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'''Armelia Audrey McQueen''' (January 6, 1952 – October 3, 2020)<ref name="deadline">{{cite news|title=Armelia McQueen Dies: 'Ain't Misbehavin", 'Ghost' Actress Was 68|website=Deadline|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/armelia-mcqueen-dead-obituary-aint-misbehavin-ghost-actress-1234591296/|access-date=5 October 2020}}</ref> was an American actress.<ref name="broadway">{{cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/AINT-MISBEHAVIN-Star-Armelia-McQueen-Dies-at-68-20201004|title=AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Star Armelia McQueen Dies at 68|website=[[BroadwayWorld]]|date=October 4, 2020|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref> She is best known for her roles in the Broadway musical ''[[Ain't Misbehavin' (musical)|Ain't Misbehavin']]'' (1978–1982, 1988–1989), the film ''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]'' (1990), and the television series ''[[Adventures in Wonderland]]'' (1992–1994). |
'''Armelia Audrey McQueen''' (January 6, 1952 – October 3, 2020)<ref name="deadline">{{cite news|title=Armelia McQueen Dies: 'Ain't Misbehavin", 'Ghost' Actress Was 68|website=Deadline|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/armelia-mcqueen-dead-obituary-aint-misbehavin-ghost-actress-1234591296/|access-date=5 October 2020}}</ref> was an American actress.<ref name="broadway">{{cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/AINT-MISBEHAVIN-Star-Armelia-McQueen-Dies-at-68-20201004|title=AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Star Armelia McQueen Dies at 68|website=[[BroadwayWorld]]|date=October 4, 2020|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref> She is best known for her roles in the Broadway musical ''[[Ain't Misbehavin' (musical)|Ain't Misbehavin']]'' (1978–1982, 1988–1989), the film ''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]'' (1990), and the television series ''[[Adventures in Wonderland (1992 TV series)|Adventures in Wonderland]]'' (1992–1994). |
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==Television shows== |
==Television shows== |
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* ''[[Adventures in Wonderland]]'' (100 episodes) |
* ''[[Adventures in Wonderland (1992 TV series)|Adventures in Wonderland]]'' (100 episodes) |
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* ''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]'' (1992) |
* ''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]'' (1992) |
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* ''[[Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' (1993) |
* ''[[Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' (1993) |
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Armelia McQueen | |
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Born | Armelia Audrey McQueen January 6, 1952 Southern Pines, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | October 3, 2020 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 68)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1976–2018 |
Armelia Audrey McQueen (January 6, 1952 – October 3, 2020)[1] was an American actress.[2] She is best known for her roles in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin' (1978–1982, 1988–1989), the film Ghost (1990), and the television series Adventures in Wonderland (1992–1994).
Background[edit]
Armelia McQueen was born January 6, 1952, in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Following the divorce of McQueen's parents, her mother married Robert Brown in New York City. In Brooklyn, McQueen attended P.S. 44 and P.S. 258. She graduated from Central Commercial High School (now Norman Thomas High School) in 1969. McQueen then attended the Fashion Industry School, majoring in fashion design. In 1972, she attended Herbert Berghof's Drama School.[3]
McQueen died on October 3, 2020, at the age of 68.[1][2]
Stage[edit]
- Ain't Misbehavin' (1978)
- Harrigan 'N Hart (1985)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (1988)[4]
Television shows[edit]
- Adventures in Wonderland (100 episodes)
- Martin (1992)
- Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1993)
- Living Single (1996)
- All About the Andersons (2003)
- That's So Raven (2004)
- Related (2005)
- Hart of Dixie (26 episodes)
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2014)[5]
- Artbound (2018) 1 episode
Movies[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Sparkle | Tune Ann | |
1981 | Quartet | Night Club Singer | |
1988 | Action Jackson | Dee | |
1989 | No Holds Barred | Sadie | |
1990 | Ghost | Clara Brown | |
1998 | Bulworth | Ruthie | |
1999 | Life | Mrs. Clay |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Armelia McQueen Dies: 'Ain't Misbehavin", 'Ghost' Actress Was 68". Deadline. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b "AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Star Armelia McQueen Dies at 68". BroadwayWorld. October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "Armelia McQueen's Biography". The History Makers. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
Actress Armelia McQueen was born on January 6, 1952 in Southern Pines, North Carolina to James and Kathleen McQueen.
- ^ "Armelia McQueen - Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Armelia McQueen". TV Guide. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
List of TV credits
External links[edit]
- American screen actor, 1950s birth stubs
- American theatre actor, 20th-century birth stubs
- 1952 births
- 2020 deaths
- Actresses from North Carolina
- American television actresses
- American stage actresses
- African-American actresses
- American film actresses
- Actresses from Brooklyn
- People from Southern Pines, North Carolina
- 20th-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women