Angelique Bates (born December 1, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, and rapper who is best known for the two seasons she served on the

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series ''

All That ''All That'' is an American sketch comedy television series created by Brian Robbins and Michael Tollin, Mike Tollin. The series originally aired on Nickelodeon from April 16, 1994, to October 22, 2005, lasting ten seasons, and was produced by ...

''.''All That: Fresh Out the Box'', Steve Holland, Pocket Books, 1998

Career

Early career

Bates was born and raised in

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, and is of Haitian and Native American descent. Bates got her start in a

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commercial when she was a baby. She subsequently landed an AT&T commercial and a co-starring role in the short film ''Sweet Potato Ride''.

''All That''

In 1994, Bates' agent sent her out to audition for ''All That'' and they liked what she did. She did a

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impression among other things. Following four or five auditions, Bates got the part. Bates left ''All That'' after two seasons; she was the first original cast member to leave the series. She did however return for the 100th episode, along with fellow ''All That''

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Katrina Johnson Katrina Ann Johnson (born April 27, 1982) is an American actress. Born in San Diego, California, she starred on Nickelodeon's ''All That'' sketch comedy show from 1994 to 1997. As part of the show's original cast, she played characters such as ...

and

Alisa Reyes Alisa Adriana Reyes is an American actress, best known for three seasons that she appeared on Nickelodeon's ''All That'' (1994–97) and providing the voice of LaCienega Boulevardez in the Disney Channel original series, ''The Proud Family'' (200 ...

Filmography

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