Acting

Carol Mitchell-Leon

Born April 27, 1951 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died January 19, 2009 · aged 57

Carol Mitchell-Leon was an American actress. Mitchell-Leon was married to Atlanta director Kenny Leon from 1987 to 1998 and taught in the drama department of Clark Atlanta University. Acknowledged as one of the city's finest stage actresses, she also had a number of film credits, including Tyler Perry's "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and "Fried Green Tomatoes."

Known For

Fried Green TomatoesFried Green Tomatoes · 1991
Fried Green Tomatoes
7.71991
MovieDramaComedy
Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle Stop, Alabama.
Diary of a Mad Black WomanDiary of a Mad Black Woman · 2005
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
6.52005
MovieDramaRomance
Charles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seem to have everything – money, a beautiful mansion – the American Dream. However, as Helen prepares to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary, her life takes an unexpected twist when she comes home to find her clothes packed up in a U-Haul van parked in the driveway. Charles is divorcing her and kicks her out. Helen moves in with her grandmother Madea, an old woman who doesn't take any lip from anyone. Madea helps Helen through these tough times by showing her what is really important in life. Helen is forced to rediscover love, life, and religion in her pursuit for happiness.
Juwanna MannJuwanna Mann · 2002
Juwanna Mann
5.12002
MovieComedy
A basketball star is booted out of the NBA when his on-court antics go too far, so he poses as a woman and joins the WUBA.
IdlewildIdlewild · 2006
Idlewild
5.62006
MovieCrimeDrama
A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-era South, out of the hands of gangsters who want to take it over.
Randy & the MobRandy & the Mob · 2007
Randy & the Mob
4.52007
MovieActionComedy
A good ol' boy (McKinnon) gets into trouble with some mobsters, and then must seek assistance from his estranged, identical twin gay brother.
Getting OutGetting Out · 1994
Getting Out
5.21994
MovieDramaThriller
Breaking out of prison with a child in her womb and a dream of a normal existence, Arlene Holsclaw (Rebecca De Mornay) resolves to get a job and lead a good, Christian life. But the ghosts from her past -- including an ex-boyfriend (Rob Knepper) who wants to pimp her out and a sadistic mother (Ellen Burstyn) who plots to take away Arlene's baby -- have other plans. This made-for-TV drama is based on Marsha Norman's off-Broadway play.
White LieWhite Lie · 1991
White Lie
7.01991
MovieDramaTV Movie
A black New York man returns to his southern hometown to investigate his father's lynching at the hands of a white mob.
ScarlettScarlett · 1994
Scarlett
6.61994
SeriesDrama
Scarlett is a 1994 American television miniseries loosely based on Alexandra Ripley's eponymous 1991 book of the same name, a sequel to Margaret Mitchell's 'Gone with the Wind' (1936). Filmed across the United States and abroad, the series stars Joanne Whalley and Timothy Dalton. The miniseries was broadcast in four parts on CBS from November 13-17, 1994. Following the death of her sister-in-law Melanie Wilkes, Scarlett O'Hara sets out to reclaim her doomed romance with Rhett Butler, as it takes her home to Tara to Charleston to Savannah to Ireland, where she learns of her family's roots.

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