Arnetia Walker

Arnetia Walker

1956-01-01

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arnetia Walker (born 1956) is an American actress whose most famous roles are as Nurse Annie Roland in the NBC sitcom Nurses and Ms. Ross in the WB dramedy Popular. Born in Columbus, Georgia, Walker was attending New York’s prestigious High School of the Performing Arts when she was cast in her Broadway debut, "The Sign in Sidney Brustien’s Window" by Lorraine Hansberry. She went on to stand by for Stephanie Mills as Dorothy in the original Broadway run of The Wiz. In 1987 she starred in the Broadway revival of Dreamgirls in the role of Lorrell Robinson, and eventually achieved the distinction of being the only woman to have played all three of that show’s principal characters. In March 2008 Arnetia can be seen in the role of Grandma Clara in the feature film comedy College Road Trip, starring Martin Lawrence and Raven-Symoné. Walker’s films include For Love of the Game, Love Crimes, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. She also appeared in the HBO movie Cast a Deadly Spell. She has worked extensively in television, including as a series regular in the ABC sitcom The Big House, Camp P, the NBC sitcom, Nurses, and as a guest star in Everybody Loves Raymond, City of Angels, Touched by an Angel, The Steve Harvey Show, Just Shoot Me, and NYPD Blue. She is married to television news anchor/reporter Elliott Francis, and they have one child, Trevor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arnetia Walker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also appears in

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

6.1

For Love of the Game

For Love of the Game

6.5

College Road Trip

College Road Trip

5.5

Cast a Deadly Spell

Cast a Deadly Spell

6.0

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills

5.6

The Whereabouts of Jenny

The Whereabouts of Jenny

6.0

The Wizard of Speed and Time

The Wizard of Speed and Time

6.2

The Cherokee Kid

The Cherokee Kid

5.0

Love Crimes

Love Crimes

4.5

Handsome Harry’s

Handsome Harry’s

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