Hattie Winston
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Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hattie Mae Winston (born March 3, 1945) is an American television, film and Broadway actress best known for her role as Margaret on Becker and as a prominent cast member of the PBS children's series The Electric Company. Winston was born in Lexington, Mississippi, and raised in Greenville, Mississippi.She began her career onstage. Winston starred in the Broadway hit The Tap Dance Kid; she also appeared on Broadway in Two Gentlemen of Verona, I Love My Wife, and The Me Nobody Knows. She was a member of the Negro Ensemble Company. Winston rose to prominence during the mid-1970s as a member of the cast of the PBS children's series The Electric Company, produced by the Children's Television Workshop. Her most notable character was Valerie the Librarian, who was best friends with Easy Reader (portrayed by Morgan Freeman). She also played many villainess roles versus Spider-Man on the Spidey Super Stories sketches, such as the Fox, the Thumper, the Queen Bee, and the Queen of Diamonds. Winston joined the series during the third season (1973–1974), replacing Lee Chamberlin. She remained with the series until its cancellation in 1977. Between 1981 and 1982 she starred in CBS TV series Nurse. In 1990 she starred in Home Video Sesame Street Visits The Hospital as Nurse Flowers. In 1991, Winston starred on the critically acclaimed television show Homefront (1991–1993). In 1998, Winston landed the role of Margaret on the CBS sitcom Becker (1998–2004). Winston voiced Lucy Carmichael for The Rugrats Movie. Since then she has gone on to voice the character again for the Nickelodeon TV series, All Grown Up!, which is a spin-off from the original Rugrats series. She has guest-starred on Scrubs and Smart Guy. In 1997, Winston portrayed Simone in the Quentin Tarantino film Jackie Brown. In 1998, Winston had a small role with Clint Eastwood in True Crime. She is married to the musical director of Dancing with the Stars, Tony nominee Harold Wheeler.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Lexington - Mississippi - USA
Birthday: March 03, 1945
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Gender: Female
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Jackie Brown
Overview: Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-25
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Without a Trace
Overview: English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon, a frantic Selky contacts the police. Detective Al Menetti, a father himself, takes an interest in the case that quickly turns into an obsession. As a devastated Selky struggles to come to terms with Alex's disappearance, Menetti steps out from behind the badge to continue investigating.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-04
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The Cherokee Kid
Overview: Isaih Turner didn’t want to be a hero-all he wanted was revenge. Orphaned when both his parents were cruelly murdered by the wealthy and powerful Cyrus Bloomington, the young Isaiah grew up with one air in mind: to find the man who killed his folks and take him down.
Genres: Western Action Comedy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-14
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Clara's Heart
Overview: David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies. Clara is a chambermaid at a Jamaican resort who's hired to be a housekeeper. She and David develop a close bond, opening his eyes and heart to new experiences, and eventually leading to a disturbing secret in Clara's past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-07
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After All
Overview: An ambitious news reporter refuses to let anything come between her and her dream of being an anchorwoman until a former lover she thought was out of her life returns.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-22
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Runaway
Overview: After witnessing the accidental death of a friend who was attempting to rescue him from bullies, an African-American boy blames himself and, stricken with guilt, hides out among underground street people in New York.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-04
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Common Ground
Overview: Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of court ordered busing to end desegregation. The story focuses on an African-American mother determined to get her children a quality education and a white lawyer trying to deal with inner city problems.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-25
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A Show of Force
Overview: In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Meléndez investigates the death of two radical Puerto Rican activists, whom she begins to believe may have been framed and murdered by undercover American agents.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-11
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Deathdealer: A Documentary
Overview: A short mockumentary about an unfulfilled door-to-door salesman named Vincent who is actually the Angel of Death.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-31
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UnBowed
Overview: An unlikely romance develops between a Lakota warrior and a young black woman at an 1890s black college.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-31
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Good to Go
Overview: After being misled by the police about a rape and murder near a popular Washington, D.C. Go-Go club, a jaded journalist begins digging into the establishment's racist framework.
Genres: Crime Music Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-01
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True Crime
Overview: Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-19
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The Rugrats Movie
Overview: Based on the popular Nickelodeon TV series Rugrats, this is the first full-length feature animated movie to star the little tots. It's the story of diaper-clad kids, told from a baby's point- of-view, and they were one of the hottest-selling toy franchises of the late '90s.
Genres: Family Animation Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-20
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Meet the Deedles
Overview: Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for revenge.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-03-27
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Little Brother
Overview: Keith, a white elementary school teacher, journeys to South Los Angeles to investigate the home life of his gifted student Lamont. When he meets the boy’s elderly Grandmother, they begin a polite dialogue about Lamont’s frequent absences from school, but the conversation grows increasingly hostile. Unbeknownst to Keith, there’s a special ingredient in Grandma’s sweet tea… and the teacher may be in store for learning a powerful lesson of his own.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-08-22
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The Battle of Shaker Heights
Overview: A quirky teen with a penchant for war reenactments, Kelly Ernswiler obsesses over military tactics with his buddy Bart. The school bully is one of Kelly's regular headaches, and he also has to deal with a frustrating situation at home, where his father is a recovering drug addict. Kelly's life gets even more complicated when he falls for Tabby, Bart's pretty and soon-to-be-wed older sister.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-22
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Beverly Hills Cop III
Overview: When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a California amusement park called Wonder World. Returning to sunny Beverly Hills once more, Foley reunites with Detective Billy Rosewood to solve the case. Along with Billy's new partner, Detective Jon Flint, they discover that Wonder World is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-24
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A Rugrats Kwanzaa
Overview: When Aunt T. visits the Carmichaels to celebrate Kwanzaa, she tells Susie the holiday is a time to honor the legacy of our great people.
Genres: Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-21
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Out to Lunch
Overview: The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News when the newsroom staff takes a lunch break.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-10
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Hollow Image
Overview: A black New York career girl, who has made it big in the fashion world, is torn between her new life "downtown" and her roots in Harlem with an old boyfriend still living there.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-06-24
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Nurse
Overview: Michael Learned plays Mary Benjamin, a recently widowed woman who, confronted with her son's departure for college, decides to resume her career as a head nurse in a Manhattan hospital in this pilot movie for the short-lived TV series.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-04-09
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Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Overview: Satchmo. Theer are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied twentieth-century American culture. He revolutionized the world of music and became one of the nation's most influential entertainers. No other performer of his era has such a profound effect as a singer as well as an instrumentalist.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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