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DIED
November 22, 1994

RECENT CREDITS
Poetic Justice (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1993
The Five Heartbeats (FILM)  Mar. 29, 1991
House Party (FILM)  Mar. 9, 1990
The Unholy (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1988
Staying Alive (FILM)  Jul. 1, 1983

BIOGRAPHY
A talented and versatile entertainer, Norma Donaldson seemed to find success wherever she chose to perform. Born and raised in Harlem, Donaldson launched her career as a nightclub singer and then toured with Harry....
A talented and versatile entertainer, Norma Donaldson seemed to find success wherever she chose to perform. Born and raised in Harlem, Donaldson launched her career as a nightclub singer and then toured with Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne. During the 1970s, she was a popular Broadway star and was most famous for portraying the loveless chorine Miss Adelaide, opposite Robert Guillame, in Frank Loesser's all-black revival of Guys and Dolls in 1976. She and Guillame were again paired in Purlie and No Place to Be Somebody. Donaldson's film credits include Willie Dynamite (1973), 9 to 5 (1980), House Party (1990), and Poetic Justice (1993). On television, she guest starred on numerous series, including All in the Family, The Jeffersons, and General Hospital. At the time of her death, she was playing Lilliebelle Barber on the soap opera The Young and the Restless.

~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide


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