Arnetia Walker

Arnetia Walker is an American actress and singer, active since 1971. She gained recognition for her role as Nurse Annie Roland in the NBC sitcom Nurses from 1991 to 1994. Born in Columbus, Georgia, Walker moved to New York City and attended the High School of the Performing Arts. She made her Broadway debut in The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window and later served as Stephanie Mills's standby as Dorothy in the original Broadway run of The Wiz. Walker also starred in the first national touring company of Dreamgirls and performed in its second national and international touring companies, as well as the 1987 Broadway revival. She holds the distinction of being the only woman to have played all three principal characters in Dreamgirls. In 1982, Walker made her big screen debut in the comedy film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.