Royce Wallace
Royce Wallace | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 9, 1925 |
| Died | November 24, 1992 (aged 67) Ventura, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1942-1992, her death |
Royce Wallace (May 9, 1925 - November 24, 1992) was an American veteran stage and screen actress (Funny Lady) who had a long, distinguished career in films and television from the 1960s through the 1980s. She has appeared mostly in guest roles on Sanford and Son, The Paper Chase,[1] Benson, Soap, Quincy, M.E., and Roots: The Next Generations. She also played in Barnaby Jones, episode titled “Theater of fear”, alongside Anne Francis (09/26/1975). [2][3]
Career
Wallace started acting on Broadway, appearing in productions throughout the 1940s and 1950s such as Funny Girl (1964) and Carmen Jones (1943, which ran for two years) which was her first stage appearance. In the 1960s, Wallace was a founding co-member of the Cambridge Players theatrical group, a group which included some of the distinguished black actresses such as Esther Rolle (of Good Times TV show fame), Lynn Hamilton (who starred as "Donna" on the hit NBC-TV sitcom Sanford and Son), and Helen Martin of NBC-TV's 227.[4]
Death
Wallace died on November 24, 1992, in Ventura, California, at the age of 67.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Take a Giant Step | Rose Thompson | |
| 1969 | Goodbye, Columbus | Carlotta | |
| 1972 | Cool Breeze | Emma Mercer | |
| 1974 | Willie Dynamite | Willie's Mother (Emma) | |
| 1975 | Funny Lady | Adele | |
| 1986 | Wildcats | Judge | |
| 1986 | Crossroads | Hotel Proprietress | |
| 1989 | Immediate Family | Nurse |
References
- ^ The Paper Chase, Season 1, Episode 16: "A Matter of Anger" (YouTube)
- ^ https://movies.nytimes.com/person/74374/Royce-Wallace Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine Royce Wallace bio and filmography
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ reference at USA Film Festival-Schedule listing (scribed.com)
Demetria Fulton: Barnaby Jones episode:Theater of Fear
