Deborah Ann Morgan (born September 20, 1956) is an American film and
television actress. She played the role of Angie Baxterâ€"Hubbard on
the ABC soap opera All My Children for which she was the first
African-American to win the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1989. She is also known for
her roles as the Seer in the fourth and fifth seasons of Charmed. In
film, she received critical acclaim for her performance as Mozelle
Batiste-Delacroix in Eve's Bayou (1997).Morgan was born in Dunn, North
Carolina, the daughter of Lora, a teacher, and George Morgan, Jr., a
butcher. She has a younger sister, Terry. The family relocated to the
Bronx when Morgan was still a child. In a 1997 interview with People,
Morgan revealed that her father was an abusive alcoholic. While he
never physically harmed his daughters, Morgan recalled her mother
running from her father often. Her father died of leukemia in 1975.
Morgan attended parochial school. Morgan attended Aquinas High School,
graduating in 1974.Morgan's earliest film role was in the movie Cry
Uncle! in 1971. She played the role of Dite. Morgan's earliest
recurring role was on What's Happening!! from 1976 to 1977 as Diane
Harris, and also appeared on Good Times. In 1979, she received
critical acclaim for her portrayal of Alex Haley's great-aunt
Elizabeth Harvey on the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations,
and her guest-starring role as Curtis Jackson's ex-girlfriend turned
prostitute on The White Shadow. Her most famous role was Angie Baxter
Hubbard on the soap opera All My Children, a role she originally
played from January 1982 to July 1990. Her portrayal of Angie struck a
chord with many Black viewers across America. Angie and her love
interest, Jesse Hubbard (Darnell Williams), became the first
African-American "supercouple" on the daytime serials. In 1989, Morgan
won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Drama Series (which she shares with Santa Barbara actress Nancy Lee
Grahn). She and Williams also co-hosted a music video show titled New
York Hot Tracks in the mid-1980s.After leaving All My Children, Morgan
played the role of Chantal Marshall on the NBC soap opera, Generations
(replacing actress Sharon Brown) and remained with the show until it
ended. She then reprised her role as Angie Hubbard on ABC's Loving in
1993. In 1995, she brought the same character to The City (a retooled
version of Loving), making Morgan one of the few performers to portray
the same character on three different soap operas. From 1997 to 1998,
she also played Dr. Ellen Burgess on Port Charles. In the 1980s and
1990s, Morgan became a de facto symbol for the possibilities for black
women as all of her soap opera roles involved her playing a successful
doctor.
television actress. She played the role of Angie Baxterâ€"Hubbard on
the ABC soap opera All My Children for which she was the first
African-American to win the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1989. She is also known for
her roles as the Seer in the fourth and fifth seasons of Charmed. In
film, she received critical acclaim for her performance as Mozelle
Batiste-Delacroix in Eve's Bayou (1997).Morgan was born in Dunn, North
Carolina, the daughter of Lora, a teacher, and George Morgan, Jr., a
butcher. She has a younger sister, Terry. The family relocated to the
Bronx when Morgan was still a child. In a 1997 interview with People,
Morgan revealed that her father was an abusive alcoholic. While he
never physically harmed his daughters, Morgan recalled her mother
running from her father often. Her father died of leukemia in 1975.
Morgan attended parochial school. Morgan attended Aquinas High School,
graduating in 1974.Morgan's earliest film role was in the movie Cry
Uncle! in 1971. She played the role of Dite. Morgan's earliest
recurring role was on What's Happening!! from 1976 to 1977 as Diane
Harris, and also appeared on Good Times. In 1979, she received
critical acclaim for her portrayal of Alex Haley's great-aunt
Elizabeth Harvey on the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations,
and her guest-starring role as Curtis Jackson's ex-girlfriend turned
prostitute on The White Shadow. Her most famous role was Angie Baxter
Hubbard on the soap opera All My Children, a role she originally
played from January 1982 to July 1990. Her portrayal of Angie struck a
chord with many Black viewers across America. Angie and her love
interest, Jesse Hubbard (Darnell Williams), became the first
African-American "supercouple" on the daytime serials. In 1989, Morgan
won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Drama Series (which she shares with Santa Barbara actress Nancy Lee
Grahn). She and Williams also co-hosted a music video show titled New
York Hot Tracks in the mid-1980s.After leaving All My Children, Morgan
played the role of Chantal Marshall on the NBC soap opera, Generations
(replacing actress Sharon Brown) and remained with the show until it
ended. She then reprised her role as Angie Hubbard on ABC's Loving in
1993. In 1995, she brought the same character to The City (a retooled
version of Loving), making Morgan one of the few performers to portray
the same character on three different soap operas. From 1997 to 1998,
she also played Dr. Ellen Burgess on Port Charles. In the 1980s and
1990s, Morgan became a de facto symbol for the possibilities for black
women as all of her soap opera roles involved her playing a successful
doctor.
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