In the event you bear in mind singer and actress Nell Carter, it’s in all probability due to her years onGimme a Break!, a sitcom that aired on NBC for six seasons from October 29, 1981, to Might 12, 1987. Carter performed Nell Harper, a live-in housekeeper serving to increase the three daughters of widowed police chief Carl Kanisky. The present helped stage actress Carter transition to TV, netting her two Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations over the course of the present’s six-season run.
However Carter wasn’t the present’s solely star — in actual fact, a couple of forged members would see their profiles rise considerably after the collection ended. Practically 4 a long time after the present’s finale, let’s discover out who’s nonetheless alive from the beloved collection and pay tribute to these we’ve since misplaced.