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Valarie Pettiford is a Actor American born on 8 july 1960 at Queens (USA)
Valarie Pettiford (born July 8, 1960) is an American stage and television actress, dancer, and jazz singer. She received a Tony nomination for her role in the broadway production Fosse. She is also known for her role as "Big Dee Dee" Thorne on the UPN sitcom Half & Half.
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Pettiford was born in Queens, New York, to Ralph and Blanch Pettiford, and graduated from the High School of Performing Arts in 1978. She is married to her manager, actor and former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tony Rader. They got engaged in 1991.Usually with
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Battlefield America (2012)
Directed by Chris Stokes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Dance films, Musical films
Actors Gary Anthony Sturgis, Marques Houston, Chris Trousdale, Valarie Pettiford, Kristen Quintrall, Lynn Whitfield
Rating26%
A young successful man, Sean Lewis finds himself with the task of turning a group of misfit kids into a team so they can compete in the underground dance competition circuit. With no dance ability, he hires a dance instructor to help him out, while also trying to juggle this responsibility with his work. He then found himself falling for Sara, who runs the community centre for the kids.
Stars In Shorts (2012)
Directed by Rupert Friend, Neil LaBute, Jacob Chase
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Judi Dench, Lily Tomlin, Marin Ireland, Kenneth Branagh, Julia Stiles, Lucy Punch
Roles Angel of Death
Rating63%
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Jumping the Broom (2011)
, 1h52Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Laz Alonso, Paula Patton, Tasha Smith, Loretta Devine, Meagan Good, Valarie Pettiford
Roles Aunt Geneva
Rating57%
Sabrina Watson (Paula Patton) is the only child of the wealthy Watson family of her mother Claudine
Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
, 2h1Directed by Tyler Perry
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Janet Jackson, Tyler Perry, Tasha Smith, Jill Scott, Louis Gossett Jr., Malik Yoba
Roles Mom
Rating47%
The four couples prepare for their next marriage retreat in the Bahamas. Sheila and her new husband, Troy, are the first to arrive, followed (in order) by Patricia and Gavin, Terry and Dianne, and Angela and Marcus. The men and the women separate to talk about the good and bad about their marriages. In a surprising twist, Sheila's ex-husband, Mike, arrives, and Angela immediately starts a fight until he leaves the women alone to go see the guys.
Stomp the Yard (2007)
, 1h54Directed by Sylvain White
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Musical films
Actors Columbus Short, Meagan Good, Ne-Yo, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Brian J. White, Laz Alonso
Roles Jackie
Rating54%
DJ Williams (Columbus Short) is a young man in inner-city Los Angeles. He and his younger brother Duron (Chris Brown) compete in local dance competitions as members of a crew known as the "Goon Squad". During the battle there are backs and forths, but in the end of the battle the Goon Squad win a cash-prize, and the leader of the rival crew goes all in for a double or nothing battle,which DJ accepts much to the dismay of his brother who knows that if the opposing crew leader thinks he got hustled the crew won't be able to spend the money they win, the Goon Squad wins the second battle and the losing home crew responds by ambushing DJ and his crewmates after the show. A fight breaks out, and the leader of the rival crew starts beating up DJ. Duron pushes him away and starts fighting him, leading the rival to pull out a gun and shoot Duron, killing him.
Like Mike (2002)
, 1h39Directed by John Schultz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Sports films, Basketball films, Documentary films about sports, Children's films
Actors Shad Moss, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Robert Forster, Crispin Glover, Jesse Plemons
Roles Mrs. Boyd
Rating54%
Calvin Cambridge is a teenage orphan whose two best friends, Murph and Reg Stevens, are also orphans. At night they have to sell chocolate for a greedy orphanage director, Stan Bittleman, (Crispin Glover) after each home game of the Los Angeles Knights.
Glitter (2001)
, 1h44Directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Mariah Carey, Max Beesley, Terrence Howard, Dorian Harewood, Da Brat, Tia Texada
Roles Lillian Frank
Rating24%
Lillian Frank is a performer at a nightclub. Lillian tries to rouse the crowd with her torch song, "Lillie's Blues", with her daughter Billie Frank accompanying her on vocals. The plot fails and Lillian is fired. Lilian feels defeated and lights a cigarette, accidentally falls asleep with it and starts a fire, causing the building to be evacuated. Due to her mother's actions, Billie is fostered.
The Cotton Club (1984)
, 2h7Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Mafia films, Films about music and musicians, Films about racism, Jazz films, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, Bob Hoskins, James Remar
Roles Dancer
Rating64%
A musician named Dixie Dwyer begins working with mobsters to advance his career but falls in love with the girlfriend of gangland kingpin Dutch Schultz.