BIOGRAPHY
Vivian Bonnell (born Enid Mosier) was born on May 23, 1924 in Antigua, British West Indies. She was an actress and singer who came to fame on Broadway as calypso singer Enid Mosier in Truman Capote's "House of Flowers" (1954), starring opposite Pearl Bailey. She went on to record a couple calypso albums as "Enid Mosier and her Trinidad Steel Band" with her fellow cast members, Michael Alexander, Roderick Clavery, and Alphonso Marshall (Austin Stoker), who she later married. After changing her name to Vivian Bonnell, she appeared in dozens of films including memorable roles in "For Pete's Sake" as Loretta and "Ghost" as Ortisha (the woman at the séance), as well as guest appearances on TV shows like "Sanford and Son", "Married With Children", "Moesha", and "The Jeffersons". She was married to Austin Stoker. She died on November 18, 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA. |
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"Darts" from the album No Cover; No Minimum (Decca, 1958) |
"Hey, Come Ring, Diamond" from the album Enid Mosier and her Trinidad Steel Band" (Michael Alexander, Roderick Clavery, and Alphonso Marshall) |
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Hey, Come Ring, Diamond
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Film/TV Movie | Role | Year |
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Leadbelly (dir., Gordon Parks) | Old Lady | 1976 |
California Dreaming (dir., John Hancock) | Alma | 1979 |
Teachers (dir., Arthur Hiller) | Nurse | 1984 |
Amazon Women on the Moon (dir., Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton, John Landis, and Robert K. Weiss) | Theater Customer 3 | 1987 |
Summer School (dir., Carl Weiner) | Mrs. Green | 1987 |
Elvis and Me (dir.,Larry Peerce) | Alberta | 1988 |
Ghost (dir., Jerry Zucker) | Ortisha | 1990 |
Switched at Birth (dir., Warris Hussein) | Nurse Ford | 1991 |
Christmas in Connecticut (dir., Arnold Schwarzenegger) | Nora | 1992 |
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BIOGRAPHY
Vivian Bonnell (born Enid Mosier) was born on May 23, 1924 in Antigua, British West Indies. She was an actress and singer who came to fame on Broadway as calypso singer Enid Mosier in Truman Capote's "House of Flowers" (1954), starring opposite Pearl Bailey. She went on to record a couple calypso albums as "Enid Mosier and her Trinidad Steel Band" with her fellow cast members, Michael Alexander, Roderick Clavery, and Alphonso Marshall (Austin Stoker), who she later married. After changing her name to Vivian Bonnell, she appeared in dozens of films including memorable roles in "For Pete's Sake" as Loretta and "Ghost" as Ortisha (the woman at the séance), as well as guest appearances on TV shows like "Sanford and Son", "Married With Children", "Moesha", and "The Jeffersons". She was married to Austin Stoker. She died on November 18, 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA. |
AUDIO
"Darts" from the album No Cover; No Minimum (Decca, 1958) |
"Hey, Come Ring, Diamond" from the album Enid Mosier and her Trinidad Steel Band" (Michael Alexander, Roderick Clavery, and Alphonso Marshall) |
Darts!
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Hey, Come Ring, Diamond
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Film/TV Movie | Role | Year |
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Leadbelly (dir., Gordon Parks) | Old Lady | 1976 |
California Dreaming (dir., John Hancock) | Alma | 1979 |
Teachers (dir., Arthur Hiller) | Nurse | 1984 |
Amazon Women on the Moon (dir., Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton, John Landis, and Robert K. Weiss) | Theater Customer 3 | 1987 |
Summer School (dir., Carl Weiner) | Mrs. Green | 1987 |
Elvis and Me (dir.,Larry Peerce) | Alberta | 1988 |
Ghost (dir., Jerry Zucker) | Ortisha | 1990 |
Switched at Birth (dir., Warris Hussein) | Nurse Ford | 1991 |
Christmas in Connecticut (dir., Arnold Schwarzenegger) | Nora | 1992 |
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