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Yvette Freeman‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1957-10-01

Popularity

star10.2

Yvette Freeman

Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Yvette Freeman

Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1957-10-01

Popularity

star10.2

Biography

Yvette Freeman is an American actress, singer and director. Predominantly active as a stage actress, she made her Broadway debut in 1979 in the original production of Ain't Misbehavin'. She won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for her portrayal of Dinah Washington in the 1998 Off-Broadway play Dinah Was. On television, she is best known for her roles as Haleh Adams in the NBC medical drama series ER, Evelyn Smalley in the TV series Working , and Irma Lerman in Orange Is the New Black. Freeman was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. She later moved to New York City to pursue a career in graphic design. There she turned to acting on stage productions, before appearing in The Wiz and Ain't Misbehavin'. At the same time, she also worked as a singer in nightclubs and performed in cabaret. In 1990, Freeman relocated to Los Angeles, and began appearing on television, in shows like Tales from the Crypt, Knots Landing, and L.A. Law. Freeman is best known for her role as Haleh Adams, a registered nurse, on the NBC medical drama series ER. She played the role from 1994 to the series finale in 2009, appearing in 184 episodes total. She was one of the longest-serving recurring characters on the show, having appeared in every season since 1994, with her first appearance in the two-hour pilot episode. From 1997 to 1999, she was also a regular on the NBC sitcom Working, while still appearing in ER. In 2002, during ER summer hiatus, she lost 120 pounds and now speaks as a positive advocate for weight loss. In 1999, Freeman released her debut album, A Tribute to Dinah Washington, after performing in the Off-Broadway production of Dinah Was. She won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress in 1998. In 2012, she played Ma Rainey, the Mother of the Blues in the Huntington Theatre Company production of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. In 2000s, Freeman had recurring roles on the daytime soap operas Days of Our Lives and The Bold and the Beautiful, and guest starred on Judging Amy, Boston Public, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2014, Freeman was cast as Irma, one of "The Golden Girls", in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black. Along with cast, Freeman received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Source: Article "Yvette Freeman" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movie Credits

Switch

Switch‌
star5.9
calendar 1991

Angus

Angus‌
star6.5
calendar 1995

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina‌
star5.3
calendar 2003

Bat boy

Bat boy‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

Just My Imagination

Just My Imagination‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest‌
star4.7
calendar 1995

The Revenant

The Revenant‌
star6.2
calendar 2009

The Last Word

The Last Word‌
star6.6
calendar 2017

Blindfire

Blindfire‌
star6.7
calendar 2020

Tv Credits

L.A. Law

L.A. Law‌
star7.0
calendar 1986

Boston Public

Boston Public‌
star7.7
calendar 2000

Judging Amy

Judging Amy‌
star7.5
calendar 1999

Step by Step

Step by Step‌
star7.7
calendar 1991

Alien Nation

Alien Nation‌
star6.9
calendar 1989

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper‌
star6.4
calendar 1992

ER

ER‌
star7.8
calendar 1994

Camp Wilder

Camp Wilder‌
star4.5
calendar 1992

Working

Working‌
star4.7
calendar 1997

Saving Grace

Saving Grace‌
star8.0
calendar 2007

Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black‌
star7.7
calendar 2013

Ann Jillian

Ann Jillian‌
star5.0
calendar 1989

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation‌
star7.6
calendar 2000

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt‌
star8.0
calendar 1989

Pretty Little Liars

Pretty Little Liars‌
star8.0
calendar 2010

A Black Lady Sketch Show

A Black Lady Sketch Show‌
star7.5
calendar 2019

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier‌
star8.0
calendar 1972

The John Larroquette Show

The John Larroquette Show‌
star6.7
calendar 1993

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories‌
star7.4
calendar 2020

Knots Landing

Knots Landing‌
star6.8
calendar 1979