Vinnette Carroll



Vinnette Carroll (1922-2002) was a playwright, actress, and theatre director.

In Sesame Street’s third season, she played a character called Lillian in Episodes 0240, 0337, and 0372.

Carroll was schooled in psychology before studying theatre, founded the non-profit Urban Arts Corps, staged productions of Dark of the Moon, A Streetcar Named Desire, and The Crucible, and became the first African-American woman to direct on Broadway with her staging of Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.

Her screen roles include Alice's Restaurant (with Arlo Guthrie), The Reivers (scored by John Williams), and two episodes of All in the Family as Dr. Wynell Thatcher.

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