Olivia Cole

Olivia Cole

Born: 1942-11-26

Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Known For

Fly Away Home

The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place

Big Shots

Something About Amelia

Something About Amelia

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Heroes

Children of Divorce

Children of Divorce

Coming Home

Some Kind of Hero

Some Kind of Hero

Mistress of Paradise

Mistress of Paradise

The Sky Is Gray

The Sky Is Gray

First Sunday

Also Appeared With…

3 shared projects Shared Movies

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Douglas Turner Ward

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Bruce Boxleitner

1 shared project Shared Movies

Tiana Alexandra

1 shared project Shared Movies

1 shared project Shared Movies

1 shared project Shared Movies

1 shared project Shared Movies

1 shared project Shared Movies

1 shared project Shared Movies

1 shared project Shared Movies

1 shared project Shared Movies

Roles by Genre

Genre Evolution Over Time

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The Women of Brewster Place

Big Shots

Something About Amelia

Heroes

Coming Home

Some Kind of Hero

Full Filmography

🏆 Award Stats

6 total wins
34 nominations
3 Oscars 🥇

1977

Heroes as Jane Adcox 🏆

1978

Coming Home as Corrine 🏆

1980

1981

1982

Some Kind of Hero as Jesse 🏆

1984

Something About Amelia as Ruth Walters 🏆

1985

Go Tell It on the Mountain as Elizabeth 🏆

1987

Big Shots as Mrs. Newton 🏆

1989

The Women of Brewster Place as Miss Sophie 🏆

2008

First Sunday as Momma T 🏆