Aleta Mitchell is an American film,

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Career

Filmography

She has appeared in films including * 1986 '' No Mercy'' (directed by Richard Pearce) as Cara * 1988 '' The Serpent and the Rainbow'' (directed by Wes Craven) as Celestine Durand * 1989 '' Valmont'' (directed by

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) as Victoire * 1992 ''

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'' (directed by

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) as Sister Robin * 1997 '' Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'' (directed by Clint Eastwood) as Alphabette * 1998 ''

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'' (directed by Brandon Cole) as Louise

Television work

Mitchell has also appeared in

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including * 1985 ''

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'' as Mrs. Randall * 1991-1994 ''

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'' as Helene Carter / Joanne Preston

Theatre

She has appeared in various Off Broadway- and on Broadway in ''Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'' (1984).

References

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