Olivia Cole(1942-2018)

Actress

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Olivia Cole

The Women Of Brewster Place

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The Women of Brewster Place (1989)

Olivia Cole was born on 26 November 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for Racines (1977), Backstairs at the White House (1979) and Amelia (1984). She was married to Richard Venture. She died on 19 January 2018 in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Edward Asner, Louis Gossett Jr., John Amos, Lynda Day George, Doug McClure, and Leslie Uggams in Racines (1977)

8.4

TV Mini Series

Mathilda
Matilda Moore

Backstairs at the White House (1979)

Backstairs at the White House

8.2

TV Mini Series

Maggie Rogers

Amelia (1984)

6.7

TV Movie

Ruth Walters

1984

Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, and Katt Williams in First Sunday (2008)

4.6

Momma T

2008

Credits

Actress

First Sunday
4.6
- Momma T
- 2008
Arabesque
7.2
TV Series
- Yvette Dauphin
- Melinda Coop
- Callie Coleman
- 1985–1995
Christy
7.8
TV Series
- Esther Scott
- 1995
Arly Hanks Mysteries
6.0
TV Movie
- Estelle
- 1994
La loi de Los Angeles
7.1
TV Series
- Judge Julie McFarlane
- 1989–1993
Brewster Place
6.8
TV Series
- Miss Sophie
- 1990
A Man Called Hawk
7.3
TV Series
- Ruth
- 1989
The Women of Brewster Place
7.7
TV Mini Series
- Miss Sophie
- 1989
The Fig Tree
7.9
TV Movie
- Nannie
- 1987
Big Shots
5.7
- Mrs. Newton
- 1987
Nord et sud
8.1
TV Mini Series
- Maum Sally
- 1985
Go Tell It on the Mountain
6.7
- Elizabeth
- 1985
American Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
- Elizabeth
- 1985
Amelia
6.7
TV Movie
- Ruth Walters
- 1984
Report to Murphy
7.4
TV Series
- Blanche
- 1982

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Official Trailer

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The Women Of Brewster Place

The Women Of Brewster Place

The Women Of Brewster Place

The Women Of Brewster Place

Backstairs At The White House

Backstairs At The White House

Backstairs At The White House: Episode 1

Backstairs At The White House: Episode 1

Backstairs At The White House: Episode 3

Backstairs At The White House: Episode 3

Backstairs At The White House: Episode 4

Backstairs At The White House: Episode 4

Personal details

Born
- November 26, 1942
- Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Died
- January 19, 2018
- San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico(heart attack)
Spouse
- Richard VentureJune 19, 1971 - May 1, 1984 (divorced)
Other works
(1966 season) Paul Ballantyne, Fran Bennett, Mark Berman, Earl Boen, Ron Boulden, Helen Carey, Len Cariou, Timothy Christie, John Cromwell, Patricia Elliott, Ed Flanders, Ellen Geer, Marie Geist, Hugh Hurd, Robert Jackson, Philip Kerr, Joseph Klimowski, James J. Lawless, Sandy McCallum, Evie McElroy, Michael Moriarty, Ruth Nelson, Robert Pastene, Jan Pearce, Lee Richardson, Ken Ruta, Tina Sattin, Robert Sloane, Dean Stricklin, James Wallace, Donald West, Nancy Wickwire, and Nick Zanides and she were members of the ensemble acting company at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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- 2 Articles

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Trivia
Is the very first African American actress to win an Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie.

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When did Olivia Cole die?
January 19, 2018
How did Olivia Cole die?
Heart attack
How old was Olivia Cole when she died?
75 years old
Where did Olivia Cole die?
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
When was Olivia Cole born?
November 25, 1942

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