Arnetia Walker
Known For
Acting
Born
1956-01-01 in Columbus, Georgia, USA
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.
Most Known For
Mad About You
as Jamie's Co-Worker
Everybody Loves Raymond
as Friendly Mom
Quantum Leap
as Traci
Touched by an Angel
as Sweeney
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Samantha
Judging Amy
as Laura Evans
Just Shoot Me!
as Tisha
The Steve Harvey Show
as Judge Maxine Sharp
Bookie
as Grandma Marion
Popular
as Ms. Ross
Love & War
Malcolm & Eddie
Nurses
as Nurse Annie Roland
For Love of the Game
as Airport Bartender
Bless This House
College Road Trip
as Grandma Porter
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
The Big House
Cast a Deadly Spell
as Hypolite Kropotkin
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
as Dogette