Sexiest Pictures Of Valarie Pettiford. Valarie Pettiford, the American stage and television actress, was born on 8th July 1960 in Queens, New York, United States. She is also a well-known dancer and jazz singer. She began her career as a dancer and choreographer in Bob Fosse’s productions on Broadway.
The actress was praised for portraying an African-American lesbian, Cassandra Keefer, in The Naked Truth (1994). The actress was cast as Julie in a touring production of Show Boat. Pettiford also released a jazz album in 2015 namely, Hear My Soul.
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Valarie debuted in films in 1978 with an ensemble cast of The Wiz. The actress appeared as Mariah Carey’s mother in the 2001 film Glitter. The actress joined the cast of the 2007 film, Stomp the Yard. She was cast as Aunt Geneva in the 2011 film, Jumping the Broom. The actress earned recognition for her role as ‘Big Dee Dee’ Thorne in Half & Half, the UPN sitcom.
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In the 1990s, the actress was cast in some daytime soap operas such as Another World and OPne Life to Live. For her role of Big Dee Dee Thorne in Half & Half, she was nominated thrice for NAACP Image Award. She portrayed the character of Sandra Lucas in the comedy-drama series Tyler Perry’s House of Payne.
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She was also cast in the HBO pilot Anatomy of Hope. She is playing the recurring role of Harold Cooper’s wife on the NBC drama The Blacklist. Pettiford was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in the Broadway production Fosse.
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She bagged a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for her performance in the Broadway production of Fosse. She received the Backstage Bistro Award for her cabaret debut at the Metropolitan Room in 2007.
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