Notable Acting Alumni
In addition to earlier-mentioned names, Karamu's acting alumni come from all races and include:
- Bill Cobbs (born June 16, 1934) - film, television, stage, directing, master workshops
- Minnie Gentry (1915–1993) — a Broadway, film and television actress
- Robert Guillaume (born November 30, 1927) — a film, stage and television actor best known for starring — in the late 1970s–mid 1980s — in the television situation-comedy series Soap and its spin-off series Benson
- Dick Latessa (born 1929) — a film, stage and television actor who won the 2003 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his role in Hairspray
- Ron O'Neal (1937–2004) — an actor, film director and screenwriter who appeared in many blaxploitation films in the 1970s
Vaness Bell-Calloway born in 1956. Vanessa performed in Karamu's theater and modern dance departments. She earned a spot in the chorus of the Broadway musical, Dream Girls, advancing to countless film and television productions.
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