Royce Wallace (May , - November , ) was an American veteran stage and
screen actress (Funny Lady) who had a long, distinguished career in
films and television from the s through the s. She has appeared mostly
in guest roles on Sanford and Son, Barnaby Jones, The Paper Chase,
Benson, Soap, Quincy, M.E., and Roots: The Next Generations. She also
appeared as Agnes, in an episode of Barnaby Jones entitled “Theater
Of Fear†, alongside actress Anne Francis (//). Wallace started
acting on Broadway, appearing in productions throughout the s and s
such as Funny Girl () and Carmen Jones (, which ran for two years)
which was her first stage appearance. In the s, Wallace was a founding
co-member of the Cambridge Players theatrical group, a group which
included some of the distinguished black actresses such as Esther
Rolle (of Good Times TV show fame), Lynn Hamilton (who starred as
"Donna" on the hit NBC-TV sitcom Sanford and Son), and Helen Martin of
NBC-TV's .Wallace died on November , , in Ventura, California, at the
age of .Demetria Fulton: Barnaby Jones episode:Theater of Fear
screen actress (Funny Lady) who had a long, distinguished career in
films and television from the s through the s. She has appeared mostly
in guest roles on Sanford and Son, Barnaby Jones, The Paper Chase,
Benson, Soap, Quincy, M.E., and Roots: The Next Generations. She also
appeared as Agnes, in an episode of Barnaby Jones entitled “Theater
Of Fear†, alongside actress Anne Francis (//). Wallace started
acting on Broadway, appearing in productions throughout the s and s
such as Funny Girl () and Carmen Jones (, which ran for two years)
which was her first stage appearance. In the s, Wallace was a founding
co-member of the Cambridge Players theatrical group, a group which
included some of the distinguished black actresses such as Esther
Rolle (of Good Times TV show fame), Lynn Hamilton (who starred as
"Donna" on the hit NBC-TV sitcom Sanford and Son), and Helen Martin of
NBC-TV's .Wallace died on November , , in Ventura, California, at the
age of .Demetria Fulton: Barnaby Jones episode:Theater of Fear
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