life, CBS; and The Nurses, CBS.
Specials
Noah's wife, "The Green Pastures," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1957
Librarian, Mandy's Grandmother, syndicated, 1980
Mrs. Lewis, Maverick Square, ABC, 1991
Movies
Benny's Place, 1982
Mrs. Clements, The Father Clements Story, NBC, 1987
Other
Legacy of Blood, ABC, 1973
Tillie, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (pilot), ABC, 1975
Della, The Royal Family, 1977
Big Blonde (also known as Dorothy Parker's Big Blond), 1980
Rheba, You Can't Take It with You, 1984
Also appeared as Mrs. Evans, The Reporter, ABC.
Film Appearances
Stella, Anna Lucasta, United Artists, 1958
Voice, Fritz the Cat, Cinemation, 1972
Nurse, The Sunshine Boys, United Artists, 1975
Thank You Ma'am (documentary), 1976
Prison matron, Daniel, Paramount, 1983
Judge, Moscow on the Hudson, Columbia, 1984
Mama, The Brother from Another Planet, Cinecom International, 1984
Judge, Brewster's Millions, Universal, 1985
Rosanna, Lily in Love (also known as Playing for Keeps andJatszani kell), New Line Cinema, 1985
Millie, Whatever It Takes, Aquarius, 1986
Herself, Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist, 1998
Herself, Curtain Call, 2000
Radio Appearances
Appeared in the CBS-Radio programs Counterplay, David Harding, and 21st Precinct.
RECORDINGS
Albums
Performed on the album A Streetcar Named Desire.
Other Recordings
Contributor to educational recordings for Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc., and Guidance Associates.
WRITINGS
Stage Plays
(With Clyde Williams) We Love You Always, AMAS Repertory Theatre,1980-1981

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