Bebe Drake

Bebe Drake (born Beatrice Drake) is an American actress. Drake is one of four children born to Beatrice Lillian Hayes, a teacher, social worker and community activist, and Carl Everett Drake, a postal worker who later became the first African American practicing psychiatrist in Sacramento. She attended C. K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento City College, and California State University, Sacramento. Drake made her Broadway debut in the 1975 Leslie Lee's play The First Breeze of Summer and the following year appeared in Great Performances production. She later was regular cast member on the two short-lived sitcoms: Snip (1976) and Sanford Arms (1977). During her career, Drake appeared in more than 70 films and television series. She made her big screen debut in 1975 appearing in films Report to the Commissioner and Friday Foster, and in 1977 had supporting role opposite Richard Pryor in the comedy film Which Way Is Up?. In 1979 she co-starred in the miniseries Backstairs at the White House and the made-for-television movie The Cracker Factory. She made guest-starring appearances on television series such as Good Times, Welcome Back, Kotter, The Love Boat, The Jeffersons, Highway to Heaven, Thirtysomething, L.A. Law, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Steve Harvey Show, The Parent 'Hood and The Bernie Mac Show. Drake appeared in films such as The Last Married Couple in America (1980), Xanadu (1980), Oh, God! Book II (1980), First Monday in October (1981), Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986), Alien Nation (1988), House Party (1990), Across the Tracks (1991), Boomerang (1992), Jason's Lyric (1994), Space Jam (1996), How to Be a Player (1997), Anywhere But Here (1999), Leprechaun in the Hood (2000), Friday After Next (2002), Wild Hogs (2007) and Influence (2020). Drake appeared in the 1980 made-for-television drama Scared Straight! Another Story, the 1987 thriller Billionaire Boys Club, and the 1989 miniseries The Women of Brewster Place. She was regular cast member in the 1990 short-lived sitcom New Attitude. From 1989 to 1993 she had recurring role on A Different World playing Velma Gaines and later had recurring roles on Martin and Another Period playing Harriet Tubman.

Known For: Acting

Born: Sacramento, California, USA, 1944-05-31

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1975	Friday Foster	Neighbor	60
2	1976	The First Breeze of Summer	Gloria Townes	0
3	1977	Which Way Is Up?	Thelma	61
4	1979	The Cracker Factory	Gloria	95
5	1980	The Last Married Couple in America	Policewoman	44
6	1980	Xanadu	Female Guard	57
7	1980	Oh, God! Book II	Dr. Young, School Psychologist	53
8	1980	Scared Straight! Another Story	Jean Lewis	0
9	1981	First Monday in October	Nurse	63
10	1982	O'Hara's Wife	Female Jail Guard	10
11	1988	Moving Target	Postal Clerk (as Bebe Drake-Massey)	60
12	1989	The Women of Brewster Place	Cleo	69
13	1990	House Party	Mrs. Strickland	64
14	1990	Heat Wave	Winnie (as Bebe Drake-Massey)	62
15	1992	Boomerang	Mrs. Jackson	57
16	1992	Bebe's Kids	Barfly (voice)	57
17	1993	Body Bags	Nurse	61
18	1994	Jason's Lyric	Ms. Murphy	68
19	1996	Space Jam	Jordan Housekeeper	68
20	1997	How to Be a Player	Mama Jackson	55
21	2000	Leprechaun in the Hood	Post's Mother	48
22	2001	The Old Settler	Geneva	35
23	2002	Friday After Next	Mrs. Pearly	63
24	2006	Crossroads	Ettu	65
25	2007	Wild Hogs	Mother-in-Law	60
26	2012	David E. Talbert's What Goes Around Comes Around	Ms. Rudolf	43
27	2012	Suddenly Single		70
28	2020	Influence	Cathy Kirby	42
29	2021	Never and Again	Ms. Addis	47

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1971	Great Performances	Gloria Townes	53
2	1974	Good Times		80
3	1975	The Jeffersons		73
4	1977	Eight Is Enough		60
5	1977	Sanford Arms	Jeannie	50
6	1977	The Love Boat	Mrs. Cory	63
7	1984	Hunter	Emily Corbin	72
8	1984	Highway to Heaven		74
9	1986	L.A. Law	Maureen Wilson	71
10	1987	The Bronx Zoo		50
11	1987	A Different World	Velma Gaines	71
12	1987	thirtysomething		63
13	1990	New Attitude	Bebe	100
14	1992	Martin		76
15	1993	Thea		83
16	1995	The Wayans Bros.	Ms. James	71
17	1995	The Parent 'Hood		73
18	1996	The Steve Harvey Show	Betty	68
19	1996	The Jamie Foxx Show	Mrs. Hartnabrig	67
20	2001	The Proud Family	Mary Darnell (voice)	78
21	2001	The Bernie Mac Show	Mama Lena	65
22	2015	Another Period	Harriet Tubman	67

Bebe Drake

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