Occupation: Television Actress Birth: July 17, 1935
With any president it is difficult to predict how the world will be effected by his presence in the white house..
I considered Nat King Cole to be a friend and, in many ways, a mentor. He always had words of profound advice..
The lesson that I would hope everyone would learn quite early in their career is don't take it personally. Whatever it is that happens, you're accept….
In the war against breast cancer, we have the ability to arm ourselves with knowledge and education is a powerful tool. By taking action and doing so….
Whenever you're on television, there's a responsibility to look timeless. I worked with the masters of film, fashion and beauty. I took their words i….
If you're not invited to the party, throw your own..
I have a line of clothing at J.C. Penney's... and I'm lucky to be affiliated..
In the beginning, I found myself dealing with a show business dictated by male white supremacists and chauvinists. As a black female, I had to learn ….
I like to think I opened doors for other women, although that wasn't my original intention..
I think if you work in television everyday, and you must be privy to everything happening in television, then do so..
I hope that there are no persons that would want to think ill of me in any direction or any behavior..
You have to keep your sanity as well as know how to distance yourself from it while still holding onto the reins tightly. That is a very difficult th….
As soon as my mother saw my father, she said, "Oh! I think I'm gonna marry that man." That's the reason I've been married four times, because I think….
I've spent about that amount of time trying to tell the public that there was purpose in... my business, my career and the roller coaster ride... how….
I had a mom and a pop who kept telling me that I was wonderful at a very early age. So when someone said to me, "Oh, you're stuck up. Who do you thin….
I am a breast cancer survivor. I was intrigued to learn how many people prefer to talk to someone if they are familiar with their face, like an actor….
I suppose our lives need to be more integrated. We have white communities and black communities and white country clubs and black country clubs. It's….