Valarie Pettiford
TV Actress
About
Tony Award-winning actress who became known for her role on stage in Fosse on Broadway and for her role as Big Dee Dee Thorne on the television series Half & Half.
Before Fame
She graduated from the High School of Performing Arts in 1978 and started out as a dancer and choreographer.
Trivia
She released a Jazz album in 2005 titled Hear My Soul.
Family Life
She married former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tony Radar.
Associated With
She played Mariah Carey’s mother in the film Glitter.
