ACTOR

Olivia Cole

Known for Murder, She Wrote · First Sunday · Roots

Snapshot 2026-10-16

Born

Nov 26, 1942

Died

Jan 19, 2018

Birthplace

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Known For

Acting

Known For

TV

Murder, She WroteMelinda Coop · 1984
★ 7.5

MOVIE

First SundayMomma T · 2008
★ 5.6

TV

RootsMathilda · 1977
★ 7.4

TV

North and SouthMaum Sally · 1985
★ 7.5

TV

L.A. LawJudge Julie McFarlane · 1986
★ 7.0

TV

Police Woman1 eps · 1974
★ 6.4

MOVIE

The Women of Brewster PlaceMiss Sophie · 1989
★ 6.9

TV

American PlayhouseElizabeth · 1982
★ 6.6

Filmography

Movies

HeroesJane Adcox

1977

Coming HomeCorrine

1978

Children of DivorceBetty Williams

1980

The Sky Is GrayOctavia

1980

Fly Away HomeSarah Brookford

1981

Mistress of ParadiseVictorine

1981

Some Kind of HeroJesse

1982

Go Tell It on the MountainElizabeth

1984

Something About AmeliaRuth Walters

1984

Big ShotsMrs. Newton

1987

The Fig TreeNannie

1987

The Women of Brewster PlaceMiss Sophie

1989

First SundayMomma T

2008

Television

Police Woman1 eps

1974

Rafferty1 eps

1977

RootsMathilda · 3 eps

1977

RootsMathilda Moore · 8 eps

1977

S

Szysznyk15 eps

1977

Backstairs at the White HouseMaggie Rogers · 4 eps

1979

American PlayhouseElizabeth · 1 eps

1982

RT

Report to Murphy6 eps

1982

Murder, She WroteMelinda Coop · 1 eps

1984

Murder, She WroteYvette Dauphin · 1 eps

1984

Murder, She WroteCallie Coleman · 1 eps

1984

North and SouthMaum Sally · 6 eps

1985

L.A. LawJudge Julie McFarlane · 3 eps

1986

The Women of Brewster PlaceMiss Sophie · 2 eps

1989

Brewster PlaceMiss Sophie · 10 eps

1990

ChristyEsther Scott · 1 eps

1994

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