What Happened!? 10 Of Our Favorite Movie And TV Characters Who Passed Away Too Soon In Real Life

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Nell Carter, aka, Nell Harper from “Gimme A Break!”

Man, “Gimme A Break!” was my ish! Nell Carter with her awesome singing voice (which she used to sing the theme song to the show) played the lead character, housekeeper Nell Harper. She was so good on the job that she was nominated for several Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her work. The real Nell on the other hand battled major health issues over the years, including drug addiction and suffering two brain aneurysms. But in 2003, Carter passed away from heart disease that was complicated by her diabetes. I was a huge fan of Nell Carter when I was younger, so when she passed in 2003 I was pretty sad. Carter was 54.

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