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The actor Carol Sutton, who appeared in well more than 100 movies, plays and television shows, died Thursday in New Orleans of complications from the coronavirus. She was 76 years old.
In 1974, Sutton made her television debut in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, then went on to feature films, starring theatrical roles and more television work. Though she refused to relocate from her hometown, she worked steadily, winning roles in movies, including The Big Easy, The Pelican Brief, Monster s Ball, Ray, Steel Magnolias, The Help, and Poms. Sutton was diagnosed with the virus and hospitalized in November.
Sutton honed her acting abilities beginning in 1968, when she joined one of the rare African-American theatrical troupes in the Deep South. The Dashiki Project Theatre, founded by students at Dillard University and other historically black colleges and universities in Louisiana, was based in New Orleans and mounted plays that reflected the complexities of Africa