Minnie Gentry

Minnie Gentry

Born: December 2, 1915
Died: May 11, 1993
in Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Movies for Minnie Gentry...

Bad Lieutenant
Title: Bad Lieutenant
Character: Elderly Woman
Released: November 20, 1992
Type: Movie
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.
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Title: Here and Now
Released: September 19, 1992
Type: TV
Here and Now is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from September 19, 1992 to January 2, 1993. The series starred Malcolm-Jamal Warner in the lead role, who prior to this series co-starred in The Cosby Show which ended its run in Spring 1992. Bill Cosby served as one on the show's executive producers along with Warner serving as executive consultant credited as M.J. Warner. The song "Tennessee" by Arrested Development was used as the show's theme song.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Bernice
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Def by Temptation
Title: Def by Temptation
Character: Grandma
Released: March 23, 1990
Type: Movie
An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York, and all that stands in her way is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a cop that specializes in cases involving the supernatural.
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Apprentice to Murder
Title: Apprentice to Murder
Character: Mam Isobel
Released: February 26, 1988
Type: Movie
Pennsylvania, 1928. Billy Kelly, a sixteen-year old boy, meets a mysterious traveler claiming he's the messenger of God. Falling under under the spell of this "doctor" Reese, he will soon discover Reese has murderous plans for his future. Based on a true story.
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America
Title: America
Character: Mrs. Justice
Released: October 1, 1986
Type: Movie
The zany crew of a New York cable TV station accidentally bounce a signal off the moon, bringing them worldwide attention.
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Title: The Cosby Show
Released: September 20, 1984
Type: TV
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.
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The Brother from Another Planet
Title: The Brother from Another Planet
Character: Mrs. Brown
Released: September 7, 1984
Type: Movie
An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth parallels that of the immigrant experience.
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Hollow Image
Title: Hollow Image
Character: Emma
Released: June 24, 1979
Type: Movie
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.
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Greased Lightning
Title: Greased Lightning
Character: Wendell’s Mother
Released: July 1, 1977
Type: Movie
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.
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Just an Old Sweet Song
Title: Just an Old Sweet Song
Character: Aunt Velvet
Released: September 25, 1976
Type: Movie
Upon learning that their grandmother is not long for this world, Nate and Priscilla Simmons pack up their kids and leave Detroit to head down South. Eventually, the family rediscovers its African-American roots and elects to stay in their new rural surroundings.
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Claudine
Title: Claudine
Character: Bus Woman (uncredited)
Released: April 22, 1974
Type: Movie
Claudine is a single mother in New York City who endures an exhausting commute to the suburbs where she works as a maid for wealthy families. In one carefully tended white community, she meets Roop, a charismatic but irresponsible garbage collector. Romance quickly ensues, but Claudine doubts that their relationship is good for her six children, and Rupert, despite his good nature, is reluctant to take on fatherhood.
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Black Caesar
Title: Black Caesar
Character: Mama Gibbs
Released: February 7, 1973
Type: Movie
Tommy Gibbs is a tough kid, raised in the ghetto, who aspires to be a kingpin criminal. As a young boy, his leg is broken by a bad cop on the take, during a pay-off gone bad. Nursing his vengeance, he rises to power in Harlem, New York. Angry at the racist society around him, both criminal and straight, he sees the acquisition of power as the solution to his rage.
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Come Back, Charleston Blue
Title: Come Back, Charleston Blue
Character: Her Majesty
Released: June 29, 1972
Type: Movie
Sequel to Cotton Comes to Harlem. Another bad influence is hitting Harlem and Gravedigger and Coffin Ed are the two cops who will stop it. Charleston Blue was a prohibition era black gangster, dead 4 decades. When he seems to have reappeared, once again slitting throats with his Blue straight edge razors, the two cops begin a complicated search for some answers.
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Georgia, Georgia
Title: Georgia, Georgia
Character: Alberta Anderson
Released: March 10, 1972
Type: Movie
Georgia, a black American singer, comes to Stockholm for a show. She meets an American deserter and soon they have fallen in love. But Georgia's assistant Alberta tell her to stick to her own kind.