As a Tony-nominated Broadway star, a former background singer for Harry Belafonte, an Emmy-nominated television actress, and a supporting player in numerous feature films, it is safe to say that Theresa Merritt had a mighty respectable career, despite the fact that she never quite made it to full-fledged stardom. The African-American performer launched her career with a starring role in Billy Rose's musical Carmen (1943). In 1985, she returned to Broadway to play the title role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and won a Tony nomination. She made her feature film debut in They Might Be Giants (1971) and continued to occasionally appear in films through the mid-'90s. On television, Merritt earned Emmy kudos for her special All About Miss Merritt and for appearing in the PBS miniseries Concealed Enemies.
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Law & Order: Double Down
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1997 | |||
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Billy Madison
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1995 | |||
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Voodoo Dawn
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1990 | |||
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Zwei Frauen
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1990 | |||
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Sunshine's on the Way
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1981 | |||
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All That Jazz
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1979 | |||
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The Great Santini
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1979 | |||
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The Wiz
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1978 | |||
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The Goodbye Girl
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1977 | |||
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They Might Be Giants
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1971 |