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.In2003, she covered Operation Iraqi Freedom.Before joining CNN, shewas a news correspondent for NBC Nightly News and The Today Show.WHITFIELD, LYNN.Whitfield was one of seven performers in theBroadway choreopoem For Colored Girls Who Have ConsideredSuicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf in 1982.Whitfield performed inthe drama special Zora Is My Name in 1990.She starred or had im-portant roles in numerous made-for-television motion pictures includ-ing the following: Johnnie Mae Gibson: F.B.I and The Women ofBrewster Place, both in 1989; The Josephine Baker Story in 1991,Stompin at the Savoy in 1992; Sophie and the Moonhanger in 1996;Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding in 1998; Dangerous Evi-dence: The Lori Jackson Story, Deep in My Heart, Love Songs, andThe Color of Courage, all in 1999; and Redemption in 2004.WHITNEY HOUSTON: THE CONCERT FOR A NEW SOUTHAFRICA (HBO, November 12, 1994).Whitney Houston performedin a live, sold-out performance of more than 70,000 fans in Johan-nesburg, South Africa.WHITNEY HOUSTON: THIS IS MY LIFE (ABC, May 6, 1992).Whitney Houston shows highlights of her European tour withhelp from her mother, gospel singer Cissy Houston, and KevinCostner, who starred with her in the film The Bodyguard.WhitneyHouston, Cissy Houston, and John Houston were producers.WHO KILLED MARTIN LUTHER KING? (FOX, January 22,1993).This documentary examined the assassination of the civilrights leader Martin Luther King Jr.in Memphis in 1968.LaurenceFishburne hosted.WHOOPI (NBC, 2003 2004).Whoopi Goldberg starred in this sit-com as Mavis Rae, a singer who once had a hit record.Realizing herdiva days were over, Mavis used her earnings to buy a small hotel inWILCOX, RALPH " 481Manhattan.She ran the Lamont Hotel with an assortment of charac-ters including her brother, Courtney, played by Wren T.Brown.Thecomedienne told Jet (October 27, 2003), which compared the seriesto the politically incorrect All in the Family, that  Mavis smokes,drinks straight out of the bottle, makes racist remarks, and challengesall kinds of stereotypes. The show was taped in Queens, New York.Goldberg was executive producer.WHOOPI GOLDBERG DIRECT FROM BROADWAY (HBO,January 20, 1985).Whoopi Goldberg went solo in this comedy con-cert with very explicit language.WHOOPI GOLDBERG SHOW, THE (SYN, 1992 1993).WhoopiGoldberg was host of this talk show featuring interviews with showbusiness and political celebrities.The show was seen five days aweek and was critically acclaimed, though it fared poorly in the rat-ings.A reported 200 episodes were produced, but research indicatesthe series lasted only six months.WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS (ABC, 1961 ).This sports anthologyseries showcased various sports.Each show began with a montage ofexciting sports film as the announcer, Jim McKay, said the catch-phrase,  the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The Muham-mad Ali fights with Joe Frazier and George Foreman were firstaired on closed circuit pay-per-view but were rebroadcast the follow-ing Saturdays on this series.Ali would provide commentary duringthe fight and verbally box with Howard Cosell.The Ali bouts weregreat ratings earners.Another top ratings earner for this series wasThe Harlem Globetrotters.In recent years, Wide World of Sportshas been the title for ABC s weekend sports programming.WILCOX, RALPH.Wilcox played Raymond McKay in the sitcomBig Eddie (1975), Raymond St.Williams in the sitcom Busting Loose(1977), and Duke in the sitcom One in a Million (1980).In TVmovies and miniseries, he had roles including the following: WhiteLie (1991), Stompin at the Savoy (1992), Simple Justice (1993),With Hostile Intent (1995), Deadly Pursuits (1996), Last Dance(1996), To Love, Honor, and