''Laurel Avenue'' is an American three-hour television
miniseries which aired on
HBO on July 10 and 11, 1993. It is the story of an eventful weekend in the lives of an extended
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
family living in
St. Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
,
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
.
Paul Aaron and actor
Charles S. Dutton served as executive producers. The teleplay was written by Michael Henry Brown, based upon a story by Aaron and Brown. The miniseries was directed by
Carl Franklin
Carl Franklin (born April 11, 1949) is an American filmmaker. Franklin is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley, and continued his education at the AFI Conservatory, where he graduated with an M.F.A. degree in directing in 1986.
Earl ...
.
Cast
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Mary Alice
Mary Alice Smith (December 3, 1936 – July 27, 2022), known professionally as Mary Alice, was an American television, film, and stage actress. Alice was known for her roles as Leticia "Lettie" Bostic on the sitcom ''A Different World'' (1987 ...
as Maggie Arnett
*Jay Brooks as Uncle Otis Arnett
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Juanita Jennings as Yolanda Arnett-Friedman
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Scott Lawrence
Scott Lawrence (born September 27, 1963) is an American actor best known for his role as Cmdr. Sturgis Turner on the CBS series '' JAG''. Lawrence played the role from 2001 until 2005, when the series ended. He is also known for being the maj ...
as Keith Arnett
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Dan Martin Daniel Martin may refer to:
People
* Dan Martin (actor) (born 1951), American actor
*Dan Martin (drama educator) (born 1953), American academic
*Dan Martin (cyclist) (born 1986), Irish road bicycle racer
*Dan Martin (footballer) (born 1986), Britis ...
as Woodrow Arnett
*Monté Russell as Marcus Arnett
*Ondrea Shalbetter as Shanequa Arnett
*Rhonda Stubbins White as Rolanda Arnett
*Vonte Sweet as Rushan Arnett
*Gay Thomas as Kathleen Arnett
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Malinda Williams
Melinda is a feminine given name.
Etymology
The modern name ''Melinda'' is a combination of "Mel" with the suffix "-inda". "Mel" can be derived from names such as Melanie meaning "dark, black" in Greek, or from Melissa (μέλισσα) meanin ...
as Sheila Arnett
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Mel Winkler
Mel Winkler (October 23, 1941 – June 11, 2020) was an American actor, perhaps best known as the voice of Aku Aku in the ''Crash Bandicoot'' video games, from '' Crash Bandicoot: Warped'' to '' Crash Twinsanity''.
Early life
Winkler was bor ...
as Jake Arnett
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Gary Dourdan as Anthony
*Michael Tezla as Howard Friedman
*Ulysses Zackery as Fletcher
Video releases
On July 10, 2001, the miniseries was released on VHS. However, it has yet to be released on DVD or any other digital video format.
References
External links
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{{HBONetwork Shows
1990s American television miniseries
HBO original programming
1993 American television series debuts
1993 American television series endings
Television shows set in Minnesota
Minnesota in fiction
Culture of Saint Paul, Minnesota
Films directed by Carl Franklin
Television series by HBO Independent Productions