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Bebe Drake

1944-05-31 Sacramento, California, USA

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Biografia

Bebe Drake (born Beatrice Drake) is an American actress. Drake is one of four children born to Beatrice Lillian Hayes, a teacher, social worker and community activist, and Carl Everett Drake, a postal worker who later became the first African American practicing psychiatrist in Sacramento. She attended C. K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento City College, and California State University, Sacramento. Drake made her Broadway debut in the 1975 Leslie Lee's play The First Breeze of Summer and the following year appeared in Great Performances production. She later was regular cast member on the two short-lived sitcoms: Snip (1976) and Sanford Arms (1977). During her career, Drake appeared in more than 70 films and television series. She made her big screen debut in 1975 appearing in films Report to the Commissioner and Friday Foster, and in 1977 had supporting role opposite Richard Pryor in the comedy film Which Way Is Up?. In 1979 she co-starred in the miniseries Backstairs at the White House and the made-for-television movie The Cracker Factory. She made guest-starring appearances on television series such as Good Times, Welcome Back, Kotter, The Love Boat, The Jeffersons, Highway to Heaven, Thirtysomething, L.A. Law, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Steve Harvey Show, The Parent 'Hood and The Bernie Mac Show. Drake appeared in films such as The Last Married Couple in America (1980), Xanadu (1980), Oh, God! Book II (1980), First Monday in October (1981), Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986), Alien Nation (1988), House Party (1990), Across the Tracks (1991), Boomerang (1992), Jason's Lyric (1994), Space Jam (1996), How to Be a Player (1997), Anywhere But Here (1999), Leprechaun in the Hood (2000), Friday After Next (2002), Wild Hogs (2007) and Influence (2020). Drake appeared in the 1980 made-for-television drama Scared Straight! Another Story, the 1987 thriller Billionaire Boys Club, and the 1989 miniseries The Women of Brewster Place. She was regular cast member in the 1990 short-lived sitcom New Attitude. From 1989 to 1993 she had recurring role on A Different World playing Velma Gaines and later had recurring roles on Martin and Another Period playing Harriet Tubman.

Películas

Never and Again Ms. Addis 2021-02-11
Influence Cathy Kirby 2020-02-20
David E. Talbert's What Goes Around Comes Around Ms. Rudolf 2012-03-06
Suddenly Single 2012-09-04
Wild Hogs Mother-in-Law 2007-03-02
Crossroads Ettu 2006-09-30
Friday After Next Mrs. Pearly 2002-11-22
The Old Settler Geneva 2001-04-25
Leprechaun in the Hood Post's Mother 2000-03-28
How to Be a Player Mama Jackson 1997-08-06
Space Jam Jordan Housekeeper 1996-11-15
Jason's Lyric Ms. Murphy 1994-09-28
Body Bags Nurse 1993-08-08
Boomerang Mrs. Jackson 1992-06-30
Bebe's Kids Barfly (voice) 1992-07-31
Heat Wave Winnie (as Bebe Drake-Massey) 1990-08-13
House Party Mrs. Strickland 1990-01-20
The Women of Brewster Place Cleo 1989-03-19
Moving Target Postal Clerk (as Bebe Drake-Massey) 1988-02-08
O'Hara's Wife Female Jail Guard 1982-01-01
First Monday in October Nurse 1981-08-21
Scared Straight! Another Story Jean Lewis 1980-11-06
Oh, God! Book II Dr. Young, School Psychologist 1980-10-03
The Last Married Couple in America Policewoman 1980-04-03
Xanadu Female Guard 1980-08-08
The Cracker Factory Gloria 1979-03-16
Which Way Is Up? Thelma 1977-11-04
The First Breeze of Summer Gloria Townes 1976-01-28
Friday Foster Neighbor 1975-12-25