Deceive (1996); Ruby Bridges (1998),and From the Earth to the Moon (1998).482 " WILD WOMEN DON T SING THE BLUESWILD WOMEN DON T SING THE BLUES (PBS, February 27,1989).This one-hour documentary profiled five lady blues legendswho sang between 1910 and 1930: Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, EthelWaters, Alberta Hunter, and Ida Cox.WILKINSON, LISA.Wilkinson played Nancy Grant on the daytimedrama All My Children (1972 1982).WILLIAMS, BILLY DEE.Williams starred in Brian s Song as GaleSayers in 1971.He was a guest at the testimonial dinner The Ameri-can Film Institute Salutes Henry Fonda in 1979.He hosted the docu-mentary Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi in 1983 and BrownSugar in 1986.Williams also guest-starred in variety specials Nightof 100 Stars II in 1985 and Diana Ross.Red Hot Rhythm andBlues in 1987.In TV films, he had starring or key roles in Carter sArmy in 1970, Truman Capote s  The Glass House in 1972, Christ-mas Lilies of the Field in 1979, and The Jacksons: An AmericanDream in 1992.He appeared in the tribute special It s Black Enter-tainment (1997) and Motown 40: The Music Is Forever (1998).WILLIAMS, CLARENCE III.Williams played Linc, one of the threeundercover cops, on The Mod Squad (1968 1973).He also had arole in the drama special The Hero Who Couldn t Read (1984).Heplayed a key role in Rebound: The Legend of Earl  The GoatManigault (1996).WILLIAMS, CRESS.Williams played Terrence ( Scooter ) on thesitcom Living Single in 1994 and D Shawn Hardell on Beverly Hills90210 (1993 1994).WILLIAMS, DARNELL.Williams played Jesse Hubbard on the day-time drama All My Children from 1981 to 1988 and again in 1994.He won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a DaytimeDrama Series for the 1984 1985 and 1985 1986 seasons.When hewon, he thanked everyone who  helped me get a bookend. He hadthree bookends because he had already won the statuette in1982 1983 for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a DaytimeDrama Series.Williams played dual roles in the ABC AfterschoolSpecial  The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid.WILLIAMS, KELLIE SHANYGNE " 483WILLIAMS, DICK ANTHONY.Williams played Malcolm X in theminiseries King in 1978 and also in the American Playhouse produc-tion of The Meeting in 1989.Also in 1978, he played John Tubmanin A Woman Called Moses.He was one of the gents in the 1981miniseries The Sophisticated Gents.Williams had key roles in thefollowing TV films: Hollow Image in 1979, The Night the CityScreamed in 1980, Brave New World in 1980, This Is Kate.Ben-nett in 1982, A Gun in the House in 1982, Sister, Sister in 1982, andNight Partner in 1983.He was one of the main characters in thedrama series Homefront (1991 1993).WILLIAMS, GARY ANTHONY.Comedian Williams was a regularon the sketch comedy series Blue Collar TV beginning in 2004.WILLIAMS, HAL.Williams had major roles in Sanford and Son (as thecop, Smitty) from 1972 to 1976, 227 (as Lester, husband to MarlaGibbs s character) from 1985 to 1990, The Sinbad Show (as the grand-father) from 1993 to 1994, On the Rocks from 1975 to 1976, and Pri-vate Benjamin from 1981 to 1983.He had roles in the following TVfilms: The Police Story (1973), Sidekicks (1974), Off the Wall (1977),Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery (1978), The Sky Is Gray (1980), Don tLook Back: The Story of Satchel Paige (1981), T.J.Hooker (1982), Allthe Money in the World (1983), Percy and Thunder (1993), The WestSide Waltz (1995), and The Cherokee Kid (1996).He played Aleck Ha-ley, one of Alex Haley s ancestors, in Roots: The Next Generations in1979.He had roles in two ABC Afterschool Specials:  Run, Don t Walkin 1981 and  The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid in 1983.WILLIAMS, JUAN [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]