Actress Carol Sutton, best known for her roles in “Steel Magnolias” and the TV series “Queen Sugar”, has died due to complications from the coronavirus.
His death was announced by New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell. Sutton was 76.
“The world can recognize her by her performances in movies and on TV – whether it’s ‘Trem’ or ‘Close’ or ‘Runaway Jury’ or ‘Queen Sugar’ – but we will always remember her commanding stage presence, her rich portrayal of characters.” . , And a warm heart she shared with her fellow artists and crew, ”Cantrell Said in a statement on Twitter. Sutton died Thursday at the Tauro Infirmary.
An instability in the stages of her native New Orleans, Suite made a steady career on the big and small screens after beginning acting in Decade Project Theater productions in the late 1960s, including “The Last Madam”, “Original Tongue” and “A. Raisins in the sun. ”
She made her television debut in 1974 with “Miss Jane Pitman’s Autobiography” with Sicily Tyson, and starred with Avery Brooks in “In the Heat the Night” and in the TV movie “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”. Her recent TV credits include remakes of “Scream Queens”, the 2016 series “Roots”, “Trim,” “True Detective” and “Lovecraft Country”.
Actress Carol Sutton, who starred in ‘Steel Magnolias’ and ‘Queen Sugar’, has died at the age of 76.
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His film work includes the roles of “Monster’s Ball”, “Ray” and “The Help”. She co-starred with Julia Roberts and Denzel v. Washington in “The Pelican Brief,” opposite the policewoman and Sally Field, “Dolly Lee Parton” and Shirley ML Klein opposite “Male” Steel Magnolius. She was a judge in “The Big Easy” with Dennis Caid and Ellen Barkin.
Du Va Duverne, creator of the OWN series “Queen Sugar,” Tweeted: “It was our honor to welcome this veteran actress of stage and screen in episode 409 ‘Our Show as Uncle Martha’, ‘Styre at Same Fires’. May she grow up and rest in peace and strength.”
Sutton is survived by a son, Archie; A daughter, un justice; One brother, Oris Buckner; One sister, Adrian Jops; And five grandchildren.
The Associated Press contributes to this report.